What did you dream about last night? Try to remember, because according to Japanese tradition, your "hatsuyume"—first night's dream—is a symbolic prophecy of the year to come. There are three lucky items that you want to appear in your hatsuyume—an eggplant, a hawk, and Mt. Fuji. So if you dreamt about any of those things last night—or even if they show up in your dream tonight—consider 2009 your lucky year.
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January 02, 2009
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Did you see your hatsuhinode? I had no osechi or omochi but I at least got to see my hatsuhinode...well...at least after it peeked up over the rooftop of the townhouses across the street from me!
http://www.timarai.com/blog/2009/01/01/the-first-sunrise-of-the-new-year/
Happy Year of the Cow!!
Posted by: Nobita | January 02, 2009 at 10:21 PM
now i'm gonna have a kid icarus nightmare
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=KWGKHJGZ
Posted by: paul warren | January 03, 2009 at 12:13 AM
woops wrong link
here's the iconic eggplant wizzard:
http://cnn.captainn.net/img/cn_tev_sticker_eggplantwizard.jpg
Posted by: paul warren | January 03, 2009 at 12:14 AM
I can't remember any dreams yet since the new year. I did see the falconry exhibition in Tokyo the other day and see Fuji-san everyday, since the wind has been keeping the smog away. Egg plant...oh yeah, the koibito ate some on New Year's Eve, but to get all of those together in a dream...good luck to anyone.
Posted by: vagrant | January 03, 2009 at 01:32 AM