Japan's Culture #2: Teru Teru Bozu

  Teru Teru Bozu is a doll made of paper or white cloth, it looks like a ghost. It is belived that is an amulet  which keeps the rain away and brings sunny days. The legend of Teru Teru Bozu it's from China, it talks from one godess called So-Chin-Nyan, who swept the rain clouds of the sky gifting the people with one sunny day.
  Always the children want a sunny day they hang one Teru Teru Bozu on the outside of the house and sing: 

"Teru-teru-bozu, teru bozu

Ashita tenki ni shite o-kure

Itsuka no yume no sora no yo ni

Haretara kin no suzu ageyo

Teru-teru-bozu, teru bozu

Ashita tenki ni shite o-kure

Watashi no negai wo kiita nara

Amai o-sake wo tanto nomasho

Teru-teru-bozu, teru bozu

Ashita tenki ni shite o-kure

Sorete mo kumotte naitetara

Sonata no kubi wo chon to kiru zo"

Which translated is:

"Teru-teru-bozu, teru bozu

Make tomorrow a sunny day

Like the sky of a dream i had

If it's sunny I will give you a golden bell

Teru-teru-bozu, teru bozu

Make tomorrow a sunny day

If my dream become reality

We'll drink much sake

Teru-teru-bozu, teru bozu

Make tomorrow a sunny day

But if it rains you will be crying

Then I cut off your head with scissors"

  

  If it works, dip the doll in sake, because it loves.

  If don't works you will have to cut of it head.

  I will hope that works! Bye! 

Isa-chan