Japan

Everyone else is prepping for New Year’s Eve and I’m trying my best to not FUBAR the special charm I got on the Winter Solstice. I have to place it at 255 degrees facing West and put it up exactly at Midnight tonight and I can’t use a tack or nail and I’m supposed to glue it to the wall but this wonderful blog told me I can use double sided tape so now I’m practicing  with a replica I made and my family thinks I’ve lost my marbles.  If it falls, I can’t put it back up and have to hold onto it and bring it back to the shrine in Tokyo. 

Thank goodness I only need to put the pocket one in my wallet at midnight. I gave those as gifts because it seemed easier than explaining lucky cardinal directions.

Happy New Year Farcaster. My special amulet, the Ichiyo Raifuku lucky charm is believed to bring financial fortune and business prosperity. I prayed that we all get rich in 2025!

"Ichiyo Raifuku" means "fortune comes after hardship," with the crucial moment being exactly midnight (00:00) between December 31st and January 1st. Following tradition, the charm should be enshrined facing the year's lucky direction, which is 255 degrees West according to the chart and my iPhone. It’s now safely on a high wall after traveling over 8,000 miles and went up exactly as the clock struck midnight.

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Wish you the best for the next 365 days!