Sentence examples for auspicious date for from inspiring English sources

The priest studied the birth stars of husband and wife, and chose the most auspicious date for a groundbreaking ceremony, a chilly day in April.

In England the series had its premiere on Sept.12, not an auspicious date for new programming, and still achieved very high ratings.

HONG KONG — Cities across China reported record numbers of marriages Wednesday as tens of thousands of couples decided that 9/9/09 would be an auspicious date for their nuptials.

On 30 July 762, after the royal astrologers had declared this the most auspicious date for building work to begin, Mansur offered up a prayer to Allah, laid the ceremonial first brick and ordered the assembled workers to get cracking.

There, Randapavola took the name Rasolobe upon delivering a healthy son, Ralambo, on the first day of the first month of the year (Alahamady), the most auspicious date for the birth of a sovereign.

Although some research from Bangladesh suggests that mothers may have a preference for caesarean delivery because of fear of labour pain or a desire to select an auspicious date for the birth, other studies also highlight women's fears of caesarean section and their distrust of health providers who recommend them, mainly because of the high costs associated with the procedure.

It was she who chose the most auspicious dates for showing his collections.

Some are common to all Chinese funerals: he flipped through a well-thumbed reference book checking auspicious dates for burial.

While building the world's largest high-speed rail network, Mr. Liu reportedly consulted a feng shui master who chose auspicious dates for breaking ground on major construction projects.

Based in local temples, they would resolve community disputes and pick auspicious dates for important occasions, and they were believed to help heal the sick by channeling spirits.

Newt Gingrich threw his hat in, and Ron Paul entered the race on the auspicious date of Friday the Thirteenth, but still Republican voters aren't showing much love for the field.