Bad Luck Or Myth ?

Scavenge Challenge # Is your luck good? Knock on wood, open a fortune cookie, pick up a horseshoe, etc.

 

In Asia, the feathers of the peacock are considered auspicious and protective. In the early part of the 20th-century in the West, it was considered very bad luck to keep peacock feathers in the home. Perhaps this idea was promoted intentionally to prevent people from eating this member of the pheasant family thereby protecting it from extinction. It is believed the reason for the superstition has more to do with the eye-like markings at the tips of the feathers which, around the Mediterranean, recall the dreaded "evil eye"-- the ever watchful and envious glance of the she-demon, Lilith. She was blamed for otherwise inexplicable deaths of infants, among other misfortunes.

 

Either way, peacock feathers are a favoured addition to many homes, mine included. I don't believe anything so beautiful and gathered giving no harm to any creature should harbour unpleasant connotations.

Any excuse to explore the magnification properties of water

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