Snowflakes, Part 1

Author: Tanizaki Junichiro

However, in addition to the circumstances I mentioned earlier, which caused her marriage to be delayed, there is also a reason for "Yukiko's" bad luck, which is that she was born under the sign of Aries. Generally, the superstitious belief of disliking those born under the sign of Aries, and the intense dislike of the sign of the Horse, does not exist in the "Tokyo" region; therefore, the residents of "Tokyo" have different feelings about the matter. But in the "Kansai" region, which includes the prefectures of "Osaka", "Kobe", and "Kyoto" - especially among women in the villages - it is claimed that those born under these two signs have bad luck, their marriages are delayed, and it is best to avoid them. They even use popular proverbs about them, such as: "The unfortunate one born under Aries will find no open door or hope!"