November 2005 - Foon Ying visit to lucky temple

My next foon ying group outing was to a temple. The interesting thing about this temple was the magic sticks and fortune tellers. You could go to a window and for a donation you were given a container of sticks, like pick-up sticks. You hold the container diagonally and shake it allowing the sticks to slightly come out and magically one stick will come out of the container farther than the rest. You pull out this stick and the number on the stick is your lucky number. The container of sticks is returned to the window and you take your lucky number to one of several fortune teller booths lined up next to the temple. The fortune teller looks at your number and hands you a pre-printed fortune in chinese characters. This you have to find someone to translate.

This temple had some of the most interesting offerings I've seen. The usual is fruits, but one lady must have had a very unique need as she offered a whole roasted duck that she used to hold her insense.