Auspicious is a word derived from Latin originally pertaining to the taking of '

auspices Augury was a Greco- Roman religious practice of observing the behavior of birds, to receive omens. When the individual, known as the augur, read these signs, it was referred to as "taking the auspices". "Auspices" () means "looking at birds". '' ...

' by an

augur An augur was a priest and official in the ancient Rome, classical Roman world. His main role was the practice of augury, the interpretation of the will of the List of Roman deities, gods by studying events he observed within a predetermined s ...

of ancient Rome. It may refer to: *

Luck Luck is the phenomenon and belief that defines the experience of improbable events, especially improbably positive or negative ones. The Naturalism (philosophy), naturalistic interpretation is that positive and negative events may happen at a ...

, the phenomenon and belief that defines the experience of improbable positive or negative events *

Auspicious Incident The Auspicious Incident or Auspicious EventGoodwin, pp. 296–299. ( in Constantinople; , "Event of Malignity" in the Balkans) was the forced disbandment of the centuries-old Janissary Corps by Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II on 15 June 1826.Kinross, ...

, the forced disbandment of the Janissary corps by Ottoman sultan Mahmud II * An auspicious number in

numerology Numerology (known before the 20th century as arithmancy) is the belief in an occult, divine or mystical relationship between a number and one or more coinciding events. It is also the study of the numerical value, via an alphanumeric system, ...

* Auspicious train ticket, a train ticket with auspicious messages on them derived from the beginning and end stations on the ticket * Auspicious wedding dates, auspicious, or lucky, times to get married, and is a common belief among many cultures *

Ashtamangala The Ashtamangala () is the sacred set of Eight Auspicious Signs ( zh, 八吉祥, ''bajixiang'') featured in a number of Indian religions such as Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism. The symbols or "symbolic attributes" () are yidam and teaching too ...

, the sacred set of eight auspicious symbols featured in a number of Indian religions *

Great Auspicious Beauty Tantra The Great Auspicious Beauty Tantra or Trashi Dzenden Chenpögyü () is numbered amongst the ' Seventeen Tantras of Menngagde' () within Dzogchen discourse and is part of the textual support for the Vima Nyingtik. Kunsang (1987, 2007: p.&nbs ...

, one of the Seventeen Tantras of Menngagde * In English discourse on aspects of Chinese culture, the word "auspicious" is a significant concept in: **

Chinese New Year Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival (see also #Names, § Names), is a festival that celebrates the beginning of a New Year, new year on the traditional lunisolar calendar, lunisolar Chinese calendar. It is one of the most important holi ...

, a festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar ** Chinese numerology **

Feng shui Feng shui ( or ), sometimes called Chinese geomancy, is a traditional form of geomancy that originated in ancient China and claims to use energy forces to harmonize individuals with their surrounding environment. The term ''feng shui'' mean ...

, a traditional form of geomancy that originated in ancient China **

Song to the Auspicious Cloud The Song to the Auspicious Cloud () was the title of two historical national anthems of the Republic of China. The first version was composed in 1896 by Jean Hautstont, a Belgian composer and esperantist, and was in use from 1913 to 1915 as a pr ...

, two historical national anthems of the Republic of China * In Thai culture: ** The Ancient and Auspicious

Order of the Nine Gems The Ancient and Auspicious Order of the Nine Gems (; ) was established in 1861 by King Mongkut (Rama IV) of the Thailand, Kingdom of Siam (now Thailand). The order is bestowed upon the members of the Chakri Dynasty, Thai royal family and disting ...

, a Thai order of chivalry ** The Most Auspicious Order of the Rajamitrabhorn, a Thai order of chivalry

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