Today we had the most beautiful rain in the sunshine. I was reminded of an Indian belief of foxes getting married in the this weather. There is a similar belief in Japan too. Interestingly, Japanese folk belief also holds that a sunshower signals “the fox’s wedding.” In seeking to understand the basis for this association the folklore of sunshowers and rainbows in other parts of the world was briefly surveyed some crazy researchers. But no clear-cut functional explanation was forthcoming. It is seen that sunshowers are widely regarded as events which entail spiritual danger, while foxes are regarded as tricksters capable of metamorphosis into human shape. So watch out!!! A similar association of names (“ fox’s belt,” “fox’s wedding”) is also documented for the rainbow in various parts of Europe, much of Africa and in Southeast Asia. There is a beautiful Japanese movie called Dreams by Akira Kurosawa. I watched on SBS years ago. #lifeofniru #rainandsunshine #foxeswedding #brisbane #dreamsmovie #worldbeliefs #foxthetrickster #shapeshifter #foxinhumanskin https://www.instagram.com/p/CGojvqAF9sd/?igshid=1e1dbn38r90cw
