why is aries considered the first zodiac sign?
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Aries (March 21-April 20). It is considered the first sign of the zodiac as this is when spring starts, ergo the symbolism of birth and beginnings. Also, in ancient Roman times, March was the first month of the year. It was changed to January by Julius Caesar in 46BC. Coincidentally, Aries is ruled by the planet Mars in astrology. Mars was the Roman god of war, and where the month of March got its name. The Greeks' god of war was Ares.
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Person born under april fourth is an aries. They have unusual personalities. They have to fight for what they want and it takes them a long time to find out who they are. your strengths is that you are innovative, lively, and ambitious. Exercise your talents, and don't be rebelliuos. You may find it most rewarding to work as self-employed professionals. You can find more about yourself on those wedsites.
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ok, I know the previous answer was meant to help you but in my experience yahoo horoscopes are a bunch of crap, many horoscopes on line tell you that you are compatible with anybody. April 20 would make him an aries/ taurus he is on the cusp which may work in your in advantage of your relationship. Taurus is known for being stubborn and bull headed and a libra can use artistic ways of working around this or it may ignite into a very abusive relationship because alot of libras have a temper like non other in the zodiac and most tauruses don't know how to respond to this without fighting. The aries side of him is spoiled and wants everything his way. In order to keep the libra balance you will naturally try to compensate. Some libras can do this beautifully while others can only tolerate it for so long. An aries is an infant when it comes to love and many times the libra will feel more like a mother or care provider than a significant other.
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Astrology is the oldest of the academic subjects and has been practiced - with almost no changes - for more than 8000 years. They roots can be found in Mesopotamia and cities like Babylon and Ur were early centres. Wise men and priests studied the sky and the Universe very thoroughly and came eventually to their conclusions. They were the same people who also invented our time system, with 24 hours of 60 minutes, divided into 60 seconds. Greeks and Romans followed much later and adopted the Mesopotamian system, which had already been in use with the Egyptians, Sumerians and other nations. In fact there is no civilisation that has not developed her own form of Astrology or adopted an existing one.\nBesides the Mesopotamian (or Western) system, the other main system is the Chinese (or Eastern). While the Western zodiac has twelve signs dividing the year, the Eastern gives a whole year to each of the twelve signs.\nApart from that, the general principles are quite similar, and the findings of a person's Eastern horoscope do not contradict the findings of the same person's Western horoscope.
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Im an Aries and we can deal with all signs and make it work. Only if the person hits us on the first try, like make a good impression.
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Sagittarius & Aries \n\nWhen Aries and Sagittarius come together in a love affair, it can be a match made in heaven! These partners have much in common -- similar energies and interests -- and are highly compatible. Both are explorers and pioneers. This relationship is torrid and exciting and both partners are always ready for a new adventure. They both crave life experience of their own and don't like to waste time just reading about it or listening to others tell about theirs. They do need to be careful, however: This could be an accident-prone relationship as Aries is always in a rush and Sagittarius tends to look at everything but the obvious. Also, as much as these two have in common, it may be difficult to maintain a long-term relationship when both parties have so much energy to start new things -- but not much interest in following through. \n\nAries and Sagittarius make great friends as well as lovers. They truly understand one another's optimistic view of life. Problems are rare, but Sagittarius has an even greater need for independence than does Aries, who can sometimes be overly possessive. Aries is also a bit more sensitive than the fun and flirty Archer; Sagittarius can tend to put their foot in their mouth, so to speak, by speaking without thinking. The good thing is, both Signs are able to forgive and forget fast. They don't have time to spend holding a grudge! \n\nAries is ruled by Mars (Passion) and Sagittarius is ruled by Jupiter (Philosophy and Luck). Both of these Planets are masculine, so these Signs tend to look at the world in the same way. Sagittarius likes to take a risk under Jupiter's indulgent influence. Mars is all about initiative, taking (sometimes aggressive) action. When Aries comes up with a new, exciting idea for a date, trip or other adventure, Sagittarius is always ready and willing to go along for the ride. \n\nBoth Aries and Sagittarius are Fire Signs. This combination can produce an eternal flame. Both Signs are always on the go. They have endless resources of energy; it's rare for one partner to fizzle out on the other. \n\nAries is a Cardinal Sign and Sagittarius is a Mutable Sign. Aries initiates new ideas and Sagittarius will go right along with it -- as long as they're allowed to come along. There's never any power struggle between these two related to ""who's on top."" Aries likes to have all the glory and Sagittarius is happy to control events from behind the scenes. Both Signs are better at starting things than ending them, which can be trouble if one or both Sign feels that the relationship is becoming stale; thank goodness that's so unlikely! Aries does get bored easily, but Sagittarius always keeps life fast-paced and fun. \n\nWhat's the best aspect of an Aries-Sagittarius relationship? Their mutual tendency to be the pioneers and explorers of the Zodiac. They are well matched in their enthusiasm, energy and drive. Their common interests and similar personalities make them a very compatible couple.
