◎ Lucky dream Traditionally a lucky sign
A lucky symbol of fresh starts.
Category: Seasons & solar terms (how to read this category)
Psychology
A New Year dream can reflect a wish for a fresh start and the comfort of family. The year's turn is a natural point to feel you can begin again; dreaming of it out of season suggests your mind wants to draw a line and renew itself.
Folklore and history
New Year in Japan welcomes the Toshigami, the god who brings a year's blessings; pine decorations, sacred ropes and mirror rice cakes mark and house the deity. The first dream of the year foretells its fortune, famously best if it features Mount Fuji, a hawk and an eggplant. The dream itself is read as lucky.
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This site's view
In this site's view, whose home you were in matters. Your parents' or grandparents' house shows a wish to feel your roots' warmth again; an unfamiliar home may foretell that a new place or circle will become where you return. Like making room for the Toshigami, it may be time to clear space in your heart.
Going deeper: our reading
Before New Year comes the year-end bustle of deep cleaning, writing New Year cards and preparing festive osechi food. More people now skip cards and send greetings by message, but the custom of thinking of someone at the turn of the year continues in new forms. In this site's reading, whether you were preparing or already celebrating changes the dream. Deep cleaning suggests a wish to clear out what you no longer need and start fresh. Writing New Year cards reflects a wish to cherish ties with people you haven't contacted lately. Receiving otoshidama, the New Year gift of money, shows nostalgia for a protected childhood; giving it shows pride in supporting others. Praying at a first shrine visit may express a wish to put your hopes into words. This is our speculation, but those too busy to feel the year turning may have this dream in any season.
What to do on waking
Clean and clear one spot, such as your desk or entrance, then write down one thing you want to do this year.
In this scene
- It felt good: the lucky reading gets stronger
- ▲Warn It felt frightening or painful: the warning reading gets stronger — rest first
- The same dream again and again: something your mind has not settled yet
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FAQ
Q. Is dreaming of new Year a good or bad sign?
A. Traditionally a lucky sign. A lucky symbol of fresh starts.
Q. Why do I keep dreaming of new Year?
A. A recurring dream usually points to something your mind has not settled yet. Research suggests such dreams tend to stop once the underlying worry is resolved. Keeping a dream diary helps you notice what triggers it.
Q. What should I do after dreaming of new Year?
A. Clean and clear one spot, such as your desk or entrance, then write down one thing you want to do this year.
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- First Dreams and the Treasure Ship: Entrusting a Year's Luck to a Single Night
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More dreams in "Seasons & solar terms"
- Dawn
- Autumn Leaves
- Christmas
- Halloween
- Setsubun
- Tanabata
- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
- Winter
- The Rainy Season
- The Start of Spring
※ Dream interpretation here is entertainment drawing on psychology and folklore — it is not scientifically proven. "This site's view" is our own interpretation.
