Why are 4, 13, 17, 39, and 666 considered 'unlucky numbers'?
There are various 'unlucky numbers' in various countries around the world, and some people feel bad when they come across these numbers in their daily lives, and some people try to avoid them as much as possible. A movie explaining such ``unlucky numbers that exist in countries around the world'' is available on YouTube.
Various numbers are considered 'unlucky numbers' or 'unlucky numbers' around the world.
For example, in Western European culture, '13'
'17' in Italy
'4' in East Asia
Various numbers, such as '666', are disliked in large parts of the world, but the reasons for dislike of specific numbers vary depending on the culture.
Countries such as China, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, and Malaysia dislike the number 4.
In Chinese, Korean, and Japanese, '4' is pronounced 'si'...
This 'si' is almost the same as the pronunciation of 'death,' so the number '4' is considered 'unlucky' in China, Korea, and Japan.
Countries with large numbers of Chinese immigrants, such as Singapore and Malaysia, also dislike the number 4 for similar reasons.
Because it is associated with 'death', room numbers with '4' are often skipped, especially in hospitals...
In Hong Kong, there are some high-rise buildings that do not have floors 40 to 49.
Also, in Cantonese, ``14'' means ``real death (certainly dying)'' and ``24'' means ``easily dying'', so it is avoided. Even in Japan, ``42'' is associated with ``death'' and ``49'' is associated with ``death,'' so they tend to be avoided, and
In China, it seems that land prices for addresses with '4' tend to be lower...
There are whispers that the number 4 was avoided when it came to attracting Olympic venues.
China hosted the Beijing Olympics in 2008, and was also working to host the 2000 Olympics. However, the bid for the 2004 Olympics, which ended in a '4', was not made, and instead the bid was made for the 2008 Olympics, skipping one stage. It is said that one of the reasons for this is that there is a Chinese culture that dislikes the number 4.
The number ``13'' is generally disliked in Western countries, and is treated as a symbol of bad luck in movies such as ``
There are various theories as to why the number 13 is disliked, but one of the most famous is that
It is also said that it was on Friday, October 13th, 1307, that King
The number 13 is considered unlucky, especially in the United States, with research showing that between 17 million and 21 million Americans believe that 13 is an unlucky number.
This movie points out that it's no wonder Americans believe the number 13 is unlucky. For example,
In Italy, the number 17 has been hated for a very long time.
It is said that the ancient Greek mathematician
The reason Pythagoras disliked '17' was because '17' was located between '16', which is the result of 4 × 4, and '18', which is the result of 3 × 6.
Additionally,
Furthermore, if you replace the letters ``VIXI (Latin for ``I have finished living'', which means ``I am dead'') engraved on the tombstone...
It seems that '17' is disliked in Italy for various reasons, such as the Roman numeral 'XVII (17)'.
In Italy, room numbers and floors with '17' are sometimes avoided, and the Italian
The number ``39'' is disliked in Afghanistan, but the exact reason why ``39'' became disliked is not known.
However, ``39'' is now considered a number associated with
Also, in
In Afghanistan, there are problems
The Afghan government began issuing license plates starting with '39' in 2011, which corresponds to '1390' in
In addition, there have been incidents in which a person who became the ``39th candidate'' in a parliamentary election was harassed, and the candidate's bodyguard shot and killed the harassed citizen, showing that Afghans' hatred of ``39'' is quite strong. It has become something.
Among these hated numbers, '666' is the most hated number all over the world.
This is the '
The Book of Revelation says, ``Here is the need for wisdom. Let a wise man consider what is the meaning of the number of the beast; the number refers to man; and the number is 666.'' Over the years, 666 has been associated with various things, including the devil and anti-Christians.
The number ``1000000000000066600000000000001'' is said to be the ``most unlucky prime number'' discovered by mathematicians. '666' is located in the center, and when you turn over the total number of digits '31' surrounded by '13' '0' on the left and right ...
It will be '13'. This number is called
By the way, in China there is a number '8964' that cannot be searched on the Internet...
This is because it refers to
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