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January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days.\n\nJanuary begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Capricorn and ends in the sign of Aquarius. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation of Sagittarius and ends in the constellation of Capricornus.\n\nJanuary is named for Janus, the god of doors and gateways in Roman mythology.\n\nThe original Roman calendar consisted of 10 months (304 days). The Romans originally considered winter a monthless period. Circa 700 BCE Romulus' successor, King Numa Pompilius, added the months of January and February allowing the calendar to equal a standard lunar year (364 days). A Roman superstition against even numbers resulted in the addition of one day thus equalling 365 days. Although March was originally the first month, January usurped that position because that was when consuls were usually chosen.
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The link? There isn't one.  except for maybe they both have similar words--like names of the constellations and planets.\n\nThe doctor in the delivery room exerted more gravitational pull on you than any planet did as you were born.  So, what does the position of the planets and stars have to do with anything?  Nothing. Before science and Astronomy explained what was really going on, the mythos of Astrology tried to.\n\nThe Zodiac is a set of constellations which lie in the ecliptic.  Since most of the  planets' orbits are co-planar (Pluto has a somewhat eccentric one), the planets appear to travel (planet means wanderer in like Greek or something) through the different constellations.  Astrologers believed that the position of the planets and constellations at the time of an individual's birth pre-determined certain aspects of the person and their life's events.  This is all okay except for that whole free will thing kinda messes up the predetermination stuff.
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The date they were born. I was born a couple weeks early, and sometimes I joke that it's because I didn't want to be an Aries. ^.^
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Aries - the might ram ! Supposed to be born leaders, rulers of men etc. Strong, stubborn in their beliefs but have good moral ethics. \nBorn unders the planet Mars - the war planet!\nGuess what my star sign is? You got it; Aries.
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Not really. My son's father is an Aries and I am the classic Libra. Too much drama- Libras hate all that. Plus Aries are so controlling, not bad, but hypocritical. In my personal experience only...
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It's funny you ask that question because I am an ARIES woman and I am currently dating a scorpio man.  We've been together for about 5 months and this is the first scorpio I have ever dated.  I orignally was cautious because of the stereotypes I tend to hear about scorpios.  I am very much into astrology and have learned a lot about each sign.  It is also important to remember the differences in genders among the signs are very important.  For example Aries men tend to be a little different than Aries women.  But anyhoo back to the point:  The scorpio man I am dating is very independent and I like that about him.  At the same time they tend to be verrryyy introverted and as Aries women we are very extroverted and tend to prefer to be around other people and feel secured and cared about.  This may cause problems at certain times.  The good thing with scorpios and aries though is they tend to have a mutual respect for each other.  I could apply this to my relationship now.  On the other hand the issue I have with Scorpio men is there love for a lot of women.  And as Aries women we do not stand for that at all, we have trouble coping with not feeling like we are #1 in our significant other's eyes.  I will admit in the beginning this was an issue, but after winning his heart over as Aries loves a challenge and I know I do; I overcame this obstacle with him.  I think the relationship with Aries and Scorpio can be very strong, but it takes extra work than if you were to date an Aries man or a Sagittarius for that matter(Fire signs tend to be good with other fire signs).  But when you do overcome these issues  I think a Scorpio man can be a wonderful selection, you both need to be headed in the same direction.  There is a negative though I know as an Aries woman that I can not stand for, and that is a Scorpio's tendancy to be manipulative and jealous at times.  I realized this early on in my boyfriend and I called him out on his bullsh*t but so far we are doin ok.  The only thing you might want to watch out on is that there may be a constant power struggle between the two, as both like to be right all the time.  The aftermath is, a Scorpio man can let it go and move on, but for Aries women we cannot feel like the argument is done until WE feel it is done.  Thats a problem.  But at the end of the day, relationships are relationships and with that being said, it takes work and sacrifice.  As long as  you two both have that passion for your relationship and each other.  You will be just fine, FIGHT to make it work.
