Women listen to fortune-tellers at "saju cafe" in Seoul

Women listen to fortune-tellers at a "saju" (four pillars) cafe, called Eros, in Seoul on May 27, 2015. Fortune-telling based on saju, which represents four factors in one's birth (day, month, year and time), originated in ancient China and is still popular in South Korea today. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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