2 1 how did the legend of the Orion meteor shower and the wishing meteor shower come from?

You stare at the night sky, the vast universe is boundless, and every star has its story. Our common constellations have countless beautiful legends. Suddenly, a light flashed in the sky and a meteor fell. You quickly close your eyes, put your hands together and start making a wish. No one knows whether a good wish can be realized. However, you begin to wonder, why wish on a meteor? Who put forward this matter? People believe that wishing on a shooting star can realize their wishes. How did this legend come down?

In fact, there are two kinds of sayings about meteor wishing. One is from an astronomer in ancient Greece, and the other is from people's belief in the soul.

1. Some historians believe that the legend of meteor wishing began with Ptolemy, an ancient Greek astronomer.

In the second century A.D., ancient Greek astronomers wrote an article about God. He thinks that God will look at the earth from the sky. At this time, it is necessary to open a window between heaven and earth, so that the stars can appear in the form of meteors. If God looks down long enough to make the stars fall from the sky to the earth, then maybe God will pay more attention to human affairs and realize people's wishes.

Second, meteors are human souls.

People who believe in theology believe that the soul will not disappear after death, and meteors are human souls and can travel freely between heaven and earth. Moreover, these meteors may also be incarnations of angels or demons traveling between heaven and earth.

Wishing on a meteor may come true, but wishing on a group of meteors is more likely to come true. Therefore, every time there is a meteor shower, it is a grand ceremony for dream catchers. In fact, people don't really expect meteors to realize their wishes. They just pin their good wishes on meteors and hope for a good result.