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PostSubject: A Lady Bug for Christmas   A Lady Bug for Christmas EmptyThu Nov 06, 2008 1:29 pm
A Lady Bug for Christmas

according to European folklore, ladybugs symbolize good luck

Many, many years ago, aphids invaded the fields of farmers

When the farmers prayed for help to the Virgin Mary, legend tells us that swarms of little red beetles appeard.

They proceeded to eat the aphids and save the crops

The farmers named the beetles 'ladybugs' in appreciation of Mary, 'Our Lady
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