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No, I’m not superstitious, but my grandmother Lena was. She was an “Old World” Italian-American. She used to say something about dragonflies. I think it was that they would sew your ears shut, if you were bad (or maybe if you lied).
It’s funny, because I’ve always liked dragonflies, but from just one Google search, I see that there are tons of superstitions around them, many involving sewing things shut. I guess they do resemble sewing needles a bit.
I have a dragonfly necklace, dragonfly Christmas ornaments, and more than one dragonfly pin. I like how they look as if one randomly landed on your shirt or jacket.
And how about those dragonfly ornithopters in Dune: Part Two? Those were cool!
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I am not superstitious. But my mum was.
I love dragonflies too. But I did not know there were any superstitions regarding them.
I love the pin.
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Thanks Liz! Yes, if you Google, you’ll see that there are many tales of them sewing your eyes, ears or mouth shut. They’re so pretty though – those lace wings 🪽 and blue/green iridescence
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Oh crikey. How could there be such horrible superstitions for such a beautiful thing? I can watch dragonflies for hours.
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Me too
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I’ve never heard of the dragonfly superstition. That’s a new one for me. I also saw that they were a symbol of good luck!
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Oh, interesting. They’re usually bad luck in Italy, I think.
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I like how it can be either way. You can wear your pins and necklace without worry!
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Yes!
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