Good and Bad Numbers in China

This essay on numerical superstitions is by Vincent in Shanghai who is twelve years old.

When people think of numbers, good and bad often appears in their mind. Numbers are closely related to the Chinese culture and our daily lives. Eight is the luckiest number in China, because in Chinese, eight sounds like prosper in china. Six is also a lucky number in China. There is an idiom in China that means, everything goes well, and there are two sixes in it, so people think that the number six will bring them good luck.

But there are also numbers that people think are bad, for example four. The reason why people think four is bad is because the pronunciation of four sounds similar to death in Chinese. And because of this, many people try to use four as little as possible. In our apartment, we don’t have the fourth floor.

And in most parts of China, people think even numbers are better than odd numbers. In America, 13 is a very unlucky number because Judas, the disciple who betrayed Jesus sits as the thirteenth disciple. But in India and Thailand, 13 is a lucky number. In Italy, there is an expression “to do 13” that means hit the jackpot, but 17 is considered a lucky number.

In Japan, seven is the luckiest number. Seven In japan sounds like togetherness in Japanese. And another reason why seven is lucky is also because of a Japanese folklore. Japanese traditions say that seven gods of luck influence their culture.

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