teru teru bozu

Do you know Teru Teru Bozu ?
The other day we were making project to go to a faunistic animal park and as weather is quite cloudy, I prepared a Teru Terru Bozu and gave Momochan to hang onthe window to be sure to have good time the day after.

Teru Teru Bozu is a little traditional handmade doll made of white paper or cloth that Japanese farmers began hanging outside of their window by a string.

In shape and construction they are essentially identical to ghost dolls, such as those made fort Halloween.
This amulet is supposed to have magical powers to bring good weather and to stop or prevent a rainy day. "Teru" is a Japanese verb which describes sunshine, and a "bōzu" is a Buddhist monk

Traditionally, if the weather does turn out well, eyes are drawn in (compare daruma), a libation of holy sake (神酒) is poured over them, and they are washed away in the river.
Today, children make teru-teru-bōzu out of tissue paper or cotton and string and hang them from a window when they wish for sunny weather, often before a school picnic day while hanging it upside down instead, acts like a prayer for rain. They are a very common sight in Japan.

This is the song kids sing while hanging Teru Teru at a window at home before going out for a pic nick or else and they need a nice day:

TERU TERU SONG

Teru-Teru Bouzu, Teru Bouzu,
ashita tenki ni shite o-kure.
Itsuka no yume no sora no you ni haretara gin no suzu ageyo.
Teru-Teru Bouzu, Teru Bouzu,
ashita tenki ni shite o-kure.
Watashi no negai wo kiita nara amai osake wo tanto nomasho.
Teru-Teru Bouzu, Teru Bouzu,
ashita tenki ni shite o-kure.
Moshi mo kumotte naitetara sonata no kubi wo chon to kiru zo