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Re: Yokozuna Quiz

To: sumo@brooks.statgen.ncsu.edu
Subject: Re: Yokozuna Quiz
From: David Luke <luke@in-system.com>
Date: Thu, 03 Jun 1999 11:37:57 MDT
In-reply-to: <199906030043.JAA17804@juran.asahi-net.or.jp>; from "Doreen Simmons" at Jun 3, 99 9:46 am
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> At 08:23 99.6.2 +0000, Da Kine Sumo E-zine & Web site from Kawika wrote:
> >I've heard that this unluck 4 business is slowly changing, along with 
> >unlucky even numbers.  For example, it used to be that you couldn't give 
> >20,000 yen for a wedding because 2 was bad luck, but today you can.  See 
> >things even change in Japan 

The reason wedding gifts are usually in odd numbers, by the way, is to
emphasize the couple staying together, i.e. not getting divorced.  Even
numbers make it easy to split things down the middle and separate.

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References:
- Re: Yokozuna Quiz
  - From: jz8d-smmn@asahi-net.or.jp (Doreen Simmons)

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