More 8’s is more wealth and fortune.Why is the number 8 is considered luky in the minds of Chinese people .The main reason has to do with the homonym,the number 8 sound like ‘good fortune’ in Mandarin and Cantonese.
Number play a large role in choosing wedding date for Chinese.This applies to any special event in Chinese culture.
Therefore,it should come as no surprise that the olympic games in China start on Aug 8,2008 or 08-08-08.Chinese people find the 8’s highly desirable for cellphone numbers,license plates,prices etc…some business dealings also with 8’s number,through this we can understand the importance of 8’s in Chinese culture.
According to Chinese astrology the date 08-08-08 is good for wedding date, so there is predicted to be a record number of weddings, even surpassing the number of weddings 07-07-07.