Superstitious Saturday Chopsticks
Last week I talked about the Japanese
saying for good luck monku monku monku. Today
it’s another Japanese superstition – one I’d never heard of.
Apparently it is bad luck to place your
chopsticks straight up – like in a bowl of rice. This looks like the Japanese
number 4 which is an unlucky number. In addition sticking chopsticks straight
up looks like incense sticks used at funerals. But wait there’s more! Never
point your chopsticks at anyone – it’s considered rude and ill-mannered.
So especially if you eat in a Japanese
restaurant before a performance, remember these tips.
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Superstitious Secret #194:
“Never stick your chopsticks straight up.”
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looks easy until you try it.”
― Helen Rowland
― Helen Rowland
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