While visiting temples and shrines, we have learned about a couple different traditions in Japan.....
Waterfall. This is the Otowa Waterfall in Kyoto. People line up to fill their cup from the waterfall and drink the water. A sip of the water is supposed to cure any illness and bring good luck.
Fortunes. You shake the canister and turn it upside down to get one stick. The stick has a code on it, which represents what your fortune is. The staff replace your stick with a piece of paper which holds your fortune. "Keeping your wishes in mind, shake well this fortune box. Remember your number of the stick from the small hole. Show your number and have your good fortune." - quote from a sign at the temple.
Then you tie your fortune on a rack to bring good luck.
An area to tie your fortune at a different temple.
Wishes. You write your wish/needs/desires on the wood board, then hang it on the temple that represents the god you are asking (different temples are for different gods).
Waterfall. This is the Otowa Waterfall in Kyoto. People line up to fill their cup from the waterfall and drink the water. A sip of the water is supposed to cure any illness and bring good luck.
Fortunes. You shake the canister and turn it upside down to get one stick. The stick has a code on it, which represents what your fortune is. The staff replace your stick with a piece of paper which holds your fortune. "Keeping your wishes in mind, shake well this fortune box. Remember your number of the stick from the small hole. Show your number and have your good fortune." - quote from a sign at the temple.
Then you tie your fortune on a rack to bring good luck.
An area to tie your fortune at a different temple.
Wishes. You write your wish/needs/desires on the wood board, then hang it on the temple that represents the god you are asking (different temples are for different gods).
very cool - love the little strings you tie your wishes too.
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