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fandomhigh2024-05-27 12:08 pm
intheeyeofthebeholding) wrote in fandomhigh2024-05-27 12:08 pm
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Cats! Monday, 4th period
Today was a no-cats-from-home day, and class was meeting at Portalocity.
Jon waved at them as they arrived. "Today we're going to Japan. Specifically, to Gotoku-ji Temple. There's a tradition in Japan of the beckoning cat. Maneki Neko. The story goes that as a lord passed the temple, a cat beckoned to him. As soon as he followed the cat into the temple, lightning struck where he had been standing. He was so grateful, he made it into his family's temple. Today, people bring statues of the cat to the temple as offerings."
He smiled. "There are a few places cats are worshipped or memorialized. I thought this one would be fun to see."
Jon waved at them as they arrived. "Today we're going to Japan. Specifically, to Gotoku-ji Temple. There's a tradition in Japan of the beckoning cat. Maneki Neko. The story goes that as a lord passed the temple, a cat beckoned to him. As soon as he followed the cat into the temple, lightning struck where he had been standing. He was so grateful, he made it into his family's temple. Today, people bring statues of the cat to the temple as offerings."
He smiled. "There are a few places cats are worshipped or memorialized. I thought this one would be fun to see."
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