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A '''horoscope''' is an [[occult]] [[fortune-telling]] prediction of what will occur during a future time period based upon [[astrology|astrological signs]]. The most frequently reported length of time is for a one day period. Many [[newspapers]] print them because people like to read them.
A '''horoscope''' is an [[occult]] [[fortune-telling]] prediction of what will occur during a future time period based upon [[astrology|astrological signs]]. Horoscopes existed in a number of pagan civilizations, at least as far back as the time of the [[Babylonian Empire]].<ref>Rochberg, Francesca. ''Babylonian Horoscopes'' [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=dSELAAAAIAAJ&lpg=PA13&dq=%22horoscopes%20in%20the%22%22&pg=PA13#v=onepage&q=%22horoscopes%20in%20the%22%22&f=false]; American Philosophical Society; Philadelphia, (1988)</ref> The most frequently predicted length of time for a horoscope is for a one-day period, leading them to fit with the publication of daily [[newspapers]].
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