How do they do in different cultures?
In subcontinent (especially Sindh, Rajistan, etc) they attach a piece of colored cloth with a tree (normally near a mazaar) to make a wish.
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And that colored cloth is specifically red?
I never heard of this but, i saw it in ARMAAN movie
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And that colored cloth is specifically red?
red and orange. I read that this way of making a wish is also common in far east countries.
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Ok whats the origin of 'making a wish when you see a star falling'?
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Its very common in rural areas. almost all mazars got such trees in the vicinity. Even in some areas, when a person is suffering from intermittent fever, a piece of cloth is hung in a tree by considering that ‘bukhar ko bandh dia gaya hai’ 
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Make a wish = Dua ?
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Make a wish = Dua ?
not dua.. muraad mangna
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As in ye ho jaye tou itne nafl parhongi ? Ya itne rozay rakhongi ?
Or giving sadaqa wen someone is sick ?
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As in ye ho jaye tou itne nafl parhongi ? Ya itne rozay rakhongi ?
Or giving sadaqa wen someone is sick ?
kinda like that. but its more about doing certain things bring fortune. like 'toota hua tara dekh kar jo maango wo mil jae ga' kind stuff
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Ahan.
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The original legend says that if you throw a coin into the Trevi – with your back to the fountain, throwing the coin with your right hand over your left shoulder – that will ensure a return to Rome.
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I was at the Trevi Fountain last summer, I saw people doing this and throwing the coin in other random ways. I wonder, with the number of tourists that place gets, what happens to the coins? Does somebody collect them? If not then it must have been overflowing with coins by now, no?
Haroon Ahmad
DET - U.S. Central Command
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the article says:
While there are regularly attempts to steal the coins from the bottom of the fountain, you may be pleased to know that the coins are collected every night and the funds have been used to fund a supermarket that serves the poor of Rome, the Italian Red Cross, as well as other local charities. And we’re not talking chump change, either – workers routinely pull roughly €3,000 per day out of the Trevi!
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wow, that's a great use of these coins. Thanks for the info
Haroon Ahmad
DET - U.S. Central Command
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