People from time immemorial treat birds as a special caste of animals. The fact is that birds know what we dream about from the very beginning of human history - to fly. Therefore, birds were considered messengers of the gods - bad or good, already depended on the species of birds. It is not surprising that people have always watched the feathered behavior with special caution, interpreting each wing with their wings and twitter as something mystical.
The science of bird watching originated with the ancient Greeks. It was called ornithomancy. Like the term "palmistry", ornithomancy means prediction on the behavior of birds.
Further, these teachings passed to the Romans, and from them ornithomancy "spread" throughout the Roman Empire. All that is left for us today is, alas, not science, but only bits of doctrine called people's perceptions associated with swallows - perhaps the most mystical birds.
Swallows signs in different peoples
Each sign with a swallow acquires its characteristic national coloring, and it should not be surprising that one and the same bird can be considered sinister or blissful among different peoples of the world.
For example, in England, to destroy the nest of the swallow (even if the bird left it) is considered a very bad deed. As punishment for this behavior, a person will be covered from head to foot with freckles all his life.
In general, Christians, all signs with a swallow bode good. In Christians, a swallow is a messenger of the gods, bringing love, joy and peace to people. It, in its positive characteristics, is equated with a dove - the bird of the world.
Slavic peoples "do not like" swallows. At them, the swallow that has flown into the house speaks of a bad note - about the imminent death and deplorable news.
In Belgium, on the contrary, the swallow, flying into the house, brings with it joy and happiness .
So what is the bird responsible for?
Why do Slavs swallow - a bad messenger?
The fact is that the sign on which the swallow, which has flown into the house, brings sorrow and death appeared among the Slavs on the basis of the spread of this bird among witches and witches.
The fact that the swallow is a mysterious bird is not disputed. However, the evil glory to her came because of the fact that in their rituals, sorceresses used a swallow to enhance the effect of witchcraft.
Swallow was considered a wanderer between the world of the living and the dead. Of course, it was not used in the most benevolent spells.
How to improve the situation if the swallow has flown into the house?
If you stick to the position of the Slavs regarding the signs about the swallow in the house, the situation can be corrected without damage for both you and the bird.
In no case can you kill or offend a bird - this is not good. Swallow, according to legends, must leave the house as she entered, that is, through the window.
The bird needs to be accurately caught, picked up and let out to say - "take with you all the troubles." Then, no matter what the sign says, the swallow will take all the negative from your house, and, of course, wish you happiness,
Moving away from the theme of superstition, a swallow flying into a house can simply mean the early onset of a thunderstorm. And there is no need to look for mysticism here - the pressure before the storm goes down, the midges (what our feathered mystical friends feed on) are pressed closer to the ground, and behind them the swallows are catching up. Here, inadvertently, you can fly into the house.
Other signs with the swallow
It is also believed that the flight of a swallow that you see when leaving the house can mean either "in a good way" or "I would not go anywhere if I were in your place". If the swallow flies on the right side - your way is approved by it, if with the left - go back home.
Known fact, the nest swallow builds only on the walls of economic and kind people. If you have a building above the window or on the balcony, take the new tenants as a compliment to your economy.