Raven cawing signs and superstitions

• Signs about the crow
• Crows near the house
• Crow’s cawing predicts the weather

Many of our contemporaries are interested in the question of why a crow caws. No wonder. After all, huge birds of dark color have long attracted the attention of people. They were credited with mystical abilities (it is witches who can turn into ravens; these birds invariably accompany black magicians and sorcerers). So, what should you expect if you encounter a crow?

Negative superstitions about crows arose due to their habit of eating carrion, inhabiting burial sites, and circling the battlefield after a battle. Therefore, many signs about ravens foreshadow troubles of various scale, including death.

But over time, everything changed. In cities, these gloomy birds live mainly in garbage dumps (which is unpleasant, but not so terrifying in comparison with a cemetery). For many peoples, ravens are a symbol of wisdom, and good beliefs are associated with them.

Signs about the crow

There are many positive signs. If a raven shits on you, this is a very good sign, foreshadowing a profit or promotion.

When a whole flock of crows is located on the roof of the house, and the birds are sitting quietly, you can wait for matchmakers (for a girl), or this means you will soon propose marriage yourself (for a guy).

There are signs regarding a person’s relationship with these ominous birds:
• If a blind person takes care of the crows, he will receive his sight.
• The one who destroys the crow's nest will face great misfortune - misfortune will affect his child, who will become seriously ill.
• The destruction of crows will lead to hunger, troubles, fire, death of livestock or domestic animals, and disease. It is believed that troubles will haunt the killer of wise birds and his children and grandchildren for as many years as the crow has lived (and these birds are long-livers).

Among the crows there are many arrogant and fearless individuals. If a black bird attacks you (it touches you with its wing, sits on your head, tries to peck you) - the sign portends material well-being, success in business and a high position in society. If a gray crow attacks, it means death.

Signs by the number of ravens:
• 1 – portends bad events;
• 2 – most often they promise good luck, a successful outcome;
• 3 – trouble is coming;
• 4 – a new addition to the family is expected.

Bird actions:
• A raven is pecking a bone - a warning about a possible fracture, injury, disease of the bones or joints.
• Carrying away food in its beak - portends profit.
• Holds a piece of wood (bark, chip, branch) in its beak - an omen of friendly relations with a wonderful person.

Signs about the crow are of particular importance for those who are away from home on a hike:
• if the crow flies nearby to your right, this is a harbinger of trouble;
• if the bird “accompanies” you on the left side is a good sign: enrichment awaits you along the way;
• raven sitting on a rock - a warning about dangerous fellow travelers, take care of your things, and try not to talk too much;
• the bird flew away from the traveler to the right – this means good luck; if it moved away to the left, this means difficulties will be encountered on the way to the goal;
• if a crow is located next to you while relaxing in a forest clearing – it is a warning about the proximity of a wild animal, it is better to change your resting place;
• if it is sitting on a burnt tree by the road – the bird predicts imminent death;
• if it flies around when you put up a tent – trouble awaits you, do not stop in this place, look for another clearing;
• hearing the cry of a crow in the forest and getting scared – the situation will be unsuccessful; walking calmly, without even flinching – this means success in business;
• a raven sits on a car – predicts an accident, refuse to travel today;
• if the crow has something in its beak, this is a harbinger of illness, theft, or attack by a predatory animal.

When a raven caws behind your back, this is a harbinger of injury or the appearance of an enemy. If a raven circles behind you crying, this is a warning about future problems and obstacles along the way.

Before heading down the road, you should definitely pay attention to this sign, especially if the raven has moved away in the opposite direction to your intended route. The sign has the same meaning if a crow follows a traveler “on the heels”.

When a flock of crows flies out of the forest, it promises a bad harvest. An odd number of birds portend a major quarrel, anger, or trouble. And if two flocks of crows attacked each other, this is a sure sign of an imminent war.

