Do Shooting Stars Have the Power to Fulfill Wishes?
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Shooting Stars?
Origins
There is no solid evidence where the practice of wishing on shooting stars comes from. Some people believe that shooting stars a symbol of hope, others associate them with divine powers and think of them as angels. Some even believe that they are magical and can transform your life once you've made a wish.
I think it's a combination of things. Once you make the wish you can't just let is sit there. You have to do something about it. Try to get what you want in life, make the wish your starting point. After you've done that you can fully embrace it and start working towards what you want most in your life.
Tanabata
Festivals
Japan has what is called the Tanabata festival or “star” festival. The festival takes place on the 7th day of the 7th month (July). According to the Chinese legend this specific time the two stars, Altair and Vega, which are usually separated from each other by the Milky Way, are able to meet.
Because the 7th month of the year roughly coincides with August rather than July according to the formerly used lunar calendar, Tanabata is still celebrated on August 7th in some regions of Japan, while it is celebrated on July 7th in other regions.
One popular custom is to write your wishes on a piece of paper, and hang the piece of paper on a specially erected bamboo tree, in the hope that the wishes come true.
I haven't found any other major festivals that have to do with wishing and stars.
Keep Wishing?
Maybe wishing on a shooting star really does make your wishes come true, even if it really is a meteor. Maybe, just maybe by wishing on a shooting star what you're really doing is pushing yourself to believe in what you want most in life. Once you come to that realization the wheels have been put into motion and you try harder to get what you most want.
In any case, I’m not sure how rare shooting stars are, but if you aren’t looking you're sure to miss one. If wishing on a shooting star makes you feel better, happier and more able to go for the things you want most in life, wish away!
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Comments
I have seen hundred of shooting stars and have placed wishes on most of them. Many of these wishes (as well as the wishes placed on white horses and hay trucks) have come true, scientifically PROVING that all these things do have the power to fulfill wishes.
okay so maybe all that stuff you said is true,
but if you believe in it then why wont it cometrue?
its how you make it :)
Abhinaya says:
2 years ago
I have never come across a shooting star in my life.May be if I do I won't be able to resist the temptation to make a wish though the scientific and astronomical facts are defy these things.Your article is full of information and thanks for answering the request and the additions that I was unaware of.The Japanese and Chinese customs and festivals are new to me.The videos are really good.Thanks again zannr.