Title: Lucky Number 4 – Germany
General Information about Item:
- Sign Superstition
- Language: German
- Country of Origin: German
- Informant: Juergen Buchsteiner
- Date Collected: 02-26-2018
Informant Data:
- Juergen Buchsteiner was born in Ennepetal, Germany on May 16th, 1958. He spent his entire education and higher education in Germany, after which he began working as an accountant at various companies. In his late 20s he moved to Missouri, United States for work. After seven years, he met his wife Meifang Buchsteiner through work. As soon as they got married, Juergen accepted a job back in Recklinghausen, Germany and after moving there, his first son Juergen “Wei Wei” Buchsteiner was born. He kept working at the same company until he retired as Wei Wei started high school. They moved to California, where they still reside to this day.
Contextual Data:
- Juergen is quite well-versed in German culture as he lived there all his life until his late 20s, when he moved to the United States. He knows various different facets of German culture, including lucky numbers.
Item:
- The number 4 is lucky in Germany because it is a number that is associated with balance and evenness. Germans tend to keep this number close to them, such as wearing it on sports jerseys or choosing it for their lottery numbers. Furthermore, Juergen said this is part of the reason four-leaf clovers bring lucky.
Collector’s Name: Juergen Wei Buchsteiner
Tags/Keywords:
- Superstition
- Lucky Number
- 4
- Germany