Success & goals
Customs people turn to when they wish for Success & goals.
16 articles
Fill a Darumaโs Eye for Exam Luck and Success / ๐ฏ๐ต Japan
Choose a goal and fill one eye of a daruma to welcome exam luck and success. The Japanese doll that keeps rising upright carries your wish to see things through.
Carry a Tenjin Amulet for Study and Exam Success / ๐ฏ๐ต Japan
Carry a Tenjin study amulet and pray for success in your exams and learning. At Dazaifu Tenmangu, the blessing of Sugawara Michizane accompanies people working toward a new goal.
Clap Tejime for Business Luck and Success / ๐ฏ๐ต Japan
Clap tejime with your team after a job well done and welcome business luck and future success. Japanโs three-three-three-one rhythm gives a shared celebration a wonderfully satisfying finish.
Give Golden Mandarins to Wish Someone Prosperity and Success / ๐จ๐ณ China
Give mandarins at Lunar New Year and wish someone prosperity and success. Their golden colour and auspicious name make an everyday fruit into a bright New Year greeting, something you can offer and then enjoy together.
Choose a Wax Shape and Wish for New Year Success / ๐ฉ๐ช Germany
Choose a shape cast in cold water on New Yearโs Eve and wish for success with a new goal. The German custom of Wachsgieรen gives everyone at the table a shape to interpret.
Give a Schultรผte to Wish a Child Good Luck at School / ๐ฉ๐ช Germany
Fill a Schultรผte with pencils and small treats to wish a child good luck on their first day of school. The paper cone marks a new beginning in Germany.
Wear Yellow at Vasant Panchami for Success in Your Studies / ๐ฎ๐ณ India
Wear something yellow and set out a notebook as you wish for success in your studies. At Vasant Panchami, the arrival of spring is an occasion to celebrate learning.
Give a Laurel Crown to Wish a Graduate Success / ๐ฎ๐น Italy
Give a laurel crown to someone who has finished their studies and wish them success in what comes next. In Padua, the green crown has a place at university celebrations.
Share Lucky Peanuts to Wish Your Team Success / ๐บ๐ธ USA
Share peanuts with the people facing an important challenge with you, and wish for success together. This good-luck tradition has a place in mission control, where teams prepare to welcome extraordinary moments in space exploration.
Say a Korean New Year Blessing for Family Harmony and Success / ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea
Say a Korean-style deokdam greeting at Seollal and wish someone family harmony or success. A good wish becomes something you can give aloud, with a few words chosen for the person listening.
Give Housewarming Essentials for Prosperity and a Smooth Start / ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea
Give toilet paper or laundry detergent as a Korean-style housewarming gift and wish the household a fortunate beginning. The paper unrolls like a life going smoothly; the rising bubbles express hopes for growing prosperity.
Make Crescent Songpyeon for Family Harmony and a Bright Future / ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea
Make crescent-shaped songpyeon with your family at Chuseok and wish for family harmony and growth. Koreaโs half-moon rice cakes give a beautiful shape to the hope that the good things in life will keep growing.
Give Sticky Yeot Candy for Exam Success and Good Luck / ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea
Give Korean yeot candy to someone before an important exam and wish them success. The sticky sweet plays on the Korean link between sticking and passing: a delicious little encouragement to help a good wish stay with them.
Choose an Alasitas Miniature for Prosperity / ๐ต๐ช Peru
Choose a small model of something you hope to achieve and display it as a wish for prosperity. In Puno, Peru, miniatures at Alasitas give a visible shape to peopleโs hopes.
Share Layered Khanom Chan for Career Success / ๐น๐ญ Thailand
Share a square of nine-layer khanom chan and wish someone career success. This Thai steamed sweet turns a wish to move forward into something you can count.
Give a Flower and a Note for Success in Your Studies / ๐น๐ญ Thailand
Give a flower and a note to someone who has taught you and wish for success in your studies. The Thai ceremony of Wai Khru gives students a moment to thank their teachers.