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  2. Maneki-neko - Wikipedia

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    One day, the cat came to her in a dream and told her that if she made an ornament of the cat, she would be blessed with good luck. The old woman made an ornament of the cat out of Imado ware, a local speciality, and sold it at the Asakusa Shrine, where it became very popular and made her rich, and the maneki-neko was created. [11] [12]

  3. Japanese superstitions - Wikipedia

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    Use of the Maneki Neko or "lucky cat". Many businesses such as shops or restaurants have figures of such beckoning cats, which are considered to be lucky and to bring in money and fortune. [13] A spider seen in the morning means good luck so the spider should not be killed. If a spider is seen at night means bad luck so it should be killed. [6]

  4. Kaibyō - Wikipedia

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    Kaibyō (怪猫, "strange cat") [1] are supernatural cats in Japanese folklore. [2] Examples include bakeneko, a yōkai (or supernatural entity) commonly characterized as having the ability to shapeshift into human form; maneki-neko, usually depicted as a figurine often believed to bring good luck to the owner; and nekomata, referring either to a type of yōkai that lives in mountain areas or ...

  5. Hikonyan - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] [3] The daimyō was beckoned by a white cat to seek shelter from a storm in a temple, and thus saved from a lightning strike. [4] In Japanese , "nyan" is an onomatopoeia for a cat's meow. Hikonyan's samurai helmet is based on a Ii family helmet currently in the Hikone Castle museum.

  6. Lucky cat - Wikipedia

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  7. Doodle Champion Island Games - Wikipedia

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    If Lucky collects 23 of the 24 trophies, selecting the podium with no trophy reads the message "don't trust the bird", activating the final side quest. Lucky is then tasked with finding the true trophy master, who is revealed to be Momo, the black cat from Magic Cat Academy, the Google Doodle for Halloween 2016, 2020, and 2024. This changed ...

  8. Galungan - Wikipedia

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    Galungan is a Balinese holiday celebrating the victory of dharma over adharma. [1] It marks the time when the ancestral spirits visit the Earth. The last day of the celebration is Kuningan, when they return.

  9. List of Lucky Star characters - Wikipedia

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    Nyandarō is a cat puppet, and Akira's partner of the Lucky Star informational ad section called "Super Lucky Channel" (超らっきー☆ちゃんねる, Chō Lucky Channel) late term and "Tera Lucky Channel" (兆らっきー☆ちゃんねる, Tera Lucky Channel) in the Comptiq magazine. Chihiro Ōgami (大神ちひろ, Ōgami Chihiro)