Meaning of the number 3 in fairy talesNumbers do not exist. They are creations of the mind, existing only in the realm of understanding. No one has ever touched a number and it wouldn't be possible. You can draw a symbol on a piece of paper that represents a number, but that symbol is not the $#$#2$#$# itself. A number is just understood. However, the numbers have symbolic meaning. Have you ever asked yourself serious questions about the meaning, implications and role of numbers? For example, “Why does the number ten indicate a two-digit passage?” » “Is zero a number or a non-number? » Or the subject covered in this article: “Why does the number three have an understood and symbolic importance? » My interest in this subject began by observing the common use of the number three in fairy tales. Goldilocks and the Three Bears, the Three Little Pigs and Cinderella's Three Sisters are classic and well-known examples in which the number three is used. This article seeks to unravel the mystery of the number three by analyzing possible reasons why authors use "three" in fairy tales. Explanations of an author's use of the number in question can be grouped into three categories (pardon the irony). First, what I call the cultural approach assumes a smooth transition for the “three” from culture and history to the author's works. He explains the use of "three" by referring to social conditioning, an idea that society can influence a person to follow a certain pattern or belief even if there is no intrinsic reason to do so. Second, the psychoanalytic approach assumes that the "three" weighs on the writer's mind, not because of society, but rather because of methods that are part of the uncontrollable laboratory...... middle of paper ....... 1998: 98.Lane, Marcia. Imagining the Rose: A Way of Looking at Fairy Tales. H. W. Wilson, 1994. Louis, Anthony. The numerological meaning of the Tarot. 1998. Enter the New Age. March 03, 2004. McElrow, Tori. Turning three by three… 1999. Metista homepage. February 24, 2004. Symbolism and spiritual meaning of the number 3. February 23, 2004. < http://www.greatdreams.com/trois/trois.htm>. Traditional folk tales for children: the three suitors and their magical gifts. . Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye. March 31, 2004. .Von Franz, Marie Louise. An Introduction to the Psychology of Fairy Tales. New York: Spring 1975. Von Franz, Marie-Louise. Individuation in fairy tales. Zurich: spring, 1977.