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drives past, one must hide one's thumbs in a closed fist. The Japanese word for "thumb" literally translates as "parent-finger", and it is believed that hiding the thumb serves as protection for one's parents. If this is not done, one's parents will
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In cars and racing, number 42 which sounds like shini (死に – to death) and 49, which sounds like shiku (死苦 - a painful death) are avoided. When giving gifts such as plates, they are normally in sets of three or five, never four.
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should not be stuck upright into food, especially rice. Chopsticks are only stuck upright into rice in the bowl on the altar at a funeral or when paying respects to the deceased. This is called
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or "lucky cat". Many businesses such as shops or restaurants have figures of such beckoning cats, which are considered to be lucky and to bring in money and fortune.
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Some superstitions that are common in Japan have been imported from other cultures. The Japanese share superstitions with other Asian cultures, particularly the
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A spider seen in the morning means good luck so the spider should not be killed. If a spider is seen at night means bad luck so it should be killed.
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If whistling or playing a flute at night, snakes will come out. (This means not to bother the neighbors.) In this context, "snake" means a thief.
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Cutting fingernails or toenails at night is bad luck. If one does so, it is believed that they will not be with their parents at their deathbed.
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When sharing food, items should never be passed from chopstick-to-chopstick, as this is done only in a ceremony where bone fragments from
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A significant portion of Japanese superstition is related to language. Numbers and objects that have names that are homophones (
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A crow's caw means something bad will happen. This can be anything from illness or accidents to death or natural disasters.
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Particularly in the maternity section of a hospital, the room number 43 is avoided because it can literally mean "
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There are six unlucky numbers in Japanese. Traditionally, 4 is unlucky because it is sometimes pronounced
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Sleeping with head to the north results in a short life. (This is the way a body is laid out at funeral.)
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A person's name should not be written in red ink. (This is due to names on grave markers being red.)
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Resting just after eating results in becoming a cow/pig/elephant. (This discourages laziness.)
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Simon, Gwladys Hughes (July–September 1952). "Some Japanese Beliefs and Home Remedies".
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Due to these unlucky connotations, the numbers 4 and 9 are often pronounced
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is an important number in Buddhism, and is also considered lucky.
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is one such example, as the Japanese word for "four" 四
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crossing one's path is considered to bring good luck.
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Perceptions of religious imagery in natural phenomena
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culture and regards certain natural things as having
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