Chinese Couples Hope For A lucky Wedding
Thousands of Chinese couples plan to get married on the opening day of the Beijing Olympics.
August 8 is an auspicious date on the Chinese calendar.
At least 15,000 couples will get married in the Olympic city on Friday, which coincides with the opening ceremony of the Games.
Wang Zhemeng and his fiance have booked their marriage for the date and he says in Chinese culture the number ‘eight’ is very significant.
In the past, the number eight wasn’t popular, but now it means luck.
From the 1980s, it began to represent becoming rich and now the number 8 is very popular.
Thousands of pregnant Chinese women are also hoping to give birth on August 8, to bring luck to their child.
Author - Fay
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