When we learned that 7/7/7 fell on a Saturday we immediately knew that would be the day of our wedding. We also had a feeling that others may catch on so we put the urgency in high gear and booked the event center, caterer, officiant, photographer and entertainment for our big day.
Honestly, however, we didn't know think that it would be such a focal date for other events NOR did we really think that the number 7 was anything more than just a lucky number for us. I was born 01/07/1974, by the way. Below are a few interesting "coinky-dinks" and a little funfacts about lucky number 7.
Harry Potter Book 7 on July 7, 2007
The New 7 Wonders of the World will be announced on Saturday, July 7, 2007
Longoria's man ‘Desperate’ to wed on 7-7-07
You can just imagine what a popular day that will be in Las Vegas!
Ever wonder why the number 7 is so hot? From a spiritual perspective, here are some of the reasons it is considered sacred.
In the Bible. The number 7 is a perfect and important number number.
From the Jewish perspective: The number 7 is prominent in the Torah and the Zohar. God rested on the seventh day of creating earth, and hence, sanctified and deemed Sabbath on day seven. There are seven blessings over the wine are recited under the huppa during the marriage ceremony.
From the Catholic perspective: There are Seven sacraments, we have Seven Deadly Sins (Lust, Gluttony, Avarice, Envy, Wrath, Sloth, and Pride) and Seven Virtues (Chastity, Moderation, Liberality, Charity, Meekness, Zeal, and Humility).
From the Christian perspective: In the New Testament, Jesus tells Peter he must forgive "seventy times seven."
From the Native American and Wiccan traditions: Their are 7 directions: east, west, north, south, Above, Below and Within. There are 7 sacred ceremonies.
From the Hindu tradition. There are 7 energy centers in the body called chakras. They represent both physical and energetic centers and they are: root, solar plexus, heart, throat, third eye, crown. In the Hindu wedding ceremony, the most important part is Saptapadi, the 7 steps around the sacred flame as 7 blessings are chanted.
From the Japanese Shinto religion: There are "Seven Lucky Gods" who preside over fortune.In mythology: Innana, the Babylonian Goddess Queen of Heaven, had to descend 7 levels to the underworld stripping her jewels, clothes, crown, and ego (7 items in all) along the way in order to rescue her beloved Tamuz from the depths of hell.
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From sports to the stars: 7 comes up sacred again. In astronomy and astrology there are 7 planets that can be seen with the naked eye.In baseball, there was only one number 7 - Mickey Mantle.
Gambler's luck. In the game of craps, 7 wins in any combination. Lady Luck is a character who wears dice for earrings and they always have the number 7.
As you can see, ancient and popular thinking would seem to make 7-07-07 a helluva wedding date, a triple chance at good luck!
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Jim Carrey would argue that the number 23 is more special....GREAT SITE!!
i didn't see my coment post, so id though id leave a more presentable or nicer one that wouldn't be erased. that's all i have to say. thanks and i love you more than you love me.
to the yea' area..much love and destruction.. it keeps things tidy.
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