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Friday, July 01, 2005
Ladybug Superstitions→
TODAY'S ODDITIES:
Ladybug, Ladybug - Most of us are probably familiar with the old rhyme, "Ladybug, ladybug, fly away home; your house is on fire and your children are gone," or some variation thereof. Did anyone stop to wonder WHY we're talking to a ladybug? We don't generally talk to other bugs (at least I hope not).
The fact that there are superstitions in which we speak to ladybugs, and which warn us never to kill one, indicate that there is a reason we want them alive. When we brush them off a garment gently, encouraging them to fly off, we are, in effect, sending them back to do their job. That job is devouring insect pests, such as aphids, red spiders, and potato beetle eggs.
Freya, the Norse goddess of Love and Beauty, held the ladybug sacred. It was believed that ladybugs came to earth in flashes of lightning.
Superstitions abound when it comes to ladybugs, but they all seem to have one thing in common: This bug is good. Once, they were considered a remedy for abdominal pains. Some people believe that if you are ailing, and a ladybug lands on you, your ailments will fly away from you with the ladybug. If there are more than seven spots on her wings, it is a sign of famine, but less than seven means a good
harvest. Just seeing a ladybug is supposed to bring good luck, and killing one brings bad luck.
Editor's Note: This came from an email list called Bizarre Daily that I subscribed to a few years ago. So, just to make sure I give proper credit: Copyright 2001 - MyFree.com LLC, All Rights reserved. ¶ Friday, July 01, 2005
Ladybug, Ladybug - Most of us are probably familiar with the old rhyme, "Ladybug, ladybug, fly away home; your house is on fire and your children are gone," or some variation thereof. Did anyone stop to wonder WHY we're talking to a ladybug? We don't generally talk to other bugs (at least I hope not).
The fact that there are superstitions in which we speak to ladybugs, and which warn us never to kill one, indicate that there is a reason we want them alive. When we brush them off a garment gently, encouraging them to fly off, we are, in effect, sending them back to do their job. That job is devouring insect pests, such as aphids, red spiders, and potato beetle eggs.
Freya, the Norse goddess of Love and Beauty, held the ladybug sacred. It was believed that ladybugs came to earth in flashes of lightning.
Superstitions abound when it comes to ladybugs, but they all seem to have one thing in common: This bug is good. Once, they were considered a remedy for abdominal pains. Some people believe that if you are ailing, and a ladybug lands on you, your ailments will fly away from you with the ladybug. If there are more than seven spots on her wings, it is a sign of famine, but less than seven means a good
harvest. Just seeing a ladybug is supposed to bring good luck, and killing one brings bad luck.
Editor's Note: This came from an email list called Bizarre Daily that I subscribed to a few years ago. So, just to make sure I give proper credit: Copyright 2001 - MyFree.com LLC, All Rights reserved. ¶ Friday, July 01, 2005
