By the way, warm reminder: lucky cats are very particular about their gestures and colors!
Orthodox Japanese lucky cats can be divided into male and female cats. The male cat raised his right hand to symbolize lucky money and good luck. The mother cat raised her left hand, symbolizing extensive friendship and rolling crowds. In Japan, most shops display female cats, because the Japanese believe that as long as there is a crowd, there will be a valve tide.
Raise your left hand for good luck, and raise your right hand for good luck. If both hands are raised, it means that "wealth" and "happiness" can arrive together.
White cats represent luck; Black cats can ward off evil spirits and eliminate disasters, ensuring peace; The yellow cat is praying for a good marriage; The red cat is to eliminate disasters and diseases; Gold is wealth, which ensures prosperous business and abundant financial resources; Purple represents beauty, health and longevity; Green is happiness and stability, hoping to be the first; Pink naturally represents love.
Cats that close their eyes represent near wealth, while cats that open their eyes represent far wealth.
Holding your hand low (close to your face) can attract happiness nearby; Holding your hand high (above your head) can call for happiness in the distance.
The golden bell hanging on the chest of a lucky cat also represents luck, fortune, luck and birth.
The items that the lucky cat holds in her arms (some at her feet) also have different meanings:
Eggplant symbolizes love, good luck and harvest; Peaches symbolize the realization of wishes; Golden carp symbolizes auspiciousness and is more than enough every year; Mount Fuji symbolizes wealth, ideals and dreams; Turtles or cranes symbolize health and longevity; Pine and bamboo symbolize peace, vitality, auspiciousness and well-being; Bamboo shoots symbolize career progress, rising steadily; Treasure ships symbolize wealth; Cherry blossoms symbolize love and wealth; Duckweed symbolizes peace, happiness and well-being; Pine trees and plum blossoms symbolize good luck and longevity.
What do different colors of lucky cats mean? White represents luck and expensive, and red represents health.
Black-avoid disaster pink-love goes well
Blue represents career success and yellow represents family happiness.
Green-safe access, purple-open wisdom
Gold-money is rolling in.
Legends about lucky cats:
It is said that in the Edo period more than 400 years ago, there was a noble family who dyed cloth "Yuegu", and the young master of Yuegu usually had nothing to do, and he loved gambling and played with his cat "Yu". Soon, Yuegu was defeated by several masters.
The housekeeper often advises the young master: "How can I be worthy of the ancestors of the Yue family?" But he didn't care at all. He even said, "Don't bother. Didn't there used to be a story of a crane repaying a debt of gratitude? " If you have no money, ask Xiaoyu to find some! Right, Jed? "Whenever the housekeeper advised him in this way, he would play with the kitten and ignore the housekeeper's words.
Later, Yuegu really fell down, and the housekeeper said, "You should cheer up, and we can start from scratch." Unexpectedly, the young master picked up the kitten and said with a smile, "Xiaoyu, you haven't forgotten our agreement, have you?" Go find some gold coins! "
The next day, Xiaoyu really came back with a gold coin. The housekeeper and the young master are very happy. At this time, the housekeeper advised Yuegu to say, "Master, just take this gold coin and do it well!" " As a result, Yuegu Shaozhu went gambling again. The young master still lost all his money, so he said to Yu, "Yu, give me another gold coin!" " I will make good use of it this time, and I won't gamble again. "Jade hesitated, and then slowly walked away.
After that, the kitten came back with a gold coin in her mouth. Yuegu rushed out with this gold coin and went straight to the casino without looking back. "No problem, I will definitely turn over the books this time." As expected, I lost everything this time. As soon as he got home, he saw the housekeeper in a panic and said, "I don't know what happened, Xiaoyu has no spirit all day!" " "Yuegu rushed into the room, picked up the kitten and shouted," Xiaoyu, Xiaoyu, what's wrong with you? "Then the kitten slowly opened her eyes and licked the valley.
The housekeeper then said, "Master, don't you think Xiaoyu seems to be getting thinner and thinner?" But Yuegu ignored the housekeeper and held the kitten high and said, "Jade, one more, one more. I will definitely do a good job this time. " The kitten looked at her master lazily and walked away slowly, but then the little master thought, "I don't know where Xiaoyu got these gold coins." If I want to follow them, there will be inexhaustible gold coins in the future! " . "
Early the next morning, Yu went out, and the young master followed at a distance. The kitten walked a long way, then stopped in front of a temple, only to see it raise its hands together, say a prayer, and then mumble something. The little master hid behind the Woods and was a little surprised to see the kitten's strange behavior. So he walked slowly forward, only to hear the kitten read: "Take some hands, take some feet, give me some gold coins, take some bellies, take some hair, give me some gold coins …" The kitten read and read, getting thinner and smaller. At this time, the young master suddenly became stupid and rushed out of the Woods with a loud cry: "Xiaoyu! Stop reading! I don't want those gold coins! "
At this time, the kitten looked back at him and continued to read: "Take some hands, take some feet, give me some gold coins, take some bellies, take some hair, give me some gold coins …" Finally, the kitten disappeared, leaving only three gold coins on the ground.
The young master picked up the gold coins on the ground and began to cry. From then on, he worked hard all day, just like a different person, and the money he earned was not spent. After some efforts, the Yuegu family gradually prospered. From then on, Yuegu always put a statue of a cat with gold coins in front of the door, so people in that area followed Yuegu. This is the most widely known sentence in the legend of the lucky cat.
