商売繁盛の縁起ものと言えば「まねき猫」です。
レトロチックで、ゴージャス!可愛くて御利益もありそうです!
このまねき猫は単三電池を2本使用し、左手をフリフリ動かしてしてくれます ♪
招き猫はアメリカでも人気があるそうで、お土産用や輸出用としても製作されています。
これらは「dollar cat」とか「welcome cat」と呼ばれるようです。
ただし、手のひらの方向が日本と逆向きで、これは手招きする手のジェスチャーが、日本とアメリカでは逆(欧米では日本の招き方だと『失せろ』になってしまう)という文化の相違に起因するそうです。
なるほど・・。
Friday, March 28, 2008
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