There are going to be a lot of sevens in the date tomorrow. I got to thinking, why does seven show up in so many religious references, folklore and fairy tales? Why is it considered a “lucky” number. Here are some interesting facts I found:
God is said to have made the Earth in six days, then he rested on the seventh.
There are four seasons, 28 days in each moon cycle, so four into 28 goes seven times, making seven a significant number.
Others believe its importance comes from the ancient Sumerian and Babylonian civilizations, which identified seven planets and framed the seven days of the week around them. Very early among Middle Eastern peoples, seven became known as a "perfect" number, a symbol of completeness and goodness.
There were Seven Wonders of the ancient world and in pharaoh’s Egypt, seven was the symbol of eternal life and stood for the dynamic perfection of a completed cycle.
And let’s not forget the seven seas, seventh heaven, the seven deadly sins and the seven-year itch, the seven dwarfs, the seven colors of the rainbow, the seven Mercury astronauts, the number of openings into the human head (mouth, two eyes, two ears, two nostrils) and for us in chiropractic, the seven bones of the cervical spine.
Have a lucky Saturday!