Number 8

Eight

 Eight symbolizes the ability to make decisions.

 Eight symbolizes abundance and power.

The Pythagoreans called the number eight "Ogdoad" and considered it the "little holy number".

Number 8 is a very lucky number in China. In China eight is homonym for prosperity. When pronounced it sounds much like the word "prosper".

A double eight, as in 88, is said to bring double joy.

The opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in China began on 8/8/08 at 8 seconds and 8 minutes past 8 pm.

The eighth day of the Chinese New Year is the day for the annual gathering of all the gods in Heaven.

The mathematical symbol for infinity is like an 8 on its side. 
 

The Latin word for eight is "octo".

The amount of clouds in the sky is measured in oktas (from 0 to 8).

Most umbrellas have eight sides.

A bronze anniversary celebrates the eighth year.

Martin Van Buren was the eighth president of the United States. 1837 - 1841.

Martin Van Buren was Vice President under Andrew Jackson. Van Buren was the first president born a citizen of the United States. English was not his first language. His family was Dutch.


 


Martin Van Buren's signature

There were eight original reindeers of Santa. Rudolf joined the group later as a result of the song "Rudolf, the red nose reindeer". The original eight reindeers were:
 

Dasher

Dancer

Prancer

Vixen

Comet

Cupid

Donner

Blitzen

Spiders have eight legs.

 
The octopus has eight arms.

March 8, is the International Women's Day.

The World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is celebrated May 8. May 8 was the birthday of Henry Dunant (May 8, 1828 – October 30, 1910) from Switzerland, who was the founder of the Red Cross.

There are eight fluid ounces in a cup. There are eight pints in a gallon.

An octagon is a polygon that has eight sides.
The stop sign has eight sides.

In the world of computers, a byte is eight bits.

The number 8 is the atomic number for oxygen.

There are eight planets in our Solar System.

 

The Spanish dollar (silver coin) was known as "a piece of eight", because it was worth eight reales. Reales was the name of the currency in Spain until 1864.

There were eight people on Noah's Ark; Noah and his wife,their three sons (Shem, Ham and Japheth) and the wives of the sons. Genesis chapter 7.

December 8^th is “The Feast of the Immaculate Conception” in the Roman Catholic faith. It is believed that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was pure and free from sin from the moment she was conceived in her mother’s womb.
Mary was the daughter of Anne and Joachim. The name Anne is the Greek version of the Hebrew name Hannah.

The birth of the Virgin Mary is celebrated nine months later on September 8^th. The picture shows Saint Anne, Saint Joachim with their daughter the Virgin Mary.

Austria borders to eight different counties: Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungry, Slovenia, Italy, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

Hinduism - The Star of Lakshmi

Lakshmi is the Hindu goddess of Wealth
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The Star of Lakshmi is the eight pointed star made up of two squares.

The points symbolize the eight kinds of wealth provided by Lakshmi.

Painting of Lakshmi by Raja Ravi Varma (1848-1906)

Many Hindus may compare horoscopes to make sure a woman and a man are compatible for marriage. Marital compatibility is based on eight parameters.

Each of the parameters gives a certain amount of marks, adding up to 36 marks. If the couple has at least 18 marks, they will be fine and it is safe to get engaged.

Eight festivals or Sabbats  are observed in the
Wicca Wheel of the Year.