Numbers-and-Omens.ppt

1、Numbers and Omens,About the Text,First,Structure Analysis,four directions,eight trigrams,six realms,five pathways,nine chains,tai-ji,two rituals,three powers,seven rules of government,ten depictions,In the Book of Changes,smooth sailing 一帆风顺 two dargons fly away 二龙飞腾three yang make good fortune 三羊开泰

2、be safety all the year round 四季平安may the five fortunes approach your door 五福临门66 everything goes smoothly 六六大顺seven stars hang in the sky 七星高照make a million 八万来财99be on the same string 九九同心be very perfect 十全十美,some idioms about numbers,alone,Gods can be alone,but people can not,fortune comes in pair

3、s New Years(first day of the first month on the lunar calendar) Tomb Sweeping Day(third day of the third month) . avoid ill fortune not coming alone,The Meaning of Numbers,ONE: indenpdent or alone FOUR: death FIVE: the mean (中庸) SIX: 66 everything goes smoothly SEVEN: Do the sevens(做七)ghost month EI

4、GHT: success NINE: Its inauspicious to run across nine.,Second,opinions,Numbers play an important role in Chinese culture and the use of numbers can be found in almost every aspect of peoples lives.,Everyone can choose numbers as lucky numbers.We use it to symbolize wealth and fortune ,or peace and benevolence ,any numbers can be explained in such a way to make it fit. In s