The magic of meteor shower in ancient cultures

Meteor shower is one of the most interesting natural phenomena that people have been waiting for.

Let's reverse the history of humanity to search and understand more about the legend of ancient meteor shower.

From Western civilizations .

Meteor shower actually appeared in the records of ancient people for a long time.Perseid s and Leonids are probably the two most common types of meteor shower , especially Perseids. According to historical records, the Perseids meteor shower was observed 2,000 years ago by the Greeks.

Picture depicting "meteor storm" Leonids

The actual name Perseids also comes from Perseus - the name of a heavenly constellation named by the Greeks based on the name of demigod Perseus - the powerful son of Zeus.

However, the Greeks had almost no idea of ​​the spiritual symbol of meteor shower. Even the Aristotle wise man was so rational, he used scientific arguments to try to trace the root of the meteor shower around 350 BC. Accordingly, the meteor actually resembles thunder, merely a result of interaction between the wind, dry dust, creating streaks of fire in the sky.

Only until the Roman period, mystical spiritual ideas were assigned to meteor showers. Accordingly, the Romans believed that every star in the sky was a candle lit by angels, symbolizing the life and soul of a human being.

Ancient Romans said that every star in the sky is a candle lit by angels, symbolizing the life and soul of a human being.

When a shooting star flies through the sky, it also means that a person on Earth has passed away. In addition, there were times when the Romans believed that every shooting star passed by was a miraculous magic created by a wizard.

By the reign of the Roman emperor - Valerian, images of meteor showers were given many meanings by Catholics. Specifically, on August 10, 258, St. Lawrence was tortured by the brutal king to death in Rome.

That night, a Perseids meteor shower happened. Catholics witnessed calling it 'Tears of St.Lawrence' .

Many people believe that meteor shower is the ominous sign of the disaster

Most recently, in 1912, when the legendary Titanic began to sink to the bottom of the Atlantic, many surviving witnesses also saw a huge meteor shower. Strange coincidence coincides with many theories: Is meteor shower a bad sign for catastrophes ?.

. to Eastern civilization

Like some Western civilizations, Eastern people have also had certain observations about meteor shower very early. According to ancient records, Chinese people once described the Leonids meteor shower from around 868, 899 or 900.

Arabs also mentioned a meteor shower in 902 as an omen of the death of King Ibrahim in Tunisia.

However, the spiritual significance of the Eastern meteor shower has many characteristics. Specifically, Chinese people consider meteor shower to be the image of a low dragon or a messenger of heaven sent to humanity.

Meanwhile, the Siberians reverted to the concept of the sky, which was a closed dome, so when the gods passed by, the aura of them could pass through the narrow slits of the sky, becoming rain. meteor like we still see.

Also, in the myth of Central Asians, meteor showers represent a fire snake crawling in the sky. Sometimes the snake brings disaster, but sometimes it is a manifestation of treasure and wealth.

Even if there are many people who believe, if you witness a meteor shower, just close your eyes and wish to be sincere, all your wishes can come true. However, until now, no scientist has proved or found the true whereabouts of this interesting concept. Even many experts believe that meteor shower and wishes have nothing to do with each other as people think.

However, for many people, watching the sparkling shooting stars gleam in the sky also brings joy and enjoyment to them.

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