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Anonymous users2024-02-13Lucky cat. How did it come about? What exactly is its prototype?
The beckoning cat (beckoning cat) is a cat-shaped object with its forelimbs posing to attract people. Since cats are able to repel rats that bite crops and silkworms, the beckoning cat has been the mascot of silkworm farmers since ancient times, and its posture is meant to repel rats. After the decline of sericulture, the beckoning cat became a prosperous mascot for the trade because its posture resembled that of attracting customers.
What kind of cat is the prototype of the beckoning cat?
The prototype of the beckoning cat is a three-flowered cat.
This is what we often call a native cat.
Legend has it that the Japanese beckoning cat was brought back from the Tang Dynasty when a Japanese monk came to China to study, and there is a story about it in Japan.
It is said that in Edo a long, long time ago.
In present-day Tokyo), there is a temple called Haotokuji Temple, which is sparsely sparse in fireworks. The abbot kept an elegant white cat named Jade.
Due to the "poor management" of the temple, it has long been poor and cannot open the pot. However, the abbot still did not abandon the "jade".
Until one day, a local tyrant was hunting near the temple. The local tyrant suddenly found that in the bushes, there was a white cat beckoning to him. The local tyrant was very curious, so he followed "Jade" into the temple.
As soon as he stepped into the temple gate, he heard a thunderclap, and a big tree was chopped down by lightning and was smashing into the place where the local tyrants were hunting at that time. In order to thank the "jade" for saving his life, the local tyrant took out a huge amount of money to repair the Haode Temple, and the temple finally came back to life, and the incense flourished since then.
What does the right and left hands of the beckoning cat represent?
The male cat raises his right hand, symbolizing wealth and good luck.
The female cat raises her left hand, symbolizing the wide alliance and the rolling crowd.
Meaning of the raised hand of the financial cat.
Legend has it that the merchant's beckoning cat raised its right hand to attract visitors during the day, and raised its left hand to attract visitors for night business or special trades.
guests; In addition, raising the right hand symbolizes the arrival of fortune and happiness; The left hand symbolizes recruitment, an endless stream of customers, and a strong appetite. However, in order to cater to the business model of Taiwanese businessmen who love both fortune and crowds.
Taiwanese industry has risen to improve the beckoning cat, beckoning and beckoning customers to raise their hands as if shouting long live, plus a gold ingot on their stomachs.
of the "Strange Cat".
Raise your right hand: male cats, beckoning, family use.
Raise your left hand: female cats, recruits, and industries.
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Anonymous users2024-02-12Because the posture of the beckoning cat is particularly similar to the posture of soliciting guests, he has become the mascot of soliciting guests. The prototype of the beckoning cat is the three-flowered cat, which is commonly known as the native cat. In addition, there is a difference between the left hand or the right hand of the beckoning cat, the left hand is the female cat, which represents the wide alliance to attract customers for business, and the right hand is the male cat, which represents the collection of money, the source of wealth is rolling, and it is used for household use.
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Anonymous users2024-02-11Regarding the origin of the cat's fortune function, Duan Chengshi's Tang Dynasty book "Youyang Miscellaneous" once wrote: "The cat washes its face and ears and is a guest", and the image of the beckoning cat genus jumped on the paper; It can be determined that at least 1,000 years ago, in the Tang Dynasty, there was such a custom among Chinese people. On the other hand, it originated in Japan and is a common cat-shaped idol ornament in traditional Japanese culture, which is regarded as a kind of mascot for fortune and good fortune, and its history can be traced back to Edo more than 400 years ago.
The beckoning cat is usually made of ceramic, usually white, and has the form of one hand raised above the head in a gesture to beckon. Generally, the beckoning cat raises its left hand to indicate good fortune; Raising the right hand means attracting wealth; When both hands are raised at the same time, it means that "wealth" and "blessing" come 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.
The different colors of the beckoning cat represent the different wishes of the owner, expressing the eternal hope of human beings for happiness, contentment, and good luck.
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