In the eyes of westerners, crows are unlucky animals and messengers of bad news. If a family has a disaster, crows will perch on the tree in front of the door; If a dynasty is about to die, crows will show off in droves-noisy.
Modern people who believe in science think it is superstition. However, people are always superstitious, not animals. Crows just have some kind of "special function".
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Crow's world influence
Crow's international cultural image is as contradictory as China's: ancient Greek mythology influenced most early civilizations in southern Europe. It is said that Apollo, the sun god, fell in love with Grace and sent a holy bird to monitor Grace's integrity. One day, the Holy Bird saw that Grace was having an affair with another man, thinking that she was having an affair with another man, so she reported it to Apollo. Apollo shot Grace in a rage.
Later, it was confirmed that Grace had not had an affair with other men. Apollo angered the bird and turned its white feathers black. This is the origin of crows, and crows are given the notoriety of cheating. In English, eating a crow means hitting yourself in the mouth.
Contrary to southern Europe, in northern Europe, crows became the embodiment of Hu Jin and Mu Ning. It is said that Odin, the Lord of the gods, can turn a blind eye and observe the whole world forever. When he opened his eyes and the universe could not see him, he sent two crows to patrol the world on his left and right shoulders, so Odin, the Lord of the gods, knew everything about the world.
In North America: There is an old legend in Vancouver, Canada: In ancient times, after a flood that destroyed the world, a crow swimming on the beach found a big shell and made a strange noise. It turned out to be the primitive people inside, so the crow led them ashore.
But they are all men. The crow went to the seaside to find a huge turtle, and all the women were hiding under it. Crows gather them together, encourage them to communicate with each other, bring them the sun, moon and stars, kindling, salmon and Chinese fir, teach them to hunt and cultivate, and guide the evolution and development of mankind day by day.
In the fishing and hunting areas of ancient East Asia, crows were also worshipped as divine birds. According to Japanese and other documents, Emperor Jimmu marched eastward to Xiongye and was besieged by the enemy in Xiongye Mountain. The gods sent "eight birds" to lead the way. Later, more than 3,000 Kumano shrines were established nationwide to worship crows. Influence to this day.
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