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Chinese people like the number eight. It is pronounced 'ba' in Mandarin, which is the most commonly spoken language in China. The word 'prosperity' in Chinese is pronounced 'fa', making the number eight (ba) the number with the closest pronounciation to prosperity. That is the reason why the date 08/08/08 is significant to the Chinese people--it's triple prosperity therefore triple the amount of luck and success.

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