I want to talk about a Japanese saying called hatsuyume—hatsu means the first, and yume is dream. Your first dream in the new year will, as Japanese tradition says, predict how your year is going to turn out if you dream about one of three things.

The most common saying that everybody knows is ichi Fuji, ni taka, san nasubi. One, Mount Fuji. Two, hawk. Three, eggplant. But why an eggplant? It's a play on words. And there are also three more lucky symbols that aren't very well-known, even to Japanese people. Come with me as I explore this fascinating New Year tradition and the clever wordplay behind these lucky dream symbols.

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