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A '''rooster''' is a male [[chicken]]. Roosters received their names due to the tendency of roosters to "roost" over a clutch of eggs. | A '''rooster''' is a male [[chicken]]. Roosters received their names due to the tendency of roosters to "roost" over a clutch of eggs. | ||
| − | + | The phrase "running around like a chicken with its head cut off" has entered the vernacular to mean a person who is extremely busy but directionless. | |
| − | ''In Christian symbolism, the rooster is a familiar Passion symbol. Prior to being arrested by the soldiers, Jesus correctly predicted that Peter would deny Him three times before the rooster crowed on the following morning.'' <ref> [http://ww2.netnitco.net/users/legend01/rooster.htm | + | ''In Christian symbolism, the rooster is a familiar Passion symbol. Prior to being arrested by the soldiers, Jesus correctly predicted that Peter would deny Him three times before the rooster crowed on the following morning.'' <ref>[http://ww2.netnitco.net/users/legend01/rooster.htm Christian symbolism bestiary]</ref> |
| − | Also | + | Also roosters are mentioned in the Bible in Matthew: |
:''O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!'' (Matthew 23:37) | :''O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!'' (Matthew 23:37) | ||
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| + | ==Roosters in Music== | ||
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| + | The grunge band [[Alice In Chains]] wrote a song called The Rooster as an homage to a Vietnam veteran known by that nickname. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:13, June 24, 2016
A rooster is a male chicken. Roosters received their names due to the tendency of roosters to "roost" over a clutch of eggs.
The phrase "running around like a chicken with its head cut off" has entered the vernacular to mean a person who is extremely busy but directionless.
In Christian symbolism, the rooster is a familiar Passion symbol. Prior to being arrested by the soldiers, Jesus correctly predicted that Peter would deny Him three times before the rooster crowed on the following morning. [1]
Also roosters are mentioned in the Bible in Matthew:
- O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! (Matthew 23:37)
Roosters in Music
The grunge band Alice In Chains wrote a song called The Rooster as an homage to a Vietnam veteran known by that nickname.