What does the black lucky cat stand for? Black: Avoid evil spirits and eliminate disasters
Holding up the left hand means "lucky" and holding up the right hand means "lucky"
Lucky cats of different colors hint at what this means. Since 1980s, with the businessmen from Hong Kong and Taiwan entering Chinese mainland, lucky cats began to appear in people's field of vision. Perhaps because of its lovely appearance, or perhaps the lucky cat can really bring good luck to its owner, this naive fat cat has gradually moved to the north and south, and now it has become an indispensable mascot for merchants to place in shops and companies.
Lucky cats originated in Japan, and there are many versions of folklore, among which the following one is the most popular.
During the Edo period, there was a well-known family called Yuegu, a local aristocratic family, which gradually declined when it spread to a generation with few owners. The reason is that the owners don't like doing business. His favorite thing is gambling and playing with a cat named Xiaoyu.
Finally, one day, the creditor took all the valuable things at home. The loyal housekeeper begged the young master to cheer up and start from scratch. The plaything owner only knows how to pick up the kitten and say, "Xiaoyu, do you remember when we said we had no money?" Go get some gold coins. "The kitten seemed to understand the little master's words, jumped down from him and walked slowly outside.
The next day, the kitten got back a gold coin, but the young master didn't turn over a new leaf. He gambled again and soon lost the gold coin.
The little master begged the kitten to bring him another gold coin. This time, the kitten hesitated and walked out slowly.
The next day, the kitten took back a gold coin, and the owner took it and stepped into the casino again. The result can be imagined. When I came home empty-handed, the little master picked up the kitten again and begged, "Xiaoyu, once again, for the last time, I will definitely achieve something!" " "The kitten looked at the little master lazily, struggled to get up and walked out slowly ... this time the little master had doubts in his heart. Where did the kitten get the gold coin? If I follow it to find the secret, I will have endless gold coins in the future! He decided to follow the kitten secretly.
The kitten walked a long way and stopped in front of a temple. It raised its hands to pray and murmured, "Take some hands, some feet, give me some gold coins ... Take some belly, take some hair, give me some gold coins ..." As the spell continued, Xiaoyu's body became smaller and smaller, and her master suddenly woke up. He shouted, "Xiaoyu, stop reading." The kitten glanced at him and continued to recite the mantra. At last the kitten disappeared, leaving only three gold coins on the ground.
This incident greatly moved the young master. He used three gold coins as capital, and after years of hard work, he reappeared the prosperity of the Yuegu family. Since then, Yuegu has always placed a statue of a cat with gold coins in front of the door, and many people began to imitate it, eventually forming today's lucky cat.
In Japan, lucky cats pay attention to a lot. Raising your right hand is luck and blessing, usually at home; Holding up the left hand is to recruit people to receive customers and is used by businessmen to set up stores; If you put your hand up, it means that you have both money and people.
The different colors of the lucky cat's body also represent different meanings. Generally speaking, pink is the hope of smooth love, red is the hope of good health, green is the hope of nomination on the gold list, gold is the hope of prosperous fortune, yellow is the hope of prosperous business, and black is the hope of eliminating disasters.
When lucky cats enter the mainland of China, most of them are glittering fat cats. Sitting in a conspicuous place in the shop with their left hands raised, smiling at customers naturally means prosperity. Now there are various styles and colors of lucky cats in shops, which represent people's expectations, but many people still don't know their uses. In fact, no matter what the legend and use, people can associate cats with good hopes, which undoubtedly shows the long-standing dependence between cats and humans.
The lucky cat at home changed color and dyed gold!
The extremely light environment of lucky cats and fish can affect the compensation of body color change, but it is a long process. According to the landlord, I just bought 10 for more than a few days, so it can't be environmental factors. Then there are only two possibilities. One is that you were cheated by your boss when you bought fish, and you used some special means to make it brighter than itself. The second is that your fish is not in good health and suffers from nutritional diseases, but according to you, it is shrimp, which may not be very big. Solution: It is suggested that the landlord feed lycopene to the shrimp. Bait added with shrimp lycopene can be bought in the general market. Or manually inject shrimp lycopene. The advantage of this method is that it can make the color bright but dangerous. Not recommended without professional standards. hope this helps
What do you mean by the color of the gentle wind lucky cat? The explanation of the lucky cat
There are many legends about lucky cats in Japan, which are basically related to "cats repay kindness". Since the edo period, lucky cats have become souvenirs of Japanese people, symbolizing good luck and peace. When the child grows up and the husband goes out, the mother and wife will dress the child with a lucky cat doll. The original lucky cat doll must be sitting on a red cloth mat, with a golden bell hanging on her chest, expressionless, with her eyes closed and her right hand raised as a symbol of wealth. After more than 400 years of development and evolution, lucky cats are no longer limited to fixed gestures and actions, but also have various colors, representing different meanings.
Body color implication of breeze brocade lucky cat;
1, gold stands for prosperity.
2. Yellow stands for: getting married.
3. Blue stands for: Career is thriving.
4, pink stands for: love is smooth.
5. White stands for good luck and peace.
6. Green represents happiness and stability.
7, black stands for: evil spirits and disasters, bless peace.
8. Purple represents health and beauty.
9. Red stands for: driving away diseases and evil spirits and being healthy.
The implication of the lucky cat pattern;
1, Zhong: a symbol of luck and origin.
2, cherry blossoms: a symbol of love, good luck in your career.
3. Mount Fuji: a symbol of wealth and luck.
4. Flowers of the Four Seasons: a symbol of wealth and good luck.
5. Pine, bamboo and plum symbolize peace, auspiciousness and vitality.
6, fish: a symbol of more than a year.
7. Eggplant: symbolizing the realization of wishes and ideals.
8. Turtle crane: a symbol of longevity
9. Treasure ship: a symbol of wealth
10, Eagle: a symbol of ideals and dreams.
Can I have more than one lucky cat with different colors at home? My own preferences.