There's really nothing special about today's symmetrical date, but some people and cultures ascribe powerful significance to the number nine. To them today's date is much-anticipated (or feared):
- Chinese culture considers the number nine auspicious. In the major Chinese dialects, the word for "nine" sounds similar to long-lasting.
- Hindus revere the number nine because it's considered a complete number that represents the end of a cycle in the decimal system.
- In Japanese, the word for nine is a homophone for the word for suffering, so the number is considered unlucky.
- In numerology, the number nine is associated with tolerance, generosity, forgiveness, benevolence, passion, romance, creative energy, and success.
How about you? Any adventures associated with the unusual date?
I got 90% off a Restaurant gift certificate because it was 9-9-09....I got a $25 certificate for $1!
ReplyDeleteI have been waiting for something exciting to happen all day! But it is same ol', same ol'.
ReplyDeleteI only noticed the date when I signed and dated the Direct TV guy's invoice. I must be Japanese today!
ReplyDeleteJackie-I've gotten certificates for 80% off before, but you got a GREAT deal!
ReplyDeleteAnotherQ-Maybe tomorrow will hold the adventure you've been waiting for!
Kathy--Too funny! Glad your dealings with the DirecTV guy are done.
Not a one, unfortunately.
ReplyDeleteWhat about the 10th October 2010 won't it be 10/10/10?
ReplyDeleteSage-that occurred to me, too, but I think the novelty was that the nines were SINGLE digits, as opposed to the double digits of the tens.
ReplyDeleteI don't like the number nine [I have strong feelings associated with numbers and letters] and yesterday was pretty crummy for me! Probably a self-fulfilling prophecy.
ReplyDeleteI took 14 kids on a fieldtrip to the yearbook plant. It was a very successful day.
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