Online Lottery For Indonesians
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In rural Flores, the shio-lottery is a popular pastime and shapes daily life. Its social nature is evident from the fact that the lottery features in conversations between men and women, young and old, day and night. It is even a topic of discussion in the classrooms. People often brag about their winnings, and their abilities in predicting the result of future draws. They rely on calculations, interpretations and the ‘third eye’ that they are believed to possess.
Interestingly, the shio-lottery also provides a foreign, relatively novel lens for discussing omens and dreams. The interpretation of these events is based on the belief that they contain messages from ancestors. This reimagination of omens is not unique to the lottery. People in Flores have long interpreted omens, but the lottery has introduced a new, distinctly modern dimension to the practice. People also rely on Chinese zodiac images as predictors of the results of upcoming drawings. By interpreting the numbers of a horoscope as being lucky or unlucky, they can bet on which combination will be drawn, and thus win the prize money. This is how a small amount of money becomes a significant amount of wealth in the eyes of the winner.