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by chris-vT » Wed Feb 15, 2006 4:43 pm
heres some interesting superstitions about owls
The ancient Greeks revered owls and believed them sacred to Athena. Affiliated with the goddess of wisdom and learning, the owl was considered wise and kind.
hearing the hoot of an owl is now associated with bad luck. To counter evil owl power put irons in your fire. Or throw salt, hot peppers or vinegar into the fire, the owl will get a sore tongue, hoot no more, and no one close to you will be in trouble.
When you hear an owl, to prevent bad luck, take off your clothes, turn them inside out and put them back on.
Any man who eats roasted owl will be obedient and a slave to his wife.
Looking into an owl's nest - sadness for life
Heard hooting by a pregnant woman - baby is a girl
If an owl lands on the roof of your house, it is an omen of death. Constant hooting near your house also foretells death.
If an owl hoots at the moment of childbirth, the child will have an unhappy life.
The Irish believe that if an owl flies into a house it must be killed immediately. If it escapes, it will take the luck of the house with it.
If an owl nests in an abandoned house, then the dwelling must be haunted. An owl is the only creature that can abide a ghost.
By eating salted owl, a person can be cured of gout.
If an owl hoots during a burial service, the deceased is bound to rise from the grave and haunt the living.
An owl living in the attic of a house will cause a pregnant woman to miscarry.
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