An ancient legend about crows?

Before the Tang Dynasty, crows were auspicious and prophetic birds in China folk culture. There used to be a historical common sense legend that "the crow gives good news, and Zhou Xing begins". In the Spring and Autumn Period, Dong Zhongshu quoted Biography of Shangshu: "When Zhou will be prosperous, there will be a kind of big red and black valley, which will gather on the Wangs. Wu Wangle, the doctors are happy. " ?

After the Tang Dynasty, crows were said to be ominous. In the Tang Dynasty, Youyang Miscellanies said: "There is no good sound on the ground in Wu Ming. When people leave, they follow the crow's voice and they are very happy. This old occupation is unstoppable. "

No matter good or bad, "the crow feeds back, and the lamb kneels and suckles" is a consistent saying of Confucianism. People are taught "filial piety" and "courtesy" by animal images in nature, so the image of "filial bird" of the crow has been passed down from generation to generation for thousands of years. "Compendium of Materia Medica Birds" said: "This black beast was born, and its mother ate it for 60 days, and its mother ate it for 60 days, which can be described as filial piety." But whether crows really have this habit remains to be confirmed by modern research and observation.

In some areas of China, Tibet and Sichuan, crows are also worshipped as a kind of god bird, which can be proved by the unearthed Tubo documents and the custom of hanging coffins and celestial burial in southwest China. Wudang Mountain is a Taoist ancestral temple. Crows are regarded as "spiritual crows" and there is a crow temple on the mountain. "Crows catch food" is one of the eight scenic spots in Wudang. Even tourists who enter the mountains should carry some food with them and give it to crows for pecking.

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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 Grace dating another man and thought she was having an affair with another man, so he reported to Apollo that 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.

Contrary to southern Europe, in northern Europe, crows have become the embodiment of thoughts and memories. Legend has it 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.

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 that human beings were inside, so the crow led them ashore, but they were all men. The crow went to the seaside and found a huge turtle, all hidden under the woman. Crows bring them together, encourage them to communicate with each other and attract them to the sun, moon and stars.

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