RE: [Mid] Ladybugs, ladybugs, EVERYWHERE!

I didn't realize ladybugs are in Europe! Cool!

Thank you for letting me in on some "lost heritage". ;)

Coise
The Cat Who Is Half-German

> Interestingly enough, having a ladybug in your proximity is considered,
in
> Germany and Austria, to be an omen of good luck! The word for "ladybug" in
> German is Glückkäfer, which literally translates out to mean "luck
beetle".
> The ladybug is much revered in the German culture, and when I was overseas
> in Germany and Austria a few Christmases ago, I saw a lot of ladybug toys
> being sold at the various Christkindl Markt's that we went to in the
various
> towns I visited there.
>
From: Ann Nordmeyer <ANordmeyer@designprinting.com>
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Received on Mon Oct 23 09:17:13 2000