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Jan 02 2006 7 Comments

Yearly yearnings

You’ve probably heard it so many times now it fails to have any meaning, but Happy New Year all the same. I hope you are granted the very best of luck in whatever you want to achieve in the coming months.

new year omikuji

Certainly a little more good fortune than has been bestowed upon these poor buggers; large numbers of whom could still be waiting in line to make their wishes as I write this.

busy new year shrine

And quite possibly as you read it.

Even if that’s in mid-march, after a completely unrelated Google search.

Categorized: Culture, Photography, Religion

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  1. Kris says

    1/2/2006 at 10:50 pm

    I pretty much ceck out your blog every morning when I get to work… cause it gives me a little morning chuckle.
    so..
    Happy New Year!
    Thanks for your blog.

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  2. Bunny says

    1/3/2006 at 1:10 am

    Happy New Year, Squire!

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  3. Large Women Fashions says

    1/3/2006 at 7:40 am

    Happy New Year… I have no interest really in Japan, I just visit because your postings make me smile and I enjoy the read.

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  4. Eric at Paris Daily Photo says

    1/3/2006 at 8:52 am

    Bonne année! I’m sure there’s an explanation for the “wishes” being hung, but could you enlighten us non-Japanese (or non-educated!). Merci!

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  5. Lee says

    1/3/2006 at 2:06 pm

    They are actually fortune predictions of sorts Eric. Bought at the shrine, they predict such things as health, travel, love etc.

    From what I can understand, if you get a ‘bad’ one, tying it to a tree branch (or whatever is available) kind of passes on the bad luck. Or at least holds it back.

    That said, most people seem to tie them to something at the shrine whether they be good or bad.

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  6. melina says

    1/4/2006 at 1:26 am

    Happy Happy!

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  7. Eric at Paris Daily Photo says

    1/4/2006 at 7:51 am

    Merci Lee…that’s a great new thing I learned today! Is it too late for you to get one for me and tell me what GOOD THINGS it says? I only want to know if it’s GOOD!

    Reply

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