<WMFG Special Edition 3> Whisper Your Wish

Have you ever tossed a coin into a fountain or a lake? In the region where I am based, Asia, there is a lot of myths and wishes related to throwing a coin into the water. It has been said and believed that the act of tossing a coin is similar to sending up a prayer to god —an early version of making a wish. Since water was a scarce resource back in ancient history, that is how ancestors prayed for drinkable water. Now more or less this practice represents as saying your wish. Carp also has a symbolic meaning in Asia. Fish drawn in Asian art(Japan/China/Korea) is mostly the carp. This fish symbolizes longevity because carps can get very old and the big scales on the body of a carp repres...View all