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Surge in Olympic weddings



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HOST city Beijing is seeing a surge of couples registering to tie the knot on the auspicious Olympics opening date of August 8.
The eighth day of the eighth month of 2008 is considered especially propitious because the number eight symbolises wealth and good fortune in Chinese folklore.

The city's director of marriage registrations has promised to hand out marriage licences to every one of the more than 9,000 couples who have registered so far to wed on the lucky day.

More than 1,000 couples lined up for hours to register for an August 8 wedding.



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  • Last Updated: 21 June 2008 8:45 PM
  • Source: Scotland On Sunday
  • Location: Scotland
  • Related Topics: 2008 Olympics
 
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The Trossachs Hasher,

22/06/2008 18:53:01
I know this is a bit late in the day for a comment, but this is another sign of dodgy reporting and headlines by the Scotsman.

This story has got nothing to do with the Olympics (apart from it being in China) but has a lot more to today about people getting married on a particularly auspicious day.

Should do better Scotsman.

 

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