Chickens accompanied Roman armies and their behavior was carefully noted before battle; a good appetite meant victory was likely. On one occasion, the night before a battle at sea, the chickens did not eat. He had them thrown overboard. He lost the battle.
12 centuries ago the church considered the chicken special. In Leviticus 5:7 a guilt offering of two turtledoves or pigeons was acceptable if the sinner in question was unable to afford a lamb but nowhere does God request a chicken be sacrificed. Matthew 23:37 tells how Jesus likened his care for the people of Jerusalem to a hen caring for her brood. During the ninth century Pope Nicholas 1, decreed that a figure of a rooster should be placed atop every church as a reminder of how special the chicken is to God. Imagine the shock and dismay of the parents when the teenagers rejected their belief in the holy chicken.
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