Chinese couples tend to choose an auspicious date when getting married.
DESPITE falling on the less popular seventh month of the lunar calendar, Aug 18 is still a desired date to exchange marriage vows for many.
In Mandarin, 818 is homophonous to “making a fortune” and prosperity, bearing auspicious connotation and resulting in the date’s popularity among the Chinese.
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