Good omens that people believe in include seeing a shooting star, finding a four-leaf clover, or hearing a bird sing outside your window. Bad omens may include breaking a mirror, seeing a black cat cross your path, or hearing an owl hoot at night.
The statues are very important because many people believe that they are good omens.
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An omen is "anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future." Finding a four-leaf clover, for example, is commonly cited as an omen of good luck. A bat inside the house, in folk lore, is an omen of death. Omens are events that people believe predict the future.
Owls, Crows, and Rats are often considered bad omens, some people believe that wolves are bad luck as well. A good omen would be a dove.
Good omens were signs of positive outcomes for future actions. The Romans practiced augury, which was a religious cult of reading the omens of the gods. Bad omens signalled that the gods did not approve of the future action. There were many techniques for reading the omens of the gods and there were all sorts of signs.
That depends on your perspective. Crowley and Aziraphale are extremely important, as are Newt and Anathema, but I believe that Adam is the definitive main character.
No, flies are not good omens. Kill them.
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Beowulf's people felt happy and confident about him going to fight Grendel, because the omens predicting the outcome of the battle were good.
We were planning for a picnic, but the dark clouds seemed like a bad omen.
White rats, means good luck, white cats, ditto.
If you believe that they are then they are.