#七福神 — Public Fediverse posts
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Ebisu-jinja's 'Tōka Ebisu Matsuri' (十日えびす祭 'Ebisu’s Festival on the 10th Day') is held around Ebisu's birthday on January 10th (he was born in the Year of the Tiger).
As he god of business prosperity, fisherman, and good fortune, Ebisu is one of the most popular of the '7 Gods of Fortune' (七福神).
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Although Santa has readily been embraced in Japan, there was another cheerful, big-bellied figure bringing cheer to children long before old Father Christmas arrived on these shores.
Hotei (布袋) was a Chinese monk that lived in the coastal district of Wuyue. After his death, around 917, he became a Buddhist saint and was eventually made one of the 'Seven Gods of Fortune' (七福神) in Japan.
He shares many similarities with old Father Christmas.