Smiling Pig

When koreans start a business, they have a unique ceremony for good luck.
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Even hi-tech businesses such as banks, securities companies and computer companies have this ceremony on the first day of business.
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This ceremony is also necessary when movies start filming.
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During the ceremony, the host sets the table with food, rice cakes, and the head of a pig.
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When people get together they bow to the pig and put money into the pig's mouth.
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It is not a superstition, but a custom for good luck.
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There are special shops which sell pig's heads, and a smiling one is more expensive than a normal one.
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If Koreans see a pig in their dreams, they like to buy lottery tickets because it is believed that pigs bring good luck.
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