🫙What are these water bottles in Japan
You can find them anywhere in Japan, but especially If you walk through a residential area, you may come across rows of plastic bottles, partially filled with water. 🚰
This is known as "nekoyoke" or cat repellants, and in Japan it's believed that the light that breaks through the water turns into a kaleidoscope that turns away cats. 🐈
Althgough a very prevalent custom in Japan, the origin comes from an April Fool's Joke told at a radio program abroad during the 1980's.
It's said that Japanese people at that time believed it and it has remained a tradition since.
Be careful if you are doing this yourself as there have been some fire hazard cases in Japan due to those water bottles.
Do you know any other custom with an unknown origin?
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