“吉祥”一词,在《辞海》里这样解释:“吉者,福善之事;祥者,嘉庆之征”。祈求吉祥的习俗,我国自古有之。近些年来,无论是国际,还是国内的重大比赛,似乎都有作为运动会标志的吉祥物。 “吉祥物”大多是东道国根据本国、本民族的传统观念和爱好特点来选择的,体现了一个国家或民族的传统特征和社会风情。印度人能歌善舞,把“象”奉为神物。1982年在印度——新德里举办的第九届亚运会,印度就推出一头小象作为本届亚运会的吉祥物。小 The word “auspicious” is explained in “Cihai” as follows: “Neither good nor bad”; Pray for the auspicious custom, our country has since ancient times. In recent years, both international and domestic major competitions seem to have the mascot as a symbol of the Games. The “mascot” is mostly chosen by the host country according to the traditional concepts and hobbies of its own country and nation and embodies the traditional characteristics and social customs of a country or nation. Indians can sing and dance, the “image” as a sacred object. India held in India - New Delhi in 1982, the Ninth Asian Games, India introduced a baby elephant as the Asian Games mascot. small