"The rumors have been attached to 777 to keep everything black in Lebanon, maybe for political reasons to destabilize, or for another agenda," he adds. "I didn't say anything bad about 7/7 of 2007."
Rumors are being spread to stir even more insecurity, as part of a dirty political game, he says. "Sadly, in this country, many people have grown used to hearing the bad things before the good things."
Time has branded 777 "the most popular wedding date ever," noting it has also been chosen by Eva Longoria of Desperate Housewives fame amid a spike of US nuptials, drawn by the powers and mystic of the number seven.
For the gamblers of Las Vegas, a mecca for instant weddings, the triple seven is a lucky number on casino slot machines and the blackjack table. The supermarket giant Wal-Mart is offering free weddings to seven lucky couples.
For the religious, God needed seven days to create the World, the Jewish bride circles her groom seven times, and Muslim pilgrims go seven times around the sacred black Kabaa in Mecca.
Hindus recognize the seven chakras (spinning wheel sources of energy) of the body, while the Seven Deadly Sins and Seven Wonders of the World are a source of fascination across any religious divide.
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