Lucky No. 8

August 8 2008 (08-08-08) promises to be a lucky day and its also China's big day as the Olympic Games open in Beijing.

In superstition and divination

If each of the classical elements is assigned a cosmic projection, the resulting number (8) represents them.
As a lucky or unlucky number
Eight (八; accounting 捌; pinyin bā) is considered a lucky number in Chinese culture because it sounds like the word"prosper"or "wealth" (发; Pinyin: fā).

In numerology, 8 is the number of building, and in some theories, also the number of destruction.

In Astrology, Scorpio is the 8th astrological sign of the Zodiac
In the middle ages, 8 was the number of "unmoving" stars in the sky, and symbolized the perfectioning of incoming planetary energy.