Caladrius

...In medieval Europe, divination by birds was widely practiced. It was said that if a bird flies into a house, it means bad luck; if you hear the first cry of a cuckoo on the street, it means bad luck; if a barn owl cries once, it means death; if it cries twice, it means the success of a plan; if it cries three times, it means marriage. In addition, Christian legend tells of a sacred bird called Caladrius, and it was said that if a sick person could look directly at this bird, they would survive. This sacred bird would suck the disease out of the patient's eyes and fly to the sun to throw it away. ...

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…中世ヨーロッパでも鳥の吉凶占いは広く実践され，鳥が家へ飛びこんでくれば凶，ホトトギスの初鳴きを路上で聞けば凶，またコノハズクが1度鳴けば死を，2度で計画の成就を，3度で結婚を予告する，などと伝えられる。なお，キリスト教伝説にはカラドリウスCaladriusという霊鳥が語られ，病人がこの鳥を直視できれば生き永らえうるといわれた。この霊鳥は患者の目から病魔を吸い取り，太陽まで飛んで行ってそれを捨て去るという。…

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