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Birvan — Fear is aMatter of Perspective
Published: 2010-02-28 17:21:24 +0000 UTC; Views: 8398; Favourites: 352; Downloads: 45
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Funny thing about Port, everyone else considers black roosters extremely unlucky, but he's the only one (that I know) that considers them lucky. Just about every portuguese home has a statue of one to bring good luck XDThe reason he likes them (besides his love for everything gallinaceous) is because a dead rooster saved a man from being hanged [link]
This was partially based on a story told me on how a portuguese tried to offer a Barcelos Rooster to an american
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Interesting. I never heard of anyone seeing black roosters as unlucky. I heard some old superstitions about black cats though but we (my family at least) don't believe in that (lol people would probably think our house is very unlucky than). Learn something new everyday! 
I did learn about the story of the Rooster of Barcelos.
Hehe, funny comic.
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I did a bit of digging. Apparently a lot of cultures expand on the black cats being unlucky and apply the same superstition to other animals
Thanks ^^
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I've never heard of black roosters being unlucky, black cats on the other hand.. :3
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I think it's just black in general. If you look up color symbols black is always darkness or something. Frankly, I have no problem or superstition ^^
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Yeah, but it's funny to see one culture that seems to think otherwise
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Yes.... becuase its too mainstream X3
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*laughs* well, if it's of some comfort, we don't have problems with black roosters here in Italy xP Not lucky nor unlucky... Even if not many loves them because of the unholy hour they wake you up in the morning XD
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That's really good to know. I was starting to think he was the only one not to fear black
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You know from where that superstition comes from? In the Middle Age, they thought that black cats and black roosters where demons in desguise, and so the Inquisition would burn at the stake anyonme owning one. ^^' That's why I'm surprised to find such a superstition in Anglosaxon countries, instead of in a Catholic one, such as Italy or Portugal...
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Black always tended to have negative meanings in most Europe, especially since it's considered a color for death and mourning. Also it's the color associated with night, and therefore magic. And because cats are also night creatures it's not surprising they had a particularly bad reputation (this is my theory)
But in terms of superstitions I'm not surprised some of the older ones survived the catholic influence (even though many changed over time). From what I've heard the Inquisition purge against competing belief systems was worse in northern Europe than in the south, so that likely helped
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LOL! Nós somos cá uns mata-má-sorte! 
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Lol, bem o podes dizer. Com o fado que temos às costas qualquer tio de sorte foge de nós a 7 pés
Já tive em Barcelos um par de vezes. Gostei imenso X3
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*waits to hear his scream of horror*
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you know I'm an american and I've never heard of that bad luck black rooster thing but mainly because i don't buy into the superstcious bull crap
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It's pretty much the same as black cats. Any black animal is usually considered unlucky
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OMG.
Russia looks so freaking cute I wanna hug him!!
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He's too adorable looking for his own good
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Black roosters are unlucky? Dang, they don't tell us any urban legends anymore!
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Well it kinda fell out of use. Black cats took all the glory
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awh xp i love russias face las panel so cute xp and nawh blackroosters arent bad luck xp stoopid iggie and america xp<3
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Apparently Russia would disagree (I found out after drawing this that he thinks they're unlucky too)
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It had to be given to someone *and England probably thought it would work as well as one of his curses*
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XD true enough. Though I do wonder what Russia'll do with it now...
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I didn't even know black roosters wee considered bad luck (I only knew black cats were)!
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Most black animals are. The cats are just particularly famous
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This is hilarious ~! Have to say, I didn't know black roosters where good or bad luck....I just thought they were poultry.
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Poultry deserves a bit of recognition ^^
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I did not know that black roosters were considered unlucky. I'm a true American, and therefore oblivious to everything XD
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Most black animals are seen as unlucky. Roosters aren't particularly common but there's a good amount of superstition liking them to spells and witches
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