Can anyone tell of the history of the Robin redbreast bird?
One myth has the source of the robin’s red breast being the blood of Jesus: “An old English folk tale seeks to explain the Robin’s distinctive red breast. Legend has it that when Jesus was dying on the cross, the Robin, then simply brown in colour, flew to his side and sang into his ear in order to comfort him in his pain. The blood from his wounds stained the Robin’s breast, and thereafter all Robins got the mark of Christ’s blood upon them.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Ro… But there are many other myths that try to explain the robin’s coloring. Here are a few websites to check out: http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/hist… http://www.h-net.org/~nilas/seasons/robi…
