Whenever my friends start a new business, I give them as a present a Maneki Neko. This is a ceramic or wooden or papier-mâché cat with its paw raised. There doesn't seem to be a clear explanation on what it means when the left paw is raised versus the right paw. Mostly it seems though, the left paw raised will bring in customers to a business, that is the Maneki Neko that I give to my friends. The right paw is just in general for good luck. However, I have heard some people think it is the other way around. Not sure when I learned about these cats. They were always in Japanese stores I went to but I never really thought about it until I got older and then learned why they were in the stores.
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