Hatsuyume
Hatsuyume is one of the strangest yet quaintest New Year traditions I’ve ever heard of. It’s the first dream that you have in the new year, and is said to fortell what kind of year lies ahead of you. January 2nd is also known as hatsuyume, as it’s the day after the first night of the year (given that most people don’t sleep on New Year’s Eve).
It is said that if you dream of Mt. Fuji, a hawk or an eggplant, you will have good fortune during the year. Why? Well, Mt. Fuji is Japan’s tallest mountain, hawks are intelligent and strong birds and eggplants, or nasubi (茄子) sounds like the word nasu (成す) which means acheiving something great.
Sweet dreams, 3yenners.
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