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"...and let them be for signs and for seasons..." Genisis 1:14
The constellation Orion: these stars are an affirmation of God, enshrined by several religions. In the first, Judaism, Moses (circled), foresees the building of the future pyramids (flattish pyramids had already been built), and acts to save the Jews. Moses is repeatedly called God in Torah, so there is a connection to Buddha's relationship to Hinduism, as he was born in India, and some of them deify him (I read Buddhists don't, I call him one of several Messiahs). I don't know if these are described as some or all of 'The Seven Steps of Buddha' or related to Christianity's 'Three Wise Men - Nativity' story. An additional connection can be made to Muhammad's Koranic reverence of Moses (and Torah) in relation to modern Israel, and the vilification of Pharaoh.
This is a rendition of how the Orion appears on the eastern horizon at certain times of the year. That's also the letter zion backwards in Hebrew right around the time of Jesus, as I'm told the aleph-bet was in transition at that point. That form was firmly in use during Muhammad's lifetime.
When 'the belt' (orion) arcs to the western side, a practical side of life is presented, for the northern hemisphere, and I wish I could speak for the southern. A plow, or a pig's nose, is approaching the ground, as thoughts of spring are approaching. Universally, pigs' noses have been invasive and devastated areas of the globe, and thoughts can go to the tremendous job ahead to eliminate them in those places. The concept of crop preparation is of course vital.
Pigs are also symbolically unclean to some in my religion, and fully unclean to others in Judaism, so that view is reminiscent of spiritual challenges as well. That's probably the same for Muslims.
Zion is the seventh letter, and can represent a Sabbath.
Torah initially connects Abraham, Jacob, and Joseph to Egypt, then the entire tribe as slaves. Eventually Moses's era arrives there, but the word pyramid is entirely absent.