What is a lucky elephant?
An elephant can live for almost 70 years, outliving that is the charm of the “lucky elephant.” A luck elephant is an elephant figurine with its trunk up. The idea that elephants are lucky began in the late 19th century.OriginIndia’s Hindu religion that began the tale of the lucky elephant. The god Ganesha, which has the head of an elephant, is believed to bring good luck.GaneshaIn addition to an elephant’s head, Ganesha has the body of a man, a round belly and many hands. The belly is believed to be large because it holds the world’s sadness.AppearanceThough Ganesha’s luck power is the idea behind the lucky elephant, the figurine is just an elephant with the trunk up. It does not have Ganesha’s features.Trunk UpAmericans developed the idea that the trunk needs to be up in order for the elephant to be lucky. This possibly stems from the belief of the lucky horseshoe, if it faces downward, luck runs out.PopularityCharms and figurines depicting the lucky elephant first gained American pop
