I have never been to Japan before but I have always wanted omamoris. I have seen ones in a local online shop but I don’t know if it’s real or not (most likely no). I also wanted to gift them to my friends for luck.
Is it bad luck to buy those? Another question I have is is it culture appropriation if I do buy them?
I apologize in advance if this is an inappropriate question!
( edit: thanks to everyone who responded, all of you are greatly appreciated!! :> )
by Soft-Flat
7 comments
I think it is OK to give them as a gift even if they are not from a temple.
It is cultural apropriation to worry sbout cultural apropriation if you’re not a white american teenager 😜
(seriously: most ppl worldwide love to see foreigners experiencing their culture)
All omamori are bad luck except the ones sold by my holding company. Just comment your name, credit card number and three-digit security code, and I’ll send you a genuine omamori, guaranteed to bring you good luck and cure your male pattern baldness.
No. You get counterfeit luck with those.
“Another question I have is is it culture appropriation if I do buy them?”
This is **so** trolling.
It’s cultural appropriation and bad luck to have asked this. 100 years of bad culture luck.
Why do you want an omamori? You still want it even if you know it counterfeit? I guess it’s better to have a perfume bag like these; https://www.google.com/search?q=%E5%8C%82%E3%81%84%E8%A2%8B&client=tablet-android-sharp-rvo3a&prmd=simvn&sxsrf=ALiCzsZPsOndcxDMNI661_n5QqPMnqz6wA:1654182818049&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj3j42ah4_4AhVSZt4KHTIDCWUQ_AUoAnoECAIQAg&biw=800&bih=1280&dpr=1.5