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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · 2 weeks ago

Strictly speaking, in modern terms, Hatsuyume (初夢) falls on January 2nd. People would generally not sleep on December 31st, so any January 1st dreams were examined on January 2nd.

year's first dream-
Mount Fuji is sold
in Kyōto
初夢の不二の山売る都哉
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1824.
#Japan #Kyoto

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A hawk shaped omikuji holder (from the Taka-yama float in the Gion Matsuri).

An eggplant shaped omikuji holder from Kamigamo-jinja.

A wooden horse shaped omikuji holder (the mouth would hold the rolled up fortune) from Kamigamo-jinja.

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social replied · 2 weeks ago

In early Edo times a superstition emerged that dreaming of the following was particularly auspicious:
*Ichi-Fuji (一富士 Mt. Fuji)
*Ni-taka (二鷹 a Hawk)
*San-nasubi (三茄子 an Eggplant)

Although there are theories, it's unclear why these objects were placed together on a list.

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Woodblock print 'First Dream of the New Year' - Daikokuten and Ebisu hold falcons while watching the sunrise over Mt. Fuji. On the lake before them Treasure Boats sail, while eggplants can be seeing growing nearby.

Image thanks - https://ja.ukiyo-e.org/ — Woodblock print 'First Dream of the New Year' - Daikokuten and Ebisu hold falcons while watching the sunrise over Mt. Fuji. On the lake before them Treasure Boats sail, while eggplants can be seeing growing nearby. Image thanks - https://ja.ukiyo-e.org/

Woodblock print of women and children celebrating the Three Lucky Dreams: Mt Fuji, falcon, and eggplant.

Image thanks - https://ja.ukiyo-e.org/ — Woodblock print of women and children celebrating the Three Lucky Dreams: Mt Fuji, falcon, and eggplant. Image thanks - https://ja.ukiyo-e.org/

Woodblock print celebrating the 'Year of the Wood Rat': Daikokuten, a mouse, and the Three Lucky Dreams: Mt Fuji, falcon, and eggplant.

Image thanks - https://ja.ukiyo-e.org/ — Woodblock print celebrating the 'Year of the Wood Rat': Daikokuten, a mouse, and the Three Lucky Dreams: Mt Fuji, falcon, and eggplant. Image thanks - https://ja.ukiyo-e.org/

Woodblock print of a young couple with lucky New Year Dream Symbols: Mt Fuji, a falcon, and an eggplant.

Image thanks - https://ja.ukiyo-e.org/ — Woodblock print of a young couple with lucky New Year Dream Symbols: Mt Fuji, a falcon, and an eggplant. Image thanks - https://ja.ukiyo-e.org/

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