Burn Paper House Entry posted by Publius April 6, 2019 at 02:07 AM 1217 views Share More sharing options... Followers 4 Where are you likely to see this sign? 3 Report Entry
roddy 5840 Posted April 6, 2019 at 06:42 AM Report Share Wow, must date back to before the invention of shredders. 2 Link to comment
Publius 2016 Posted April 6, 2019 at 07:25 AM Report Share 42 minutes ago, roddy said: Wow, must date back to before the invention of shredders. Haha, very droll. 2 Link to comment
Jim 1130 Posted April 6, 2019 at 07:51 AM Report Share No doubt at some stubborn relic of feudal superstition ? ETA beside a cemetery I presume? 2 Link to comment
anonymoose 1716 Posted April 6, 2019 at 12:25 PM Report Share Some temples have them too, though usually not as big as this. 1 Link to comment
TheBigZaboon 357 Posted April 6, 2019 at 02:06 PM Report Share My guess is that it's the place where you can burn the little pieces of paper on which your fortune is printed, what the Japanese call "omikuiji." I'm not really up on what you do with these things if you don't like the fortune they predict, but if it's good, my wife takes it home and shows it to her mother and her friends. I don't know what she does with it if it's bad. However, in Japan there's a place like a bulletin board you can tie it to to make sure it comes true. If, as I suspect, you can ask personal questions and receive real answers, then maybe people want to destroy any personal information or advice. Anyway, just random speculation on my part... TBZ 1 Link to comment
Publius 2016 Posted April 6, 2019 at 02:46 PM Report Share @TheBigZaboonYeah, I know the omikuji thing you're talking about. Like this, right? https://youtu.be/2-962QvKd68?list=PLJTjGGNdIxJofunTfR-aB_FuzjV0ZDJww&t=816 It seems if you get a bad fortune slip, you tie it up there to get good luck and never take it home. Link to comment
TheBigZaboon 357 Posted April 6, 2019 at 02:57 PM Report Share I guessed wrong then.... How about it's the place you burn all the paper money and paper Mercedes Benz cars and such that relatives provide during funerals to ensure a high standard of living in the afterlife... Link to comment
Publius 2016 Posted April 6, 2019 at 03:01 PM Report Share That's correct. The second guess. 1 Link to comment
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