Ace Dragoni

My wife told me early this morning that when she was sweeping the terrace she noticed some fruit droppings just outside the door. Then she recalled she was once startled one early evening that a bat swoop out of the terrace to the sky.

Just this evening our visitor is again hanging upside down the terrace. It’s a small bat about 3 to 4 inches, nothing special. Just an ordinary bat. Obvously fond of small fruits that we called aratelis (Muntingia Calabura). The bat hangs on the purlins supporting the roof, about 5 meters from the terrace floor.

Searching the net, a lot of superstitions regarding bats in the house resulted:

• Having a bat in the house does not automatically mean a sign of death in the family but a bat flying 3 times around the house or over your head presages death.
• If, in trying to drive a bat out of the room, the creature should fly against a light or candle and put it out, it is a very bad omen.
• It is considered bad luck to kill one.
• If one flies past you then watch out for someone is trying to deceive you.
• If a bat flies into the kitchen and at once hangs on to the ceiling, it is lucky; but if it circles around twice before alighting, it is bad.

A bit scary I know, but some good omens are:

• A bat means long life and happiness, a good omen (China and Poland).
• If a bat comes out early and flies about in a playful manner – it is believed that good weather will come in the future.
• Bat holds the power of adaptability. When bat appears in your life its message may be to examine your surroundings to discern what bounty is being offered to you, and then alter your patterns so you can receive it.

Bad or good omens, I know for sure that being bitten by a bat does not turn one into a vampire but lands one in a hospital, presumably because of rabies. Although only a few bats are rabid, it’s better to be medically safe than sorry.

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