Hello All! Meet my maneki neko aka beckoning cat, called Oyong.
I name it under the name of the one who bought me this cat from Japan and I put it under my desktop as the decoration and of course for bringing me good luck into my workplace. I heard that maneki neko can bring good luck in our life. But the certain luck it brought depends on its color and which paw raised.
Curious I was, so I gained some information about this lucky cat and here's the facts I got:
Luck brought depending on which paw is raised:
-Left paw raised: This is thought to bring luck in the form of beckoning people, such as guests or more customers for our business.
-Right paw raise: This is believed to beckon in good luck, particularly in money and wealth. For this reason, some maneki neko sculptures have been made into hollow statues with coin slots in them, serving as piggy banks.
Luck brought depending on maneki neko colors:
-White maneki neko often in calypco or tricolor spots or patches: This is considered to bring pure good luck because tricolor cats are not an everyday occurence, much like good luck.
-Black maneki neko: This is thought to ward off evil and disease.
-Gold maneki neko color: This is believed to invite money and wealth.
The are many stories about why maneki neko became so popular. Like maneki neko saved a Japanese nobleman's life and therefore a sculpture is built to honor the cat.
Also another story of cat washing their faces means that it's going to rain soon. This evolved into a belief that when a cat raises its paw to wash its face it will "rain"people upon us like guests and customers. Customers bring wealth and are therefore good luck. So, the raised hand of the maneki neko may be a hand raised in face-wash action.
Oyong came in white calypco color with its right paw raised. I hope it brings me good luck and good wealth.
So thankful for Oyong and thanking Oyong for buying me this! Loveee
SP
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