The First Dream Of The Year

Roland Bianco
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Hatsuyume (初夢, literally “the first dream”) is the first dream in the new year (usually on the night of January 1 to 2), which, according to Japanese beliefs, determines the fate of a person for the next year.

First mentioned in Sankasu (山家集 sankasu :), a collection of verses from the Kamakura period.

There is a saying about hatsuyume: “one is Fuji, two is hawk, three is eggplant” (Japanese 一富士二鷹三茄子 ichi fuji, no taka, san nasubi), that lists objects that are a particularly good sign to see in the first dream of the year.

Hatsuyume (初夢, literally “the first dream”) is the first dream in the new year (usually on the night of January 1 to 2), which, according to Japanese beliefs, determines the fate of a person for the next year.

First mentioned in Sankasu (山家集 sankasu :), a collection of verses from the Kamakura period.

There is a saying about hatsuyume: “one is Fuji, two is hawk, three is eggplant” (Japanese 一富士二鷹三茄子 ichi fuji, no taka, san nasubi), that lists objects that are a particularly good sign to see in the first dream of the year.

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Roland Bianco

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