Swallows Don’t Light on Sorrowful Homes: Do Swallows Really Choose Feng Shui?,

​“离洋舍岛伴春归,捕食织柳衔泥剪雨飞.不傍豪门亲百姓,呢喃蜜语俩依偎”当代诗人左河水的这首“归燕”写的就是关于燕子的诗作.

燕子是我国著名的夏候鸟,春分而至,秋分而返,每年初春迁徙来到北方夏季遍布全国,繁殖后结群南徙,在第一次寒潮到来前南迁越冬.这时由于北方的冬季,没有飞虫可供燕子捕食的,它们故而迁徙.由于年年如此,非常有规律,所以古人认为燕子是有灵性的鸟,可以知农时,耕种农业,与人们的生存密切相关.而这种燕子,就是我们常说的“家燕”.所以,家燕最愿意接近人类,也是人类最喜欢的益鸟.

The nest of the swallow is shaped like a dish. Most of them are built under the eaves or on the rafters of farmhouses. Nests are often made of mud and grass stems that are glued together with saliva, and they are also built very carefully. They are always covered with some soft weeds, feathers, scraps of cloth, and other things inside the nest, which looks very comfortable.

Since ancient times, there has been a saying in Chinese folk that swallows are auspicious birds。 Therefore, whenever swallows build nests and settle down in a household, it represents a good feng shui of blooming flowers, wealth, and prosperous offspring。 It is said that there is a very beautiful legend about swallows and humans:

Long ago, there were two siblings who had lost their parents and loved ones since childhood, and their families were very poor. Although living in poverty, the siblings are very kind. In spring, my brother went out to chop wood, saved an injured swallow, brought it home, and bandaged its wound. A few days later, the swallow recovered from its injury and gave its brother a gourd seed before flying away. At this point, the siblings were so poor that they had nothing. Seeing this gourd seed, they quickly planted it in the yard. In the blink of an eye, spring passed and summer arrived. Under the careful cultivation of the siblings, this gourd grew very lush and gave birth to three large gourds. The siblings were very happy. I want to give it to my fellow villagers to use when it matures. Unconsciously, it was autumn and all three gourds had matured. The siblings picked the gourds and opened them, only to find that they were filled with gold, silver, and jewelry. The siblings were overjoyed and quickly took it out to share with the poor around them. From then on, everyone lived a good life.

However, this good news quickly spread and was quickly passed on to nearby wealthy individuals。 In the spring of the second year, the wealthy man used a bamboo pole to shoot a swallow from the eaves of his house and pretended to treat the swallow’s injuries。 Before long, the swallow’s injury healed and it also gave the wealthy man a gourd seed。 The landlord was overjoyed at the sight and quickly planted the gourds in the yard。 Afterwards, he fantasized every day about waiting for the gourd to mature and obtain a large pile of gold, silver, and jewelry。 So, as soon as autumn arrived, the wealthy man couldn’t wait to open the gourd, but he never expected that a large swarm of locusts would jump out of the first gourd, eating up all the crops in the wealthy man’s field; In the second gourd, a group of robbers jumped out and robbed the wealthy man of all his property; A ball of fire jumped out of the third gourd, burning down the wealthy man’s courtyard completely。

这个小故事虽然只是一个神话传说,但也说明了燕子真的是那种“不傍豪门亲百姓”的吉祥正义之鸟,也因此得到了人们的喜爱,与人类友好的相处.

据中记载,神话中的“玄鸟”初始形象,就类似燕子.尤其是在商朝时代,人们更以燕子为圣鸟.每年的春分时节,燕子归来在家中筑巢生子的时候,商人便以“燕子来临”为“繁衍后代”的好日子.于是,在燕子来临的仲春之时,一些年轻的夫妻们,便会双双来到郊外的旷野之地上,举行一些“求子祭祀”活动,以祈求自己能怀上健康的宝宝,因为这个时期所孕之子,便谓之“玄鸟所生”,将来定是大富大贵\心地良善之人.

Swallows are beneficial birds。 They not only add joy to the home, but also eliminate pests such as mosquitoes and flies。 Usually, one swallow can hunt various pests in a summer500000 piecesNot only does it protect crops from pests, but homes inhabited by swallows are also often less affected by mosquitoes and flies。
 

很多地方的民间,都有说“燕子不落愁人家”的说法,其意思并不是说燕子“嫌贫爱富”,而是说燕子只挑快乐和睦\“环境能量”好的地方筑巢做窝,所以民间又有“喜鹊报喜,巧燕来归”的说法,这是说凡是家宅有燕子窝的话,说明这个地方好,人善良,快乐知足,有好事发生.其实,这不只是传说,还包含着人们向往美好生活的愿望.

In fact, theoretically speaking, houses where swallows like to build nests are indeed good homes, such as:

The building of the house is very sturdy, especially it can provide shelter from wind and rain;

The location is very convenient for ventilation, lighting, foraging, and so on;

三\还有一点就是,他们选择的这家人,通常都生活和谐,不吵架,品行善良,与邻居关系和睦的人家.因为只有这样的人家与这样的生活环境,才能让燕子们少受打扰和惊吓.不然,万一“遇家不淑”,将它们辛辛苦苦筑的巢给破坏了,或是经常吵架,闹得鸡飞狗跳的,那它们也无法安生.

所以,燕子是不会随便找个人家就筑巢的,它们一旦在那户人家筑巢,说明这户人家是燕子们精心挑选与甄选好的,所以人们才会说“巧燕来归好风水”,一旦有燕子进来筑巢,象征着这个家庭马上要走好运了,也因此燕子被称为“吉祥鸟”!