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auspicious

On-Yomi: ショウ — Kun-Yomi: さいわ.い、きざ.し、よ.い、つまび.らか

Koohii stories:

1) [Johnnyltn] 13-9-2006(189): Bringing a sheep to sacrifice on the altar was a sign of an auspicious life. The poor could only afford a pigeon, the more auspicious an expensive sheep for an offering.

2) [ziggr] 24-5-2007(73): On this ewe-spicious occasion, you sacrifice a sheep at the altar. —— Sorry, but I really need more than generic altar sacrifices to connect keywords to stories. Sometimes an egregious pun is the only way.

3) [akrodha] 16-3-2007(57): Once a year, the people pray for a sign from the gods. If the gods are pleased, they send down a sheep to the altar. The people see this as an auspicious gift; the wool and milk from this sheep is considered holy. But the gods think of it as a witty joke, since it's just a metaphor for the people following ancient rituals like blind sheep. Continued in calamity (#1291 禍).

4) [nest0r] 13-2-2008(29): It's an auspicious sign when you go to the altar and the sheep is already beside it, ready to go.

5) [cbogart] 18-1-2007(23): Auspicious (adj): contraction of "Australia" and "delicious"; a sheep is placed on an "australian altar", or "barbie", on an auspicious occasion to celebrate.

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