Lucky Cat Cookie Cutter

The lucky cat or more appropriately the beckoning cat is part of mythology in most all Asian countries. He is probably most popular in japan where he is know as maneki-neko. In Asian countries the arm up about head level with the palm facing downward and waving is the gesture of “come here”.

There are many origin stories most going back to medieval times. One of the most popular has a nobleman riding his horse when a storm broke out. He took shelter under a tree. While waiting the storm out he noticed a temple cat sitting sheltering under the eves of a temple. The cat began to call him with the beckoning gesture. He went to see what the cat wanted. As he approached the cat, lightening hit the tree. Had he not been called by the cat he certainly would have died.

This is the one I believe because it describes a cat being a cat. Perhaps it playing with a water drop stuck in a spider’s web or a drip coming off the roof.

In any case centuries latter there are hundreds of versions of the lucky cat. Some are targeted at luck in money or love. There is even a lucky cat museum in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. If they know what’s good for them they’ll print this out and put it in their museum because, it’s lucky.

Print in any food-safe material at 100%. Enjoy!

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