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Augury was a Greco-Roman religious practice of observing the behavior of birds, to receive omens. When the individual, known as the augur, read these signs, it was referred to as "taking the auspices". "Auspices" (Latin: auspicium) means "looking at birds". Auspex, another word for augur, can be translated to "one who looks at birds". [1]
Breaking a mirror is said to bring seven years of bad luck [1]; A bird or flock of birds going from left to right () [citation needed]Certain numbers: The number 4.Fear of the number 4 is known as tetraphobia; in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages, the number sounds like the word for "death".
Some people oppose such laws claiming that animals such as pigeons can be an amenity for people who do not have company such as friends or family, and say that the laws prohibiting feeding animals in urban places must change. [36] In some countries, such as Greece, feeding the pigeons in cities is a widespread practice. [37]
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The book further explains that this superstition arises from the habits of pairs of magpies to forage together only when the weather is fine. An English tradition holds that a single magpie be greeted with a salutation in order to ward off the bad luck it may bring.
People feeding pigeons in Trafalgar Square c.1993 STTSP argued that completely removing the birds' food was cruel and would lead to a large number of them dying of starvation. They said that reducing the birds' food source over a longer time scale would result in the reduction of the population as they would have to find an alternative food ...
Sailors believed that certain symbols and talismans would help them in facing certain events in life; they thought that those symbols would attract good luck or bad luck in the worst of the cases: Sailors, at the constant mercy of the elements, often feel the need for religious images on their bodies to appease the angry powers that caused ...
Hawk in flight. With their broad wingspans and sharp talons, hawks are some of the most regal birds in the skies. But beyond their powerful physical qualities, hawks hold deep spiritual meaning ...