Daruma

Back in October 2010, I bought a Daruma in Takamatsu.

For the few of you who don’t know what a Daruma is,  it’s a Japanese paper doll representing  Bodhidharma. It’s main purpose is to symbolize wishes that people make.

Usually, when you buy a Daruma, it tends to look like this:

After buying one, all you need to do is make a wish and then paint its left eye. However, you don’t paint it the way you feel like, it has to be a black round eye. This is somewhat sacred after all.

When the wish is granted, it’s time to paint the second eye.

Currently, my Daruma looks like this:

In about a month, it will be the first anniversary since I got it.

I think it will be the perfect moment to paint its second eye then.

🙂