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Why Is The Koi Fish Lucky?
Chinese New Year is a time where many would be exchanging Chinese idioms bestowing best wishes and greetings to one another. While we are rummaging through our minds what sort of idioms to say next, here’s a thinker for the ever popular, “年年有鱼/余“ (nian nian you yu). It translates to mean “Yearly Abundance”.
Lucky Koi Fish
In many Chinese New Year decorations and even paintings you often
see Koi fishes as a representative species or icon for luck and prosperity. The history
goes way beyond that, as we dive deeper into the intriguing and old folklore behind
this “fishy” business.
The Japanese and Chinese have always had a rich culture
with animal behaviour and how humans could learn from and benefit their everyday
lives, and that does not leave out the Koi fish.
We speak of a really old traditional Japanese legend which depicts how Koi fishes that lived in the lake at the bottom of a waterfall. The determined, strong Koi Fishes would
swim upstream a waterfall of a place known as the Dragon Gate, performing
utmost perseverance to reach the top. Only the lucky and hardworking ones successfully reach the top of the waterfall, and they are transformed into Dragons.
The Koi Fish Streamers (Koi Nobori)
Though we only see them as decorative Feng Shui pieces or as pets in pretty ponds
and paintings locally, the celebration of Boy’s Day in Japan still portrays a
wide usage of paper or cloth made Koi fishes as hanging streamers.
Quite frankly we thought those were the ones that brought
Fishermen their angler’s luck (Whoops). These streamers actually symbolises parents’
hopes of their boys growing up to be strong, courageous and successful like the
Koi. It is said that the different coloured Koi fishes actually represents father and son.
We can’t vouch if Koi fishes can truly swim and brave waterfalls,
but that legend and culture has definitely been brought down though centuries
and many countries.
GOLD fish
No riches or appropriate location to have some Koi fishes as pets? You’re in luck!
Because the next closest relative in the carp family would have to be the Goldfish, and plus, they’re tinier! There are a variety of Goldfishes available, and most of them sporting an iridescent gold sheen
(Hence the name "Gold"fish)
Many have opted to keep Goldfishes as pets to
bring about some fortune and luck in the premises, or personally.
Anyway, nothing comes easy. When we chance upon a school of pet Koi
fishes, painting, sculpture, or mention the idiom, we should be reminded that
with hard work and perseverance, success and fortune just might come your way!
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