Superstition of the Week - Butterflies

BUTTERFLIES

• Inside the house - good luck
• First butterfly of the season (white) - good omen
• First butterfly of the season (brown) - misfortune
• To see three butterflies together - bad omen
• To see a butterfly at night - approaching death
• Any butterfly flying in one’s face – cold weather is coming
• A yellow butterfly flying in one’s face – sufficient frost within ten days
• Scottish belief - red butterflies are manifestations of witches
• Serbian belief – butterflies are the souls of witches

And interestingly, a white butterfly that flies into your house and then flies around you is considered good luck in Louisiana, but an omen of death in Maryland.

We are pretty sure here in Colorado, it means you should eat a cupcake or cookie, thus a very good omen.