Crow by stuart83

Photography • Animals • posted on Jun 28, 2009

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Folklore and Superstitions regarding Crows. Crows have been used for the purpose of divination since the time of ancient Rome. Finding a dead crow on the road is good luck. Crows in a church yard are bad luck A single crow over a house meant bad news, and often foretold a death within. "A crow on the thatch, soon death lifts the latch." It was unlucky in Wales to have a crow cross your path. However, if two crows crossed your path, the luck was reversed. "Two crows I see, good luck to me" In New England, however, to see two crows flying together from the left was bad luck. When crows were quiet and subdued during their midsummer's molt, some European peasants believed that it was because they were preparing to go to the Devil to pay tribute with their black feathers. Often, two crows would be released together during a wedding celebration. If the two flew away together, the couple could look forward to a long life together. If the pair separated, the couple might expect to be soon parted, too. (This practice was also performed using pairs of doves). In Chinese mythology a three legged crow was used to represent the Sun (because 3 was the number for light and goodness, which the sun was the embodiment of) Thanks for looking, Stuart