August 8 is the 220th day of the year (221st in leap years). There are 145 days remaining until the end of the year.
The date is not only catchy but the number 8 is also considered very favourable in Chinese culture. The Chinese pronunciation for ‘eight’ (ba in Mandarin and paat in Cantonese) sounds similar to the word for ‘prosperity’ (fa in Mandarin and faat in Cantonese). The more eights involved in a couple’s lives, the better chance they have for luck and wealth (so get booking!). Numbers play a large role in choosing a wedding date for the Chinese (many Chinese couples are given a selection of auspicious days on which to marry). I read somewhere yesterday that there were 9000 weddings planed in China today.
This applies to any special event in Chinese culture. In fact, the summer Olympics in Beijing will begin on 8/8/08, at 8:08 p.m.
Along with the good luck associated with the number eight, 8/8/08 has a few other factors that might make it a desirable day to get married. August is always a popular month for weddings and when the numeral “8″ is turned on its side, it becomes the symbol for infinity — a fitting motif to represent the beginning of a marriage! I was wondering how many people will play those numbers in the lottery today? I just thought those facts were interesting!
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7 comments:
Congrats on you 201st post. It will be a very lucky day when you get to 888. I'm excited for opening ceremonies tonight! Have a lucky day!
That date is very interesting. It made me think of the time I was still delivering mail. The date was July 7th 1977. I was carrier #8 and rigth next to me was John Zanders, carrier #7. I happened to realize the significance of it and mentioned it to John Z, that he was carrier #7, delivering city route #7 on 7-7-77. He was astounded by the thought and went around telling everyone about it. He concidered it to be his lucky day.
Love,
papa
Today is Princess Beatrice's 20th birthday.
Beatrice is 20? How'd that happen. Kids, huh? They just don't stop growing.
I love all that numbers stuff. I'd never thought about 8 and the infinity sign before. Cooool.
Can you imagine if you had a kid that was turning 8 today? How crazy would that be?
Hey Gigi,
Thanks for noticing I was missing from the blogging. I have been busy, lazy, and lately taking care of Kacey while Aramie is away and this was my first crack at my lap top in several days. Love you!Glad to hear Harry is doing so well.
September 8th is my wedding day, the very luckiest day of my entire life!
My favorite daughter-in-law -"The Queen", was born in the 8th month, so that is a very lucky month for me!.
My very first granddaughter was born in 1988. Such a lucky year that was!.
YES! 8 IS A LUCKY NUMBER for me!!!
Hugs, Love & Prayers,
mama
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