"People have been fascinated with butterflies for thousands of years. Fossil records for butterflies and moths date back nearly 65 million years… Butterflies have long been a symbol of beauty, and therefore, they’ve been the subject of a plethora of myths and folklore. Here are just a few:
Early Native American legends reveal stories of butterflies carrying various wishes to the Great Spirit. The Shoshone Indians believed that the Great Spirit blew the breath of life into pebbles, which then became butterflies.
The Blackfoot Indians believed that butterflies brought them their dreams while they were sleeping. It was custom for a Blackfoot woman to embroider a butterfly on a small piece of buckskin. Then she would tie this piece in her child’s hair when she wanted him or her to go to sleep. At the same time she would sing a lullaby to the child. This was her way of asking a butterfly to come and fly about to put the child asleep.
Hopi Indians used butterfly images on much of their prehistoric pottery, and they even performed a special butterfly dance. The spirit of the butterfly has been widely used in the Hopi Indian’s kachina figures. Kachinas are the spirit essence of everything in the real world. They represent game, plants, food, insects, birds and even death.
Native American Zuni tribesmen believed that butterflies could predict the weather. White butterflies indicated the onset of summer. They also believed that if the first butterfly of the season was white, that foreshadowed a rainy summer, especially if the butterfly flew out of the southwest. A dark butterfly meant the summer would be full of stormy weather, while a yellow butterfly predicted sunny weather.
Among many Mexican Indian tribes butterflies were a symbol of Earth’s fertility. Born out of a caterpillar in a chrysalis, butterflies became a symbol of rebirth, regeneration and joy."
Papago Tribe - If anyone desires a wish to come true they must first capture a butterfly and whisper that wish to it. Since a butterfly can make no sound, the butterfly can not reveal the wish to anyone but the Great Spirit who hears and sees all. In gratitude for giving the beautiful butterfly its freedom, the Great Spirit always grants the wish. So, according to legend, by making a wish and giving the butterfly its freedom, the wish will be taken to the heavens and be granted
... and many more. Butterfly legends are amazing, I continue to be deeply fascinated with them. If you ever wondered how it would feel to be a butterfly I invite you to listen: Rajaton-Butterfly. Ahh the song is perfect... it really makes you imagine the innocent life of a butterfly. Ever since life is too short we have to live each day at maximum intensity like the butterfly does. A good soul is a beautiful butterfly, therefore I believe we all could have a wonderful butterfly inside. Our character Hi Butterfly™ retains all the positivity, purity, mistery and beauty of a gentle butterfly. Wear Hi Butterfly™ proud, because you are indeed a gorgeous butterfly!
