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09.09.09 not so hot
THE number nine - jiu in Mandarin - sounds like and is symbolic of 'a long time' in Mandarin.
The triple-nine date - Sept 9, 2009 - seems an auspicious date but it is far from being a hot pick with couples getting married this year.
The reason? It falls within the Hungry Ghost Festival, which runs from Aug 20 to Sept 18 this year, in the seventh month of the lunar calendar and is considered very inauspicious.
A check of several major hotels by my paper found that there have been very few bookings on that date.
Ms Rae Tang, marketing-communications manager for Marina Mandarin hotel, said: 'We have had a few enquiries on this date, but as it falls within the period of the Hungry Ghost Festival, most couples are still hesitant to confirm their reservations.'
At the Grand Hyatt hotel, there has been 'little interest from couples from the Chinese community', said public-relations manager Patricia Yong.
Wedding planners also noticed a similar trend.
Ms Kim Tay, founder of Wedding Concierge, told my paper that it may not just be the 'inauspicious' timing of the triple-nine date that is putting couples off.
Ms Tay said: 'It also falls on a Wednesday. Couples tend to want to have their weddings on weekends.'
Last year's Aug 8 date - an auspicious date as the number eight is synonymous with good luck in Chinese culture - also fell within the Hungry Ghost Festival. It saw just 308 wedding ceremonies being performed, compared to the 772 held on July 7 the previous year which fell outside inauspicious periods. -- MY PAPER
Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking...ry_353512.html
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23-03-2009, 01:36 PM
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den next yr will be 10.10.2010 be the hot pick for marriage...
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23-03-2009, 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Silly_God_Disco  den next yr will be 10.10.2010 be the hot pick for marriage... | Should be.
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23-03-2009, 02:22 PM
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i guess it would always be like this.. same date same month weddings and stuff.. why? cause easier to remember the anniversary haha
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23-03-2009, 02:22 PM
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99% Chinese will think that the day is inauspicious bcos of its attachment to the Ghost month!
Chinese do not get marry or move house during the ghost month to avoid bad luck!
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I was ready to return to hell when 06.06.06 happen.
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23-03-2009, 04:05 PM
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hahaha...i tell you, if the date is 08.08 but falls on ghost month, hardly any Chinese will get married on that day
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me and my ex gf started our relationship during 06.06.06...
is not by purpose but in coincidence...
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10.10.2010 might not have alot people getting married cause 10 = shi in chinese. Like diediedie like that. haha.
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23-03-2009, 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Tinsel 10.10.2010 might not have alot people getting married cause 10 = shi in chinese. Like diediedie like that. haha. | lols..
can be "shi quan shi mei" mah.. 
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23-03-2009, 04:25 PM
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omg wasted lay..
the gd day fall on ghost fes. wasted.
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23-03-2009, 04:44 PM
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aww, sad... i always tot 9.9.9 is a good date~
chang chang jiu jiu~
for me not 10.10.10
in chinese is die die die...
11.11.11 sounds beter
yi sheng yi shi zai yi qi... together forever ^^
lol... i so superstitious
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9 9 9 . time to call police =/ ahh
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999 no good, then it is 10.10.10, the Perfect 10.
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i think married on Valentine's day even better , though next year cannot as it falls on CNY day 1 .
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