Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Daruma Doll

I want a Daruma Doll. They intrigue me. It's a Japanese doll modeled after Bodhidharma. You color in one eye when you make a wish/goal, and you fill in the other when it's complete or fulfilled.
When the Japanese play red-light, green-light, they don't say "lights". Instead they say "Daruma-san ga koronda", which means "The Daruma Doll fell over". Those funny little things.

3 comments:

  1. Maybe it's because he was snuffed into a little round shape?

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  2. hmmm...If it were me, I'd be crying over the pain. But I guess he's tougher than me.

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