Auspicious is a word derived from Latin originally pertaining to the taking of 'Augury' by an augur of ancient Rome. It may refer to:
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Luck, the phenomenon and belief that defines the experience of improbable positive or negative events
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Auspicious Incident, the forced disbandment of the Janissary corps by Ottoman sultan Mahmud II
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An auspicious number in numerology
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Auspicious train ticket, a train ticket with an auspicious message on it derived from the beginning and end stations on the ticket
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Auspicious wedding dates, auspicious, or lucky, times to get married, and is a common belief among many cultures
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Ashtamangala, the sacred set of eight auspicious symbols featured in a number of Indian religions
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Great Auspicious Beauty Tantra, one of the Seventeen Tantras of Menngagde
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In English discourse on aspects of Chinese culture, the word "auspicious" is a significant concept in:
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Chinese New Year, a holiday that marks the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar
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Chinese numerology, a Chinese system of belief in lucky and unlucky numbers
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Feng shui, a traditional form of geomancy that originated in ancient China
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Song to the Auspicious Cloud, two historical national anthems of the Republic of China
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In Thai culture:
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The Ancient and Auspicious Order of the Nine Gems, a Thai order of chivalry
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The Most Auspicious Order of the Rajamitrabhorn, a Thai order of chivalry
See also
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Faust (Latin: faustus, lit. 'favorable', 'fortunate' or 'auspicious'), the protagonist of a classic German legend based on the historical Johann Georg Faust
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Shiva (Sanskrit: शिव, romanized: Śiva, lit. 'The Auspicious One'), one of the principal deities of Hinduism
