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Visiting card of Johann van Beethoven, brother of Ludwig van Beethoven. A visiting card, also called a calling card, was a small, decorative card that was carried by individuals to present themselves to others. It was a common practice in the 18th and 19th century, particularly among the upper classes, to leave a visiting card when calling on ...
A woman places a prayer note in the Wall. Today, more than a million prayer notes or wishes are placed in the Western Wall each year. [7] Notes that are placed in the Wall are written in just about any language and format. Their lengths vary from a few words to very long requests. They include poems and Biblical verses.
Twice a year, the Rabbi of the Western Wall oversees the collection of thousands of notes to ensure there's always room for more.
There are more than 500 supposed oracular statements which have survived from various sources referring to the oracle at Delphi. Many are anecdotal, and have survived as proverbs. Several are ambiguously phrased, apparently in order to show the oracle in a good light regardless of the outcome.
Such ofuda, also called shinsatsu (神札), go-shinsatsu (御神札) or shinpu (神符), are often placed on household Shinto altars and revered both as a symbol of the shrine and its deity (or deities) – containing the kami 's essence or power by virtue of its consecration – and a medium through which the kami in question can be accessed ...
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Teuila cards are a pack of fortune-telling cards, likely brought from Samoa by Isobel Strong, stepdaughter of Robert Louis Stevenson. [1] In her biography she recalls telling fortunes at garden parties using calling cards which she had painted symbols onto ("a horseshoe for luck, a bee to signify work, a heart for love, etc"). [ 2 ]
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