TV Omikuji on New Year's day

Omikuji are the fortunes written on paper that you see at temples and shrines. Whichever one you draw foretells your luck for the year. They range from good to bad. In total, I believe there are 12, but not every shrine / temple uses all 12. They range from blessings to curses! Although its not really a curse, but more like bad luck.

Early this morning while my husband and I were watching a report on the first sunrise of the year, the TV programme had a fun TV omikuji. They ran the various types of luck that you can get on an omikuji rapidly on the screen and by taking a photo you could see what luck you would have for the year. I got 'daikichi', which is the absolute best and means great or big blessing. My husband's photo was of the TV presenter with a snake on his head, which I guess is like the booby prize!

We just did this for a bit of fun and don't put too much weight into it. But I'm still glad I got "great blessings"!