Camellia Sasanqua and Omikuji

英語の後に日本語が続きます。

This is not a post about a white double-flowered camellia sasanqua, but rather the pieces of paper tied to the tree. They are called omikuji, which are Japanese fortune-telling paper slips. You can buy one (shown in the 2nd photo) at almost any shrine or temple to find out what kind of luck you will have for the year. The luck rankings generally look like this:

1. Very lucky (大吉; dai kichi)
2. Lucky (吉; kichi)
3. A little lucky (小吉; shō kichi)
4. Good luck in future (末吉; sue kichi)
5. Bad luck (凶; kyō)

Each omikuji also predicts your luck in specific areas of life, including:Wishes, travel, and business

• Studies, investments, and disputes
• Relationships, marriage, and childbirth
• Health, illness, moving, and "the person you are waiting for"

The slip I drew predicts "good luck in the future" (sue kichi). That is on the lower end of the lucky scale, but that’s okay! My "wish" section says that although it will take a bit of time, my wish will eventually come true.

Even if you draw a bad luck slip, there's no need to worry. You can leave the bad luck behind on the temple or shrine grounds by tying the slip to a designated area, like a tree or a wire rack. On the other hand, if your slip says you are lucky, you can either keep it in your wallet or bag to carry that luck with you, or tie it up at the shrine to give the fortune an extra boost.

By the way, I'm an atheist, but I still love taking part in this tradition!

Omikuji or Japanese fortune telling paper for 2025

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きれいな白の八重咲きサザンカですが、本題はそこではありません。おみくじです。引いてみたのです。なんと末吉｡｡｡ ちょっとがっかりしたのですが、末吉って「今は吉じゃないけどこれからよくなるよ」という意味だそうです。まあ、よしとしましょう。しかも「願望　すこし時がかかるが叶う」とあったので大満足。

ちなみに私、占いなどは、いいことだけ信じるようにしております。。。

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