“Taking care of your people is important, but taking care of yourself should be a priority for you now. If you’re feeling a bit ragged doing special projects for work and helping your family with their kids, you need to put your foot down. Tell them that you’re taking some spare time. It’s about time that people started to respect that”   

-https://www.astrology.com/horoscope/daily/sagittarius.html

Does this sound like you? This is the December horoscope for Sagittarius–one of the 12 astrological signs.

A horoscope is a forecast of a person’s future based on the relative positions of the stars and planets at the time of birth and only 33% of people believe and follow horoscopes every day.

The newest updated astrology charts have different dates than previous versions:

Aries: Spontaneous, Daring, Active, Courageous and Energetic; March 21-April 19                                                                              

Taurus: Stability, Trustworthiness, Humanity and Loyalty; April 20-May 20

Gemini: Expressive, quick-witted, sociable, communicative and ready for fun; May 21-June 20

Cancer: Deeply intuitive, sentimental, caring and loving; June 21-July 22

Leo: Warm, action-oriented and driven by the desire to be loved and admired; July 23-August 22

Virgo: analytical, kind, hardworking and practical, tends to worry often; they are shy and dislike being the center of attention; August 23-September 22

Libra: bundle of energy, romantic and loyal to the core, the most intimate sign; September 23-October 22

Scorpio: Focused, Brave, Balanced, Faithful, Ambitious, Intuitive, Jealous and Secretive; October 23-November 21

Sagittarius: Curious and energetic, one of the biggest travelers among all zodiac signs. Their open mind and philosophical view motivates them to wander around the world in search of the meaning of life; November 22-December 21

Capricorn: Ambitious, conservative, determined, practical and helpful; December 22-January 19

Aquarius: Independent, mysterious, free-spirited and eccentric; January 20-February 18

Pisces: Selfless, they are always willing to help others, without hoping to get anything back; February 19-March 20

But are they real? Why do people believe in them?

Astrology plays a major role in horoscopes. People confuse astrology as being a science, but in reality astrology is  “the study of the movements and positions of celestial bodies and the interpretation of their influence on human affairs and the natural world,” not to be confused with astronomy, which is is the study of the universe and its contents outside of Earth’s atmosphere.  

The Zodiac, meaning “circle of animals” originated in Egypt made its way to the Babylonians. Astrologists knew that the sun took 12 lunar cycles after that they identified 12 constellations that they observed were linked with the  seasons and assigned them names of certain animals and persons.

Horoscopes depend on date of birth and personality type.  Some people strongly believe in their horoscope and even depend on it. Using it as an excuse for their emotional behavior, or relying on it in the dating realm to help them find their “soulmate” based on whose sign they are compatible with.

Teacher, Mrs. Yamashita says “Sure, I believe. I will look at them for the year and Chinese New Year, and they are pretty accurate.”

On the other hand, junior Nate Stutzman said, “I don’t believe in them, because I don’t think when you’re born dictates your personality.” 

Whether you believe in them or not, it’s still fun to read about them and possibly relate to them.

Check out your horoscope for the week here:

http://www.elle.com/horoscopes/weekly/