International Astrology Day is celebrated annually on the vernal equinox, when a new astrological year begins.
Astrology (from the Greek astron - a star and logos - a word, doctrine) - the doctrine of the influence of stars and planets on the character and fate of a person. Celestial bodies are believed to play a key role in shaping the future.
History
Astrology originated in antiquity and was closely associated with astral cults and astral mythology. This is one of the most ancient sciences, although no one knows when and how it appeared.
Researchers attribute the first mention of astrology to the Mousterian era - about 40-100 thousand years ago, the simplest observations of the Sun were made, methods of geometric construction and initial counting skills were mastered.
Zodiac signs on brown jade plates with silver inlay / SPUTNIK / VITALY KARPOV
With the development of hunting and agriculture, people had to observe animals and, accordingly, look for some kind of external landmarks, which became the celestial bodies - the Moon, the Sun and the stars.
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Researchers argue that astrology was closely related to astronomy and mathematics from the time people began to navigate the sky until the Renaissance.
For centuries, astrology was especially revered by ancient scholars. The ancient Greeks were also fond of astrology, who were engaged in calculating the motion of the planets.
The Greeks were the first to plan the birth of a baby at the time most favorable for the position of the planets. For example, the forecast of the birth, life and death of Alexander the Great came true in detail.
The kings and pharaohs consulted with astrologers, state affairs were decided on the advice of astrologers and wars began. Astrologers drew up personal horoscopes.
In the Middle Ages, astrologers were persecuted by the Inquisition, as it was believed that they worshiped Satan. Despite this, the popes also had personal astrologers. But in the 18th and 19th centuries, astrology was forgotten for a while, and then it was completely declared a pseudoscience.
The development of science, including close to astrology - astronomy, led to its weakening. Science currently qualifies astrology as a pseudoscience and superstition.
Despite this, today almost everyone is addicted to astrology - for some it is a profitable business, for others it is an opportunity to draw up a personal horoscope.
Traditions
There is no exact information about the founders of the event. More than ten years ago, Western astrologers suggested celebrating this holiday on March 20 - the first day of the astrological year, when the sun enters the sign of Aries. The event received wide public support.
The international holiday is attended by professional astrologers, their students, clients, people who are fond of this science. On this day, celebrations are held in the circle of professional astrologers, their students.
Conferences, lectures, seminars, trainings, educational classes are being arranged. Books of astrologers are presented. Promotions, flash mobs are held. Astrologers predict the coming events in people's lives. The media show programs about this science.
There are many options to celebrate the International Day of Astrology. You can order an "especially accurate" horoscope, attend a free lecture, try to calculate the forecast based on the position of planets and stars, arrange a fun party or a modest home meal and congratulate friends of the same interests.
Interesting Facts
The most famous astrologer in the world is Michelle Nostradamus, born in 1503. His prophecies, composed hundreds of years in advance, are still in unprecedented demand, and it is believed that they come true. He predicted almost every major event in world history, including World War II and the tragedy that happened on September 11 in New York.
During World War II, Hitler resorted to the best astrologers in Germany.
Aristotle, Ptolemy, Bacon, Copernicus, Kepler, Cicero, Cardan, Galileo and many others, studied astrology and used its opportunities.
Hippocrates was also a skilled astrologer, who believed that no doctor can successfully use medical science if he is not familiar with astrology.
Initially, astrology was designed to calculate the time of sowing and harvesting, and predictions for people appeared after some time.
Painting & quot; Two Astrologers of the Big Moon & quot;. Artist Sergey Krasnov / SPUTNIK / YURI SOMOV
Astrologers claim that the moon has the same effect on a person as on the ocean, causing the ebb and flow, arguing that the human body is 75% water.
It is also believed that the moon is the cause of emotional outbursts and nervous breakdowns in humans. The moon especially affects women during the menstrual cycle.
Astrology is officially considered a science in India.
The first pope to order an individual horoscope was Sextus IV, and Julius II chose the date of his own coronation, calculating the most favorable day for this.
Personal astrologers served under the popes - Paul III and Leo X, whom they constantly turned to before making an important decision.
According to statistics, astrological forecasts are more believed in the United States, and many have their own astrologers.
Women make up 75% of people who are fond of astrology.
The Stargazer is an ancient Russian book of astrological content, renounced by the Russian Orthodox Church.
Yatromathematics is the name of doctors in the old days, who, in addition to treatment, were engaged in the exact sciences, astronomy and astrology. They argued about the connection between these areas of knowledge.
The word "zodiac" means "a circle of animals", and a horoscope is a schematic representation of the positions of the planets at a certain point in time. His interpretation is the basis of the forecast.
