The Oriental zodiac has the twelve signs of the Chinese Zodiac, as does Occidental astrology. Considering that, the number 12 is thought to be a magical one. According to one theory, because the number 12 can be divided by any of the following numbers -- 2,3,4, and 6--, it is considered that we are unlikely to have trouble when dividing 12 things.
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