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Thousands of Chinese couples got married on Friday because the , 4th January 2013, sounds like " love until death" when in the Chinese language Mandarin. The hoped the day would prove to be an auspicious one on which to tie the knot. At least 10,000 couples walked down the in Beijing alone. Even though registry offices were fully booked, hopeful brides and bridegrooms freezing weather in the hope the registrars could them in. The government had to lay on thousands of extra staff to the increased number of people wanting to take the . In Hong Kong, the city's five marriage registries were fully booked by September 20 last year. The city saw 558 people become man and on Friday.

Dates that are numerically are very popular in China as people believe they are lucky. Matching days, months and years - like 12/12/12 and 11/11/11 - are considered to bring good . The next such date will be January 1st in the year 2101. Newlywed Chen Foshan told the china.org website: "We to get married today a long time , if doomsday didn't come first." Marriage is becoming big business in China because the country’s middle class is . People spend a lot of money extravagant ceremonies and receptions. One of the biggest expenses is an wedding album. The happy couple is photographed at locations wearing different costumes. Photos of the actual or exchanging of rings are not usually .

 


 
 

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