Why do rats appear in a house or apartment? Signs

Rats themselves rarely evoke any feelings other than disgust and fear. They always spread dangerous diseases, destroy household food supplies, and bite people and animals. However, the rat is far from the least important in the mystical side of our lives, and many signs are associated with why this rodent appeared in an apartment or house. We previously wrote about dreams. In this article you will learn folk signs about rats, what their presence at home means, why the parasite generally runs into the house and much more.

Meeting with a rat

No matter what they say, a rat sometimes brings good things with it. The misfortunes, of course, outweigh them, but still! However, the meaning of the rat depends on the color, namely:

• Black and gray rats directly indicate that there will soon be problems with finances, with a career, and in worst cases, with life. Of course, the meeting place and circumstances play an important role, but the fact that a rat will greatly shake your usual way of life remains a fact;
• White rats, on the contrary, can mean something good. Of course, you shouldn’t expect pleasant surprises or news, but you also don’t need to worry that something bad might happen.

In truth, what a rat means largely depends on the person's worldview. Someone will see a rodent on the street, and the whole day there will be a spoiled mood and a constant, obsessive fear that something bad is going to happen. However, there are also people who will regard the appearance of a parasite as a good sign and will expect something good.

There is also a widespread belief that if a rat runs into the house, then soon your well-being will greatly increase. This could be a quick renovation, a new highly paid position, some successful offer, or even winning the lottery. It just won't happen, of course, so you need to make every effort to make it happen .

The parasite crosses the road

In addition to the fact that rats can be found at home, they can also be found outdoors. There are also a number of signs for this situation:

• If on a crowded street you happen to see a rat in reality that cuts off your path, then you should be attentive to scammers. It is better to keep your bag close, avoid crowding on public transport when the risk of becoming a victim of a thief is very high, and try not to enter into serious transactions on this day. There is a high probability that you will lose a large amount of money;
• If such a meeting took place in a deserted alley or on a deserted street, then the events will be more optimistic. Problems may happen, but you will certainly be able to solve them;
• The meeting itself is sometimes a good reason to think about whether you have chosen the right path in life? Are you moving in the right direction? And sometimes you really need to stop and think about it. Perhaps it is at this moment that you will make a decision that will change almost your entire life for the better;
• If a whole family of rats crossed the road, then soon you will have an unpleasant quarrel with your relatives. If there is an opportunity to prevent a conflict, or at least there are thoughts on what grounds it might arise, then this opportunity should be used;
• There is no clear opinion about what it means for a rat to commit suicide under the wheels of a car. Some argue that this promises a financial loss, some are afraid of quarrels over this, and some simply believe that the rat will cause a lot of trouble. The only thing that all these opinions agree on is that it is a bad omen, but not at all fatal .

Signs about rats

Alas, most superstitions agree that any meeting with a long-tailed garbage dump dweller does not bode well for a person. To see a favorable prediction in a rat, you need to really try.

By color

• A gray or black rat is a harbinger of dirty tricks of various sizes. Depending on where and how the meeting took place, it threatens finances, career, or even life. And it almost always disturbs the peace of mind of an impressionable person.
• A white rat will not scare even the champion of superstitions. This is a favorable sign, no matter how you look at it.

Meet a rat

It is believed that a chance encounter with a gray animal foreshadows troubles that are stable, but not too dangerous. If he flashes before his eyes on the street, he won’t have a good time all day. If he decides to visit the house, especially on the first of January, all 12 months will go down the drain. Your wallet will noticeably lose weight, your friends will let you down, your business partners will screw you over... But this is only on condition that you believe the rat’s prediction. Some people, on the contrary, perceive an animal that catches their eye as a good sign. And imagine, everything is going great for them that day (and year!). This is not to mention the owners of pet rodents who see their pet every day and are still healthy and happy. It all depends on how you tune in.

A less common sign calls a rat that casually runs into a house a harbinger of wealth. But don't think that it will fall on you from the sky! To get the welfare that is due to you from a harmful animal, you will have to work up a sweat. Maybe a rodent running around your apartment will be the last straw, after which you will understand that it’s time to improve your living conditions, roll up your sleeves and eagerly take on a new risky but promising project.

Crossed the road

The interpretation of signs depends on the circumstances

• If a rat rushes across your path on a crowded street, signs advise you to be wary of scammers. Pay closer attention to your pockets and purse during rush hour, and avoid all dubious transactions a mile away, otherwise you will lose a serious amount.
• If the same event happened in a deserted alley, the belief is more optimistic. Yes, your nerves will be quite frayed in some unpleasant situation, but in the end everything will end well. Don't give up, and your enemies will be put to shame.
• At times, encountering a rat is a reason to stop and think about whether you are moving in the right direction. Naturally, we are not talking about a real road. Try to look at your actions and decisions from a different angle. What if you discover something unexpected?
• If a whole flock of rats crosses the road, there will be a showdown with relatives. There is time to figure out where the scandal is coming from and take the necessary measures in advance.
• On the question of how a rat rushing across the road in front of a car is interpreted, there is no unity among the signs. Some car enