左老师-Lucky Numbers in Different Countries.ppt

Lucky Numbers in Different Countries THREE is a lucky number in many countries.In China, it is good to have THREES in your phone number.People say: Good things always come in THREES.THREE stands for the Holy Trinity.It also stands for the beginning, the middle and the end. FOUR is an unlucky number in China.The Chinese word for FOUR sounds like death.Many Chinese people do not want the number FOUR in their house number or phone number.But: FOUR is a lucky number in Europe, North America and Australia.The FOUR-leaf clover is a symbol of luck. SEVEN is a lucky number in most cultures.But: SEVEN is an unlucky number in China.The Chinese word SEVEN sounds like gone.Numbers ending in SEVEN are unlucky in Kenya. NINE is lucky in China and Japan.The word NINE means everlasting. THIRTEEN is an unlucky number in many countries.In the USA, hotels often have no room THIRTEEN.Skyscrapers often have no 13th floor. In the Bible, Judas Iscariot was the 13th man at the Last Supper. Many people think Friday the 13th is an unlucky day for travels. This is a lucky number in Islam.This number means: In the name of Allah How about ? It is “the devil’s number” in the Book of Revelation of the New Testament.