Number 12

Twelve Sage Leaves

There was an old saying in England that if a young maiden wanted to see her future husband she must pick twelve sage leaves as the clock strikes 12 o’clock midday on St. Mark’s day (April 25^th).

Pisces is the twelfth astrological sign in the Zodiac.
 (February 18 to March 20)

In the Tarot twelve is the card  of the hanged man.

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The Twelve Tribes of Israel. 

Jacob had twelve sons; they are considered the ancestors of the Twelve Tribes of Israel.

    

In Judaism is girl becomes Bat Mitzvah when she is twelve years old. Bat Mitzvah means "Daughter of the Commandment". She is now obligated to keep the mitzvah which is related to Jewish women.

The Flag of the European Union

The flag has 12 stars. The number of stars does not have anything to do with any number of countries that are members.

The number 12 was chosen for the symbolism it represents. The number 12 is found in cultures and religion in all of Europe. The number 12 reflects to the ancient meaning of 12 being the number of perfection.

The number 12 is the result of 4x3, 4 elements -  4 corners of the earth - 4 cardinal points. When these are multiplied  4 x 3, three being the sacred number of God, the result is 12 - the perfect number.

The official description states: "Against the blue sky of the western world, the stars represent the people of Europe in a circle, a symbol of unity. Their number shall be invariably set to twelve, the symbol of completeness and perfection."

Cleopatra's Needle and the Twelve Beautiful Women

When Cleopatra's Needle was raised on the Embankment in London (1878), a time capsule was buried at its base.
The time capsule contains among other things: newspapers, Bibles in different languages, coins, railway timetables, a box of hair pins, a razor and pictures of the twelve most beautiful women in England. The identities of these twelve gorgeous women are kept a secret.

The Twelve days of Christmas

In Christian tradition there are twelve days of Christmas. These are from Christmas Day (December 25th) to Epiphany. The end of the twelve days is often marked by the feast of Epiphany, usually on January 6. Epiphany is the celebration of the arrival of the wise men. They were the first people outside the Jewish world, to see and believe in the infant Jesus Christ.

There are twelve gifts that "my true love" sent in the traditional Christmas song: The Twelve Days of Christmas.
The song came in printed form about 1780.


Apollo 12 was the second manned spacecraft to land on the moon. It launched November 14, 1969 (Lunar landing November 19, 1969)

Twelve people have walked on the moon

There are usually twelve people (jurors) on a jury.

The Hawaiian alphabet has twelve letters; 5 vowels (a - e - i - o - u) and 7 consonants ( h - k - l - m - n -p - w).

Magnesium has the Atomic number 12.

North Carolina became the 12th state of the United States. (November 21, 1789)

Zachary Taylor was the

Taylor was the last President to hold slaves while in office. He was only President for 16 months. He died of stomach flu.

Zachary Taylor's signature

 The Twelfth is celebrated among the Protestants in Northern Ireland. It is also called the “Orange Fest” and “Orangemen’s Day”.

 It is in remembrance of the Battle of Boyne on July 12, 1690. William of Orange (Protestant) won over King James II (Roman Catholic). William of Orange was married to King James II’s daughter Mary, making him the King’s son-in-law.

King James II (known as King James II in England and Ireland and as King James VII in Scotland) was a Roman Catholic, his daughter Mary was a Protestant. He was the last Catholic King.

William and Mary would later reign was King William III and Queen Mary II.