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Bat Blessings

How Could You Miss It - Bat Blessings (phonetically similar to 'good fortune' in Chinese, meaning happiness and benefit), many things in life have two sides, negatives always have positives, losses often lead to gains, misfortunes can bring blessings... When happiness arrives, do you choose to dwell on past pains or fully embrace the present joy? I believe the answer is clear. This bat pendant is named 'Bat Blessings,' with the hope that all the good things wished for by friends will come true. Moreover, 'Bat Blessings' sounds like 'good fortune,' aiming for everyone to lead a happy life.

在大航海时代发现吸血蝙蝠后,蝙蝠变成吸血鬼的化身。反过后来亦有位维持正义的超级英雄,借用了蝙蝠的名号的蝙蝠侠。
蝙蝠是是唯一一类演化出真正有飞翔能力的哺乳动物,分布遍于全世界,在热带和亚热带蝙蝠最多。
中国古代也有关于蝙蝠的记载说他们也生活在钟乳洞里,名叫仙鼠,那里的蝙蝠因为能够喝到洞里的水得到长生,千年之后他们的身体颜色也有了巨大的变化,从原来的黑暗的颜色变成了通身雪白,我想这就是他们为什么被称为仙鼠的原因吧。
元稹《长庆集》十五《景中秋》诗:“帘断萤火入,窗明蝙蝠飞。” 蝙蝠简称“蝠”,因“蝠”与“福”谐音,人们以蝠表示福气,福禄寿喜等祥瑞。民间绘画中画五只蝙蝠,意为《五福临门》。
旧时丝绸锦缎常以蝙蝠图形为花纹。婚嫁、寿诞等喜庆妇女头上戴的绒花(如“五蝠捧寿”等)和一些服饰、器物上也常用蝙蝠造型。
在华夏的文化里,蝙蝠绝对是“福”的象征,这在许多留存古老的建筑,以及砖刻,石刻中几乎处处可以见到,不用多说。由于“蝠”字与“福”字同音,所以在民间尚能得到人们的喜爱,将它的形象画在年画上。
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