Just the other day, I was browsing online and minding my own business, surfing the great whirlpool of the internet, and the light went out. I then snatch my smart phone out of my wallet to take a look at the time. To my luck, it was 4:44. Now, being an Asian guy living in a country with a Chinese background, I can help but to be superstitious about gloomy circumstances that may occur. I retract by body and find a bed to lay my head down to avoid any event that may render the superstition valid. To my surprise, nothing happen, and the light went back on. Then, I thought to myself :”Why did I act like that, What if 4 was a lucky number somewhere, will I then to be jumping around and wait for a miracle if that was the case?” The question fascinate me, and I start doing a little browsing to see if any other counties have an unlucky number for thyself that was not 4 or 13. Here is what I found
The Number 7:
Lucky: UK, USA, France, Netherland, or any country that is largely westernized
Reason: God making the universe in 7 days and the 7 deadly sins. However it also references the 7 wonders of the ancient world as well as the 7 planets of the ancient world. Just a lot of 7 in a lot of random events.
Unlucky: China, Vietnam,Thailand, or any country with Chinese influences
Reason: July or “the seventh month” is often a month for the ghost. Not the mushy and kid-oriented Halloween type of celebration, this month is where people pay respects to the death. Most of the time, the death is referred to as “Unfair Death”, and houses must offer fruit and food to the death or they will be haunted. Scary!
The Number 13:
Lucky: Italy
Reason: The number represent St.Anthony in Italy, consider to the patron saint of finding things or lost people.
Unlucky: USA, UK, Sweden, Norway, or any countries that have a strong western influence.
Reason: The number have ties to many grim events in the past, from the Mayan Calendar to the Last Supper to the Order of Killing the Knight templar Templar contain the number 13 some where in their description. Plus, it does not help that Friday, the 13th is one hell of a terrifying movie (I should review this series soon)
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