

In the start when Natsu was looking for Igneel he said that Igneel was with
him 7 years ago. After the Tenroujima incident they all disappeared for 7
years. Evil Rogue came from 7 years in the future. There were seven dragons
that came out of eclipse gate after it was opened.

What's the importance of the number 7 in Fairy Tail? Is there some type of
special meaning behind it or is it just a simple number with no significance?


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What is the importance of the number 7?


In Japanese, the [number
4](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_superstitions#Numbers) and, to a
lesser extent, 7, is generally associated with death and considered unlucky
because of the pronunciation of the word. 4 is 「四」 which can be pronounced 「し」
_"shi"_ , and 7 is 「七」 which can be pronounced 「しち」 _"shichi"_. Death is 「死」
which is pronounced _"shi"_. 9 is 「九」 which can be pronounced 「く」 _"ku"_ ,
meaning suffering or hardship 「苦」. For this reason, it is impolite to give any
gift in an [increment of 4](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_\(number\)#Others)
or 9 (for example, a set of cups should be given and bought in sets of 5, not
4), and my Japanese grandmother told me not to give in the increment of 7
either since it has the sound of _"shi"_ inside the word.

On the other hand,
[various](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etiquette_in_Japan#Impolite_gifts)
things considered positive in Japanese religion and mythology are in a [set of
7](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_\(number\)#Others), such as the Seven Lucky
Gods 「七福神」（しちふくじん, _"shichifukujin"_ ） and the Seven-Branched Sword
「七支刀」（しちしとう, ななつさやのたち、pronounced as either _"shichitou"_ or
_"nanatsusayanotachi"_ ）.


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