No divorce to make way for marriage on Olympic opening day
August 6, 2008 3:59 pm Other Divorce News
August the 8th 2008 Olympic opening day is seen as a lucky day for hundreds of thousands Chinese people, and couples all over china are heading to get married on that date, so much so that divorce applications will not be available for the 8th August in places like Zhengzhou, Henan Province allowing marriage registry authorities to deal with the marriage registrations.
Nearly 1,000 couples are expected to get married on the 8th and over 16,000 have applied to get married in Beijing. So couples who want to divorce will just have to wait.
Added to the fact that Olympic opening day is on the 8th, the number eight is also a very lucky number for Chinese people and they believe that the number brings fortune and happiness.
If you are looking to register their marriage on lucky August 8th you have to make the booking three days ahead of time.
Cities around China are also suspending divorce procedures on Olympic opening day.
