The Russian people have a rich cultural heritage, represented by chastushki, proverbs, sayings and signs. Not all of them have survived to this day, but what has survived is a fairly large information layer. We will consider the significance of the well-known notion of when sparrows bathe in dust and others.
Sign: sparrows swim in the sand
Folk wisdom says: if sparrows bathe in sand or dust, be rain, and if in a puddle, there will be a drought. Surely you yourself have noticed more than once that this sign still remains relevant.
However, biologists have their own opinion on this matter. Sparrows, like other birds, live in nests that are not protected from small parasites. When puhoedy and lice begin to cause them inconvenience, the feathered ones carefully bathe in the dust to etch them. Sparrows do this regularly, so that parasites do not cause them inconvenience and do not threaten the development of more serious problems with plumage.
Proceeding from this, it is difficult to say that a sign about how sparrows bathe, has under itself any justification. However, nature has its own patterns, and often they are true, even if they are devoid of logical background.
Folk features about the sparrow
For many centuries a sparrow is considered a special bird. However, these days the townspeople do not see anything dangerous in this bird. Consider the most popular signs that are related to the behavior of sparrows:
- A sparrow nests a nest on the roof of a private house-it means that soon the bridegrooms will come to the brides to be extradited.
- If a sparrow flew by the window accidentally - to the death of someone close to them.
- If the sparrow has got in the house - in this house there will be some troubles.
- When the sparrow did not notice the glass and hit the window - this is a bad sign, the news will not be the most kind.
- If in the morning you noticed that the sparrows are nesting, then until the end of the day there will be no rain.
- When the sparrows fly low over the ground, it foretells the rain.
- Standing loudly twittering sparrows foreshadows a heavy downpour three days later.
- When the sparrows loudly tweet in the winter - it means there will be snowfall.
- If you accidentally or specifically killed a sparrow, or just saw him dead at the road - expect trouble.
- When in a dream you see a sparrow - it speaks about pleasant news, love victories, joyful events.
Signs of sparrows rely heavily on legends and myths that have survived to the present day from the past. According to one of the traditions, it was not Judah who was the first to betray Jesus, namely the sparrow. It is believed that it was these birds zashchetalah over Christ in the garden and gave it away. Therefore, the glory of the sparrow is not the most positive.