New Year's Dreams七福神と初夢
The first dream of the new year is known as "hatsuyume." It is said that those who have a pleasant first dream will have a year blessed with good luck.
To help bring this about, there has long been a custom of placing a decorative card depicting the Seven Gods of Fortune under one's pillow.
But should one chance to have a disagreeable first dream, this misfortune can be reversed by taking that card to the river and letting it be carried away by the current.
Come one, come all! The new year is nigh! And you all know that your first dream will determine your fortune for the rest of the year.
Come on, you know what to do! That's right! Just put this lucky card under your pillow and let the Gods of Fortune do the rest! Your first dream of the year is bound to be auspicious!
さあさあ、年が明けるまであと少し！ 一年の始めに見る初夢ってのは、 その後の一年の良し悪しを決める！ …というわけで、さあ、おなじみの七福神だ！ 七福神が描かれたこのありがたーい紙を枕の下に入れて 眠ればいい初夢が見られるよ！
Okuni! I bought us our lucky cards! Let's slip them under our pillows so that we might have a wonderful first dream to welcome the new year!
Oh, I'm so excited! I wonder what kind of dream we'll have! I just can't wait to find out.
You know I don't believe in that stuff, Hinagiku. But sure, why not?
Whatever dreams we end up having, it doesn't change that our troupe's kabuki dance is drawing big crowds. I'm sure next year will be great.
Anyway, time to call it a night. Sweet dreams!
Brr... Look at me! I can't stop shaking! I had the most awful dream, you see. Okuni was gone. She's the one person I never, ever want to lose...
I know! I'll bring that so-called lucky card to the river. I've heard that's the thing to do if you've had a bad dream. I'll let the water take all my misfortune away.
- Where
- Northeast of Kamo River - East
- Map
- Eastern Kyoto
- Region
- Eastern Kyoto
- Hand in to
- Lady Murasaki, Yasaka Shrine
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