7
is a magical number…
Seven kings of Rome
Seven emperors in the antique times (Julius Caesar, Augustus,
Galba, Hadrian, Nerva, Sallust, Vespasian)
Seven hills of Rome
Seven wise Masters, a cycle of medieval stories
Seven wonders of the ancient world
(… I’m not done yet…)
7 – the number of books in the Harry Potter series
7 – the number of notes in the traditional Western diatonic scale
7 – the original diameter in inches of the 45rpm format gramophone record.
(…it covers all kind of topics…)
Seven days of Creation (Genesis 1) e.g., God rested on and sanctified
the seventh day (Sabbath)
Seven years of plenty and seven years of famine in Pharaoh’s dream
(Genesis 41)
Seven pillars of the House of Wisdom (Proverbs 9:1)
(… all over the world…)
In Buddhism, Buddha walked 7 steps at his birth.
In Galician folklore, a seventh son will be a werewolf and in other cultures
the seventh son of a seventh son would be a vampire.
In Wiccan spirituality the number seven is said to hold a lot of divinity.
…Wow. That’s a lot of sevens… is there more? Yes, there is more!
7 – the minor symbol number of yang from the Taoist yin-yang.
7 – the number of chakras
7 – of particular significance within Cherokee cosmology.
7 – the number of daughters of Atlas in the Pleiades (Maia, Electra, Alcyone,
Taygeta, Asterope, Celaeno and Merope, also called the “Seven Sisters”)
7 – the number of stellar objects in the solar system visible to the naked eye
(the Sun, the Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn.)
7 – colors of the rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet)
7 – days of the week
(… personal, I think the next is a nice one…)
The 7th glyph of the Maya Calendar is Blue Hand, it represents the days
in creation and is associated with creative perfection.
So, what’s with all these sevens?
Do the math…
7 x 7 = 49
That’s me, today.
Happy birthday to me!
Petra Coolen says
Je bent jarig vandaag!! VAN HARTE MARIT!
Maak er iets moois van …
Staci says
Happy birthday to you! 🙂
Sandra says
Gefeliciteerd, Marit!
Irma says
Van harte gefeliciteerd meid! Maak er een geweldige dag van!
LG – Irma
Sue Roddis says
Very clever post 🙂 Happy Birthday!
toni from says
Happy Birthday, and seven is the hubby’s and my favorite number!
Julie Tucker-Wolek says
HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY Birthday beautiful lady!!!!!!!!
~~~~ you are the seventh to comment on this post Julie! How fun!!! Marit ~~~
Yvonne says
Ook hier….GEFELICITEERD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nigel says
Happy birthday x
sasha farina says
Happy Birthday Marit!!!
Carolyn Dube says
Happy Birthday! Fantastic numeric celebration!
Jennifer M says
Hope you have a wonderful birthday!!
Kim Mailhot says
Happy, happy Birthday, Libra Soul Sister !!! I hope the celebrations are thrilling and that you feel like the queen that you are !
Much love !
Carla says
Oh, zo jong dus nog en je noemde jezelf toch ergens oud!!!
Mooie leeftijd dus je 50ste levensjaar is begonnen
Groetjes Carla
Pamela Young says
Happy Birthday!!! 🙂
maja60 says
Gefeliciteerd met je verjaardag!
~*~ Patty says
Happy Happy Birthday Dear Marit…
May it shimmer glimmer flare
May the warmest birthday wishes fill the birthday air…
Enjoy your birth week, month and year you spring chicken you!
oxo
Broer says
Ehhh, heb ik wat gemist??? Oh ja, je bent jarig!!! LOL. Van harte en weet dat ik van je hou!!!! Kussssss, mede namens Yvonne
Lisa says
Happy birthday!!!
Michelle LaPoint Rydell says
Happy birthday Marit!!!
Hermine says
Oei een dag te laat maar niet minder gemeend. Alsnog van harte gefeliciteerd mert je verjaardag. Oh jee volgend jaar hoor je ook te de club :o)