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Reassurance isn't a bad word to describe the sailor's superstition about swallows. To be more precise it would be succour and a belief that having one tattooed on your body will assure your safe return to your home.
Swallows have a long history with humankind and their superstitions. They have been seen as harbingers of summer, revered as the creature that stole fire from the gods and gave it to man, and that it is dangerously unlucky to kill one.
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What does a swallow symbolise?
the swallow symbolises home. as sailors in the navy would see swallows as they got closer to home from the sea.
What did sailors believe existed long ago?
Mermaids
What do swallows mean?
More particularly pertaining to swallows: the small birds are often used as a symbol of everlasting love, since swallows mate for life and, regardless of the distance traveled, always return to a meeting place (generally near the equator) to mate once a year. Sailors used to get one swallow, traditionally on the chest, after traveling a certain amount of nautical miles, and the second when they had done double that. Swallows travel far distances, but do mate for life.
What animal is so unlucky that sailors will not even speak its name on board?
Some sailors believe or had believed that pigs or swine were bad omens for sailing.
What is pural possessive noun of swallows?
The possessive form of the plural noun swallows is swallows'. Example: There was a row of swallows' nests under the edge of the cliff. The word swallows is also the third person, singular of the verb to swallow.
Swallows in the air are referred to as what?
A "flight" of swallows.
What will happen to the human body if it swallows 20 pounds of gun power?
i believe you will get very sick... peace respect the planet
Where do swallows migrate?
I am trying to show my children where swallows migrate, and the path of which they migrate. They were told they stay here in Michigan by an authority person in school and would not believe me without asking these different questions. Thank you for your answers; April Konopka
What is a group of swallows called?
A group of swallows is called a "flight" or a "gulp."
Can a female get pregnant if she swallows sperm?
If she only swallows it, then no.
What does it mean to see a dolphin?
Sailors used to believe seeing a dolphin was a sign of a lucky voyage.
How long do swallows mirate?
swallows migrate for one month.
