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Friday, October 24, 2008

Do me a favor, will ya?

Go to any Shinto shrine in Japan and you will see something like this. It is a repository for prayers.
You write what you need on the wooden plaque and tie it to the poles. I wonder if anybody ever checks to see if their dreams came true?

5 comments:

Megan said...

How would you check?

The Social Reformer said...

not sure about that

The Social Reformer said...

oops, wrong blog comment. this prayer shine is interesting

NYD said...

Megan~ I guess the gods would send you a telegraph.

TSR Now you have my attention- What was the original comment for???

The Java Junkie said...

It's a lovely little thing, that. So much better than sending them off into thin air...I like it.

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