A company of two crows carries different meanings, depending on the behavior of the birds:
• Two crows feed each other - they prophesy good luck and joy to the one who sees this.
• If they cawed at the same time, it is a harbinger of meeting a person who can make you happy.
• Two black birds near the house - perhaps there is a wedding coming up.
• 2 birds are circling over someone’s home - soon you can expect the birth of a baby in this house.
• 2 crows at a wedding are a harbinger of a happy, long marriage in harmony and wealth. In addition, good luck awaits everyone present at the celebration.

Crows near the house

According to superstitions, if crows suddenly leave a place where they have nested for a long time, this is a harbinger of approaching famine and devastation. When the birds unexpectedly return, there is hope for an improvement in the situation.

When a crow cries on the street in front of your house in the morning for a long time, you can prepare to get into a lot of trouble.

If a crow calmly tells something near the house, this portends material problems.

If a crow flies outside the window crying, it is a harbinger of illness in one of the family members.

When a bird under the window makes prolonged sounds, beware of problems in communication (in business) with other people.

When a lonely crow caws while sitting on the roof of a house, this sign indicates that some friend remembers you and wants to meet.

A lone crow perched on the roof of a house or cathedral has always been associated with an approaching funeral or ruin. In the first case, it was not difficult to determine where the dead man would be taken from. And in the second case, they looked where the crow’s tail was pointing, and that’s how they determined the house where trouble would happen. If a bird sits on the cross of a church, it is a harbinger of the death of the priest of this parish.

Another interpretation of a crow sitting on the roof:
• for a large family - pleasant events, a rich feast;
• for young people - a love date;
• for creative individuals - the promise of recognition in society.

If a crow sits on the roof against the sun, the omen promises problems for the one who saw it. Trouble may appear in the form of a quarrel with influential people, legislative bodies, robbery (if the crow's beak is directed to the main cardinal directions: east, west, gray, south).

If the bird’s beak looks in an intermediate direction, the sign warns of a threat to the life of your pets (or in another interpretation, a danger to you from pets).

But a large concentration of birds on the roof meant an approaching wedding. By the way, the presence of a lone crow next to the wedding cortege does not bode well for the newlyweds in their future married life.

If a crow has built a nest in a tree near the house, the family is protected from the evil eye and witchcraft. If a bird caws in or near its nest, it does not mean anything.

The knock of a crow on the window, and the bird's walk along the windowsill foreshadows approaching death. Moreover, if a crow enters the room and caws there, trouble cannot be avoided.

If a crow walks along the threshold of your house, be vigilant - thieves are already preparing to visit your home. It’s not for nothing that crows and magpies adore everything that glitters.

When a raven on the roof torments a piece of fabric (for example, a banner or flag), trouble threatens the head of the family.

Crow’s cawing predicts the weather

For old-timers, crows are the most accurate weather center. Sensitive birds accurately predict changes in weather conditions. Moreover, due to the large size of the birds, it is difficult not to notice changes in their behavior.

If “caw-caw” was the first sound you heard in the morning, count how many times the crow cried. Even numbers mean good weather, odd numbers mean bad weather. In fact, the cawing of crows early in the morning almost always promises cloudless weather during the day.

When crows in a flock were talking loudly among themselves, and then suddenly flew away for no reason, it was a harbinger of a change in the weather, probably not for the better. Most likely, precipitation and cold temperatures are expected.

When crows cry in the field for a long time, the harvest will be bad. A flock of crows high in the sky is a harbinger of clear weather.

The long, continuous cawing of crows is an omen of bad weather. In winter, it foretells frosts and snowstorms, and in summer, downpours. One or more birds cry at the water - predicts precipitation. When many birds gather near the water in the evening, it is a harbinger of a storm.

The sign of a large number of crows circling and crying indicates an approaching strong wind and worsening weather. But birds flying in the direction of the rising sun predict cloudless warmth.

You can believe or not believe in signs about events in life (crows, by the way, are not carriers of troubles, but only foresee the future), but weather predictions are easy to check, so it’s worth paying attention to birds.