Happiness worldwide - Which animals have positive characters?

There are lucky animals all over the world.

While scientists continue to investigate the question of the relationship between animals and happiness, most cultures have already found an answer to it. Many animals are considered a symbol of happiness and prosperity. For example, the koi in Japan is also called a "floating jewel", which gives its owner happiness and a long life. If you crawl under the belly of an elephant in Asia or even encourage him to lift his trunk, this should also bring good luck. In our culture, tricolor cats are considered lucky charms for the house and yard. Anyone who owns such a lucky cat is saved from illness and lives in a safe and secure environment. Here, research overlaps with cultural views. If an animal is in the vicinity of a human being, the hormone oxytocin is released. The so-called cuddle hormone triggers a feeling of comfortable security in our body. And isn't this the first step to happiness?

crane.

The term "bird of happiness" originally comes from Sweden. It is simply based on the fact that spring is coming back with the enduring plane ( 2000 kilometers non–stop ) - and with it warmth, light and abundance of food. No other bird exerted such a charm on philosophers, clergymen, nobles and kings. In China and Japan, the crane stands for a long life. In sagas, red-crowned cranes act as companions of immortal gods. Also, images of cranes often adorned imperial palaces - as a good omen. And when Taoist priests died, it was called "turning into a feathered crane".

blackbird.

The Beatles dedicated a song to the blackbird. "Blackbird" it is called, black bird. And at the end of the song, the flute of this Pietzmatz sounds, who in France promises happiness to everyone whose path he crosses. No wonder that La merle, the blackbird, is the godfather of many city and place names: Le Merle, Mont-Merle, Les Bois au Merle ...

elephant.

If you want to conjure up happiness in Asia, slip under the belly of an elephant – or encourage the pachyderm to lift its trunk. This is considered, as it were, a hint of happiness. The animal has always been revered in the Asian cultural circle for its strength and cleverness. In Hinduism, the elephant-headed god Ganesha is the deity of happiness and success. In Buddhism, the elephant is revered because the Buddha is said to have lived on Earth as a white elephant before his rebirth as a human being.

pig.

For several centuries, the pig has been used as a symbol of happiness. At that time, with the onset of the Middle Ages, it was a sign of prosperity and fertility. To date, this meaning has not been lost. Especially in Europe, the saying "Hog had!" still needed.