てるてる坊主 ( teru teru bōzu ) which means "shine shine monk" is a doll made of white cloth that Japanese people hang outside of their window. It is usually handmade and it reminds of ghost. How said an old legend it is supposed to have magical powers to bring good weather and to stop or prevent a rainy day. In fact the word teru is a Japanese verb which describes sunshine and the word bōzu is a Buddhist monk, or in modern slang 'bald-headed'.
What about the story?
There was a monk who promised a village plagued by constant rains that he could stop the rains that were ruining their crops and bring good weather. When the rain continued and the monk was decapitated by the unimpressed villagers.
