. It is human nature to wish and hope for good things to come .
“Omikuji are fortune telling paper slips found at many shrines and temples in Japan. Randomly drawn, they contain predictions ranging from daikichi (“great good luck”) to daikyo (“great bad luck”). By tying the piece of paper around a tree’s branch, good fortune will come true or bad fortune can be averted.”
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Interesting tradition, and lovely photo
Thanks for the kind words 🙂
hope tied with love 🙂
great photos
Thanks Amira 🙂
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Thanks Frizztext 🙂
i came across this post while doing my daily blog visit.
Thanks for dropping by 🙂
Nice Japanese Tradition 🙂
Thanks! It was definitely an interesting one to experience 🙂
great capture and reason, 😉
Thanks Gerry :)The little pieces of paper in the trees near the temple really caught our eye.
Thanks for the ping back 🙂
Definitely one of my favourites for this week’s challenge!
Glad you like it. Thanks for dropping by 🙂
very different and cool!
Thanks! 😀
Wonderful photo.
Thanks! 🙂
Very interesting! Thanks for sharing that part of the culture.
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Happy to share 🙂 Thanks for dropping by!
Thats fascinating and a great photo too, thank you.
Thanks Gilly! 🙂
Most impressive.
Thanks for your kind and encouraging comment 🙂
Thank you for sharing that tradition.
~Anne
Hi Anne, Thanks for dropping by. Glad you like the shot. Happy to share – the Japanese tradition of omikuji was an interesting one for us too 🙂
Great shot. There must be hope.
Thanks 🙂
I enjoy when there is a tradition that is
expressed in an image.
Very nice,
Isadora
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Thanks Isadora 🙂
I like the photo! I also saw this in Kyoto.
Thanks! Glad you like it 🙂
I like the idea of tying a piece of paper on a tree for good luck…that plus the lucky dragon year…it’s going to be a lucky 2012….I’m going to try in this week. Thanks.
What a cool idea. We do need a bit of luck everyday. I’m going to try it this week. This plus the lucky dragon year, I hope 2012 is going to be a great year for all.
We sure do 🙂 Wishing that the year of the water dragon brings everyone happiness and good health!
Interesting!! Thanks for Sharing
Thanks for the visit and comment! 🙂
When I went to shrines with my Japanese friend, I was struck by the trees that were almost covered with these “blossoms” of fortune!
That must have been an interesting sight! The one we visited only had a couple of lonely pieces tied to the trees, prompting us to think that those were the ones with bad fortune 🙂