08-08-08 - What is the meaning or specific meaning of these dates

Question

Does this type of days have some meaning?

Answer 1

They are all the same numbers I guess or were in china a-lot of people get married

Answer 2

888. 八八八 sounds like 发发发. It means to grow rich.

Answer 3

olympics

Answer 4

i am not sure...but it it kinda cool 08 08 08 that won't happen again until the year 3000.  

Answer 5

http://www.metafilter.com/73930/08-08-08...

considered fortuitous by the Chinese culture being associated with wealth and prosperity

Answer 6

THE OLYMPICS!!!!! :D YAY!!!!

Answer 7

From a genealogical point, since this is the genealogy forum, the date means nothing, as the date has not occurred yet (it is only 1:52 in the morning on 8/8/08 as I type this).

From a historical point, on this day in history:

1786 - US adopts a system of coinage. It includes gold pieces worth $10, silver pieces worth $1 and 10 cents, and a copper penny.

1814 - Peace talks begin to end the War of 1812.

1846 - The Wilmot Proviso is added to an appropriation bill to pay for the purchase of Mexico.

1974 - President Richard Nixon appears on television to announce his resignation from the presidency.

Otherwise, at this time, this date has no meaning until the day is over and people were born, people died, historical events happened.  We will not know until 8/9/08 what is significant about 8/8/08, because only then will we have an account of the day's events.

Answer 8

Is, when written in this way, a palindrome (or better a palindromic date )

A better palindromic date has been 20-02-2002 ,  or 10-02-2001 (if you write with month first) but of course  all depends on how you write it

Number 8 as well explained above, is considered lucky in China.  Eight, pronounced ba in Chinese has a sound similar to the one of wealth, prosperity, so is considered a sign of wealth (as 6 is considered a long life symbol, and 4 a very negative because is pronounced in a way similar to the word meaning death). Do not schedule public events in China at 4 p.m. of April 4, 2014

Answer 9

um there are going to be youtube gathering at several places, like australia, toronto and uk (not sure about uk though)

oh and the olympic ceremony is scheduled on this date

Answer 10

the olympic games are held on this day.. other than that it is just a thing that happens when the month date and year are all the same

next one is 09/09/09

then 10/10/10

and 11/11/11

and finally 12/12/12