the unlucky number 9
November 4th, 2007 at 9:02pm |
The number 9, as oppose to the common culture against the number 13, is considered as unlucky to Chinese tradition. For the celebration of post natal days or most commonly known as birthdays, Chinese people adds 1 unit to a celebrant’s age to avoid the first brush of 9 in their age. For example, an old age lady who is turning 90 is considered 91 (we add 1 unit to 90) years old than its real age to avoid unfortunate consequences. This is in reference to a narration of an old acquaintance of Maxx.
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