07/07/07 is the lucky day?

Those who fear when 6/06/06 appeared on the calendar last year, this year will have a chance to smile on 7/07/07.

Believing that the 3-time appearance of number 7 will bring luck, many people have placed important events on the first Saturday of next month. The bride and groom also look for more happiness by registering their marriage on July 7, 2007.

According to historians, the number 7 is considered fortunate by the frequency of its presence and favor in the Bible.

"It is the number of the week of the Lord, the number of heavenly floors, the number of gods and trumpets ." said David Frankfurter, professor of history at the University of New Hampshire. "Everything 7 times means to follow God's arrangement."

Just like those who don't dare to go out on Friday 13 or live in a house with an address of 666, believing in the luck of the number 7 is another way that people use to control the chaotic world. around, Frankfurter said.

"In modern society, we tend to find certain mystical ways to control the world and fate, so arithmetic is an extremely important thing for us," Frankfurter said.

The obsession with numbers often becomes stronger when faced with important events of life such as marriage."It represents a weak human effort to get a little control over the life cycle, shift or crisis."

Looking back on history, the relationship with numbers does not stop at 6, 7 and 13. There are many other numbers in the Bible that are intimidating, such as 12 (zodiac and number of sets). Jewish race), 5 (number of Moses books) and 4 (gospels and angels).

Lucky numbers also change with each religious background. This has led many skeptics to believe that a coincidence between an event and a certain number can always be found if searched thoroughly, no matter which number it is.

For example, Chinese people associate luck with the pronunciation of numbers. 8 according to the Chinese language, showing the financial development. That's why the Beijing Olympic Games will take place at 8:00 pm on August 8. Many Chinese people consider number 7 to be very unfortunate.

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