One thing I can say....
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Of course, then the question is why would one refer to astronomical objects at all? Why not just use dates?
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Symbols have been used for thousands of years to help people relate to different concepts. It would be easy to say that the constellations and what they represent were used to help people understand the concept behind astrology. They could have just as easily chosen tree species, I suppose, or anything that the people of the time could relate to....and at that time, it was nature and the 'stars' that were prominent in people's lives.