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Anonymous users2024-02-06Devout Japanese people have built cat temples all over Japan, and cat festivals are also held every year, and the more famous cat temples are Tokyo's Haotokuji Temple, Zisei Temple, Nishiji Temple, etc., each cat temple will have a moving story of the civet saving people. The legend of the beckoning cat can be traced back to Edo more than 400 years ago, but it was only 150 years ago that the pottery magnet beckoning cat appeared. From the end of Edo to Meiji and Taisho, the rise and fall of the beckoning cat can be roughly divided as follows:
During the heyday of the Tenpo Ansei period (1830-59), the revival gradually declined in the early Meiji period (1875-6), the Meiji 13-year (1880) gradually declined, and the revival of Owariya Haruyoshi in the 12th year of Taisho (1923). There are many shops in Japan that place a faience cat in front of the store, which always stretches out a hand and shows a serious demeanor to welcome customers, which is the beckoning cat. Because the beckoning cat has a cute and pleasing look, and the Japanese also like to please good fortune like the Chinese, when they see the beckoning cat stretching out their hands and attracting money, they immediately think of the customer's prosperity, so they offer it to their homes or shops, and become decorations for shops and families, and expect to attract good fortune and fortune.
The hand of the beckoning cat is raised high, it is easier to attract wealth and attract customers, but it should not be too high, because too high will destroy the appearance of the beckoning cat. In addition, part of it is to raise the left hand, which means to attract wealth; Part of it is to raise the right hand, which means to attract blessings. If you use two beckoning cats, one on the left and one on the right, then the wealth and the blessing can arrive together.
In Tokyo's Haotokuji Temple, the tomcat raising its right hand has the meaning of beckoning wealth and blessing, and the jade of the left hand raised by Dr. Boyun in the Western Temple is the female cat's intention to greet guests. The golden bell hanging on the chest of the beckoning cat also has the meaning of good luck, fortune, fortune, and origin. Satisfied.
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Anonymous users2024-02-05There are various theories about the origin of the beckoning cat. Among them, one theory is that the custom of beckoning the cat originated in China more than 1,000 years ago, and Duan Chengshi of the Tang Dynasty wrote in the book "Youyang Miscellaneous Quirk (zǔ)": "The cat washes its face and ears and then arrives", and the image of the beckoning cat jumps on the paper, which can be determined that at least in the Tang Dynasty a thousand years ago, there was a custom that cats can attract wealth among Chinese people.
In addition, the beckoning cat is more widespread in Japan. It is a common cat-shaped idol ornament in traditional Japanese culture and is regarded as a kind of mascot for good fortune, dating back more than 400 years to Edo. Generally, the beckoning cat raises its left hand to indicate good fortune, and raising its right hand means to attract wealth, and raising both hands at the same time represents the meaning of "wealth" and "blessing" coming together.
In addition, the golden bell hanging on the chest of the beckoning cat also has the meaning of good luck, fortune, fortune, and origin.
Whether from the perspective of historical records or folk legends, the reason why cats are endowed with the meaning of fortune may be because cats have a special status and role in ancient agricultural societies, able to protect the granary from rodents, but also because the cats themselves have a cute image and docile character, which makes people feel close and liked.
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Anonymous users2024-02-041. The concept of beckoning cat:
Lucky cat, originated in China more than 1,000 years ago, and Japan, Slipaki is a common cat-shaped idol ornament in traditional Japanese culture, regarded as a kind of mascot for good fortune, its history can be traced back to Edo more than 400 years ago.
The beckoning cat is usually made of ceramic, generally white, and the form is one of the hands held high to the top of the head, making a gesture to attract people, generally the beckoning cat raises its left hand to indicate the blessing, and the right hand is raised to mean the fortune, and the two hands are raised at the same time, which represents the meaning of the arrival of the rock together with the wealth and blessing.
The golden bell hanging on the chest of the beckoning cat, also has the meaning of good luck, fortune, fortune, and origin, and the beckoning cat of different colors in Yu Yu represents the different wishes of the owner, expressing the eternal human beings to happiness, contentment, and good luck.
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