In folklore, animals are often given mysterious meanings, and the ancients believed that animals are all human, related to the fortune of the house. So a lot of animal-related sayings were born.
For example: "Swallows do not enter the gate of bitter cold", "Snakes cannot fight when they enter the house", "Pigs come to be poor, dogs come to be rich, and cats come to open pawnshops".and other sayings.
In the past, there was a saying in the old people's mouth that "when two birds enter the house, there is no disaster and there is disaster". So, which two types of birds are considered to be bad birds? Why is their arrival a bad omen?
Raven: A black ominous.
Crows, with pitch-black feathers and sharp beaks and claws, are often depicted as ominous birds in literature and folklore.
The crow is an omnivorous bird and is very fond of carrion. Where there are dead people or sick animals, there are often large crows circlingTherefore, it is often associated with death and calamity.
The crow's cry is so piercing that it sounds like "mourning", which further deepens people's impression of its ominousness.
When someone in the countryside is about to die, crows will fly in flocks to the front and back of his house, and they usually die soon after after they cry like "mourning". Therefore, the crow is also called the "mourning bird".
The crow crows, the disaster star arrives", "the crow has passed on the head, there will be woe if there is no disaster", "the world is as black as a crow", and "the crow's mouth" all reflect people's hatred of crows.
However, in fact, the crow is not really a "scourge". Crows play an important role in the ecosystem, as they are able to digest animal carcasses, reduce the risk of disease transmission, and are natural enemies of pests in the field.
Owl: Ghost messenger of the night.
Owls, this diurnal and nocturnal bird, have been given the nickname "night owls" because of their nocturnal habits and strange appearance.
Owls mainly inhabit tree hollows in the wilderness toWilderness and cemeteriesThe rats in the food, coupled with its silent appearance and"Giggles" like laughterA terrible cry,Often associated with ghosts and death, people see it as a kind of ominous bird.
However, it is said that the owl can eat 1,000 mice a year, according to a mouse eating 1 kilogram of grain a year, the owl can protect 1,000 kilograms of grain a year, such a guard guarding the granary, due to changes in the environment, its number is not much, has long been listed as a national second-class protected animal.
As the saying goes, "When two birds enter the house, there is no disaster and disaster" seems mysterious, but there is a rich cultural connotation behind it.
In agrarian societies, natural phenomena such as natural disasters, disease, and death are understood in a primitive way. Fear of unknown, unexplained phenomena and, as a result, associations certain animals or natural phenomena with the unknown, forming taboos and beliefs.
Of course, from the perspective of modern science, both crows and owls are an integral part of the ecosystem, and there is no basis for the notion that they are bad luck or bad luck.
While respecting traditional culture, we embrace modern scientific cognition, abandon outdated superstitious concepts, understand them with an inclusive attitude, love them, and protect these wonderful creatures in the natural world.