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02-02-2010, 02:08 PM
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| | | ladybird name
Why is a ladybird called a ladybird and not a "man" bird, my colleague wants to know |
02-02-2010, 02:16 PM
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I belive they are named after the virgin mary. |
02-02-2010, 02:24 PM
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| | | Re: ladybird name
Yes - quite an old name I think... to quote a garden website
They are named after the Virgin Mary (Our Lady's Bird) - the red colour is said to represent the red cloak, worn by Mary in old paintings, the seven spots are for the seven joys and seven sorrows.
They were thought to have medicinal properties, a cure for measles and colic; tooth-ache was treated by mashing up a ladybird and putting the pulp into the cavity.
later paintings have the blue coloured cloak.
I have no idea what they are called in other languages though...
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02-02-2010, 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by loripo  I have no idea what they are called in other languages though... | Coccinellidae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 
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02-02-2010, 02:53 PM
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Oh that's lovely - thanks - I've saved that for Ron 
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02-02-2010, 11:36 PM
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Morning Deb, and welcome to WAB! Quote:
Originally Posted by loripo Yes - quite an old name I think... to quote a garden website
They are named after the Virgin Mary (Our Lady's Bird) - the red colour is said to represent the red cloak, worn by Mary in old paintings, the seven spots are for the seven joys and seven sorrows.
They were thought to have medicinal properties, a cure for measles and colic; tooth-ache was treated by mashing up a ladybird and putting the pulp into the cavity. | I had no idea about the name, in fact I'd bearly thought about it! I just took it 'as is'. Anyway, very interesting so thanks for posting
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