Supertitions in my place

There are many superstitions surrounding owls. It's their eery looks that spooked people. Their eyes are unmovable, the faces are round and gargoyle-like, and they have two tufts of feathers resembling horns. Because of this appearance, owls were considered by our ancestors to be creatures of mystery. Here are a few more of the many supersitions about owls:

-- Ancient Romans thought owls were harbingers of death.

-- If a pregnant woman heard the shriek of an owl, her child would be a girl.

-- The Greeks considered them to be a good omen. If an owl flew over a Greek army at dawn on the day of battle, victory was insured.

-- In England, it was thought if a person looked into the nest of an owl, he would be depressed for the rest of his life.

-- An owl living in the attic of a house would cause a pregnant woman to miscarry.

-- In Shakespeare's Macbeth", three witches used an owlet's wing as a charm.

-- In ancient Rome, witches used a screech owl's feather as part of a potion.

-- The Greeks believed that if a child was given an owl's egg, it would never become an alcoholic.

-- Some people thinnk the presence of an own means a ghost is nearby.

-- An owl landing on the roof of your house or constant hooting near your house was a prediction of death.

-- At the moment a child is born, if an owl hoots, it meant the child would live an unhappy life.

-- The Irish believed that if an owl flew into your house and escaped before you could kill it, it would take the luck of the house with it.

-- There was a belief that an owl is the only creature who could abide being around a ghost.

-- Eating salted owl would cure gout.

-- If an owl hoots during a burial service, the person who died would rise from his grave and haunt people.