My grandparents were from Pico and Faial. While growing up, I lived next
door to them. we were never allowed to bring a bird into the house. It was
considered very bad luck. If a wild bird flew into the house or tried to
enter by flying into the glass window it was a very bad omen. It
Mr.Edgar,
How would one use this site to research ancestors?I tried entering a surname in
the search box and upon entering, it just went right back to the same page that
lists all the Freguesias.
Lisa L
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 16:29:07 -0700From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
[AZOR
Wonderful stories!!
If there are more out there, I look forward to hearing them. Do the Azores
have a special take on the rooster? Is there special signifigance
Thanks Maria and Patricia for sharing.
Guida
--- On Sat, 9/6/08, Patricia Butcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Patricia Butche
Some files go through and some don't. Scan it and try to send it to the
group. If it doesn't go through, I'll get an alert. If that happens, I'll
have you send it to me off list and I'll post it to this thread for others
to see.
Cheri
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Dear Listers:
I found a wedding certificate on the microfilm that has some unfamiliar
information from others I've seen. This one gives years and locations of
churches for parents of the bride and groom which I don't understand. It
talks about the parents being baptized and "abr___zada" ? in
Growing up in RI and now living in the desert, I miss the early
morning sound of the crowing roosters. My Uncle, Joe Perry, raised
chickens and I was surrounded by them as a kid. He was very bonded to
his roosters and when he was ill and didn't have long to live, his
nephew brought his favorite
The Portuguese Rooster originated in mainland Portugal in the north. It comes
from the town of Barcelos. It is supposed to bring good luck. Here is
Wikipedia's version of the rooster story:
The town's famous symbol is a rooster, in Portuguese called o galo de Barcelos.
The legend says that
I don't think it was about roosters or canaries and parakeets, because my
mother in law and her siblings were born in Sao Miguel and my mother-in-law's
sister also raised parakeets. It was something about receiving a gift with a
picture of a bird (or in my situation, a peacock) that brought bad
Yes, it is interesting.
What is the symbolism of the rooster? I see a lot of ceramic roosters at
Portuguese festivals. In fact, I have one sitting on my desk here at
home--what is the story behind the rooster?
Guida
--- On Sat, 9/6/08, Laura Fitzpatrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Laur
It's not going to be an "Azorean thing". It sounds more like a
village/area specific tradition. My family is from Terceira (they were
born there), and we have had various parakeets as pets in the home. My
father raised pigeons, and just about everything in my parents house and
my aunts and
Hi all,
I found that very interesting about the bird superstions. Is that strictly an
Azorian superstition?
The reason I ask is because in Madeira and Mainland Portugal you find birds
depicted on just about everything. From embroidered tablecloths, painted
pottery and even clothing to their lon
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