Dec 10
Some Great Facts About 7 (Seven)
- The number of stellar objects in the solar system visible to the naked eye counts to 7 - the Sun, the Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn.
- There was Seven Wonders of the ancient world.
- The Jubilee (Yovel) year comes after 7 times 7 years.
- Celestial group of seven stars are named as ‘Sapta Rishi’ based on the seven great saints., Atri, Brighu, Kutsa, Vasishtha, Gautam, Kashyapa and Angirasa.
- The Month ‘September’ is evolved from the word ’septa’ meaning seven. September was earlier seventh month before July and August were added to the calendar. Also the subsequent months names are derived from Sanskrit names ‘Ashta’ and ‘Nava’ meaning eight and nine which are now called October and November.
- The city of Rome was built on seven hills. They were Palatine, Capitoline, Quirinal, Viminal, Esquiline, Caelian, and Aventine. Early Rome was ruled by a line of seven kings.
- The number of heavens in Islamic tradition
- The 7 days of the week
- The “shichi-fukujin,” translated either as the “Seven Gods of Happiness” or “Seven Gods of Luck” are personifications of earthly happiness in Japanese folk religion
- In Buddhism, Buddha walked 7 steps at his birth.
- Seven Promises, Seven Rounds(Saat Phere) in Hindu Wedding and Seven Reincarnation.
- Indian Music has ’sapta swaras’, means seven octats (sa re ga ma pa dha ni), which are basics of music.
- Seven is the smallest positive integer requiring more than one syllable in English.
- When rolling two standard six-sided dice, seven is the number most likely to occur. It is the sum of any two opposite sides on a standard six-sided die
- In casinos, the line 7-7-7 (triple seven, not seven hundred seventy-seven) is a common winning line on slot machines.
- The number of the Seven Virtues: Chastity, Moderation, Liberality, Charity, Meekness, Zeal, and Humility, corresponding to the seven deadly sins.pride, avarice, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, and sloth
- In Greek mythology, the Pleiades, or Seven Sisters, were the seven daughters of the Titan Atlas and the sea nymph Pleione. They had affairs with several Olympian gods, including Zeus, Poseidon and Ares.
- The seventh and final book in JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (below) is set for release in 2007. Which Comes out to be a Great Success.
- The seven of clubs in a deck of Tarot cards represents initiative, ambition, drive and desire.
- Seven is “neutral” on the pH scale. Pure water has a pH of seven.
- Seven segments make up each digit on the simplest electronic clock or calculator displays.
- When asked to think of a number between one and 10, most people pick seven; a proven truth.
- 7 September, Google Inc. founded, now became the synonym of Internet Search.
There are many (Countless is the exact word) more things which are related to this fortunate number. So, All the people who born on 7 or whose Lucky number is 7 (according to numerology) should feel somewhat special in their self.
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