Husbands and wives

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2 September 10 2010

3 Reuters

4 A couple kisses during a mass wedding ceremony Thursday in Taipei,Tai- wan.The ceremony. which included 163 couples. was held on the ninth day of the ninth month of the 99th year since the founding of Taiwan. Nine is considered an auspicious number in Chinese culture .

5 The best wishes to the new husbands and wives. Let me tell you more about auspicious numbers in China, people always consider 9、8、2、3 are auspicious numbers,9 means long lasting ,long live. and 8 is popular by business persons,because it means to be rich,success. 3 means the power of energizer. 2 means to do something easily. On the other hand ,number 4 is considered a unlucky number,because the Chinese pronunciation of 4 and death are similar.I 'd like to know what are the auspicious numbers in your native country,would you tell me please?