Origami Lucky Stars

I have been seeing lot of people gifting Origami Lucky Stars to their beloved ones. Just like you, I was curious to know what is so special about Origami Lucky Stars?! And, that is when I came across…

The Fabled Story of Hoshi

MANY MOONS AGO… In Japan, lived a young girl named Hoshi. Hoshi was mesmerized by the stars in night sky. Every night, she would lie on the grass fields and watch the stars for long hours.

One Night, while Hoshi was star gazing, something happened! Suddenly, the stars were falling out of the sky. Seeing the stars fall out made her sad and she started to cry. There were so many stars falling which made her worry that soon there would be no more stars.

Bingo! She had an idea. Hoshi rushed home to grab a glass jar and some papers and returned to the fields to continue watching the stars. For each falling star Hoshi saw, she made a paper star and started putting them in the glass jar. That night, she made 100 paper stars.

Night after night, Hoshi continued to go to field and fill the glass jar with paper stars. Yet, she was unhappy because there were many more stars falling from the sky and she wasn’t able to make a paper star for each of them. She was worried. Hoshi had another idea! She gathered the kids in the village and explained them about all that was happening. The kids joined Hoshi to help her out. Hoshi & the kids made thousands of stars.

There upon something magical happened! More stars began to appear in the sky. Hoshi & the kids were happy. Hoshi staring the sky said…

“Whenever an Origami Lucky Star is made, a falling star is saved.”

The kids continued making the Origami Lucky Stars. The tradition is being followed even till date. Although, Origami Lucky Stars have been lucky to the falling stars, some say and believe that they have been lucky to them.

Other stories

I have also heard that Origami Lucky Stars are used as gifts to signify Love, Luck and sincerity. The amount of stars that you give has a significance.

Some rituals consider that if you make or give someone 100 or 1000 Origami Lucky Stars then you/recipient are able to make wish on the stars. While other rituals have particular meaning for particular number of Origami Lucky stars, such as:

  • 1 star : The only one
  • 2 stars : Happy Couple
  • 9 stars : Love for a long time
  • 55 stars : Love you with no regrets
  • 99 stars : May the Friendship/Love last forever
  • 101 stars : You are the one
  • 365/366 stars : Whole year blessing
  • 520 stars : I Love You
  • 548 stars : Can’t stop loving you
  • 999 stars : Endless Love
  • 1314 stars : Eternity Love

Each individual have their own interpretation of Origami Lucky Stars which itself is Magical.

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