海外文化:英美民俗 關於鳥的迷信:貓頭鷹

【英文原文】

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Owl The owl has a weird hooting or screeching call that sounds very ghostly in the silent night. So some people associated it with death. In the Middle Ages some people called the owl "night hag"; it was said to be a witch in the form of a bird. The owl is still associated with witches in the symbolism of Halloween.

【中文譯文】

貓頭鷹 在寂靜的夜裏，貓頭鷹古怪的叫聲令人毛骨悚然。所以人們將它與死亡聯繫在一起。中世紀，人們稱之爲“夜之巫”，據說是女巫變的。直到今天，貓頭鷹仍在萬聖節前夜衆多妖魔鬼怪之列。

【題外話】

有人說在西方貓頭鷹是智慧的象徵，此話不假，因爲它是智慧女神雅典娜的聖鳥。但在西歐民間，雅典娜屬外來文化。貓頭鷹不吉利，中西民間看法大致相同。