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I have a 'Darkside Zodiac' book. And actually Hilter isn't an aries, hes a taurus. Charlemagne, Leonardo Da Vinci, Giovanni Giacomo Casanova, Vincent Van Gogh, and Fracois Duvalier are all aries. While Genghis Khan, Karl Marx, Adolf Hitler, Tito-leader of the fueding, factionalist states formely knowns as yugoslavia, and saddam hussein are all under the Taurus sign.\n\nAccording to this book, Aries is a masculine, cardinal fire sign ruled by mars. It is the first sign in the zodiac wheel directly opposite libra, and is named for the constellation aries(the ram). Which shouts and struts behind the sun at this time of year. On the darkside, this makes you a loud, overconfident, agressive thug with way too many y chromosomes and a will of titanium-clad granite.. Their peronality is overwhelming, overbearing and overconfident.\n\nI've read throught this entrie book and by no means is aries, which i happen to be, the worst sign their is. In fact, that would have to be capricorn, which would be my husband. lol\n\nIf you would like more about this book, you can email me.
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DEFINITELY Aries.\n\n"Aggressive, competitive, independence, impulsive, initiates action, instinctive, self centered, adventurous, dynamic, pushy, vain, expressive, head strong, angry"\n\nBecause... well... that describes the character to a T!  No other sign describes House quite as completely.  Scorpio does mention "mysterious, very intelligent, surgeon" but some of the other aspects just don't cover the entirety of the character.
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COURAGOUS.THROUGH AND THROUGH. fantastic lovers, very very much contenders. pioneers, LEADERS OF COURSE. energenic full of love and laughter..\nvery bad tempered short fused so look out anyone at the end of a arian. always headaches they get sore eyes anything to do with the head teeth, ears. because they r the ruler of the HEAD.. an aries is a great friend and honest friend to have. they hate liers . family lovers love their family first over every one . the coolest  and best sign in the whole of the universe.. the head butting ram will not give up on anyone never.
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in china they used the zodiac to determine peoples age without asking them their age. instead they asked their sign and through this worked out their age.\nthe other type of horoscope tells use the alignment of the stars and is used to predict the future of an individual.\nthis is why they are different.
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well 1st thing hii,ok am going to tell you about ur relation with cancer:\nAries and Cancer\n\nWhen Aries and Cancer come together in a love affair, it's a case of opposites attracting. Aries is rash and brash while Cancer is sensitive and emotional. Aries can certainly be emotional -- in a fiery, impetuous way that can completely overwhelm Cancer. Even though Cancer usually likes to take time with relationships, Aries's whirlwind approach can be extremely stimulating. Aries, on the other hand, may find the Cancerian sensitivity appealing; it's a good balance for the typical Aries bluntness. Troubles may arise if Cancer's mood swings or Aries's aggression becomes hurtful. Both Signs must take time to listen to their partner's needs and understand that they're coming from different directions to meet a common goal. \n\nCancer is the Sign of Home while Aries is the Sign of Self. One great dynamic between these two is that both Signs are extremely protective of those they love. Cancer uses that Crab shell to draw around themselves and their family and mate when trouble is near, while the Ram uses their strength and bravery, like a knight in shining armor. Cancer also provides Aries with a happy domestic life and emotional security. Sometimes they might build an idealized image of their Aries partner or be overly possessive, which can really grate on independent Aries. However, Aries can help by reassuring their Cancer partner that they are loved and cherished. Aries really needs to learn to listen to Cancer: the Crab operates on an instinctive level and their advice can help Aries avoid making silly mistakes caused by that typical Aries lack of planning. \n\nAries is ruled by the Planet Mars and Cancer is ruled by the emotional Moon. Mars was the God of War, and Aries is a soldier meeting every challenge head-on. Aries's open, passionate nature appeals to Cancer, who often internalizes emotions and feelings. Cancer can have intense, feminine energy and Aries can help them learn to release it. The Moon controls tides of the Earth, quietly affecting all life; similarly, Cancer works behind the scenes (while Aries rushes into battle). Cancer tends to be sentimental and can teach Aries to slow down and appreciate life instead of always rushing on to the next thing.