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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.
  
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Unlike other creatures, chickens are able to survive for a short time without their heads,{{fact}} and 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.
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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 Christian symbolism bestiary]  </ref>
 
''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>

Revision as of 23:46, July 10, 2007

Rooster

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)

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  1. ↑ Christian symbolism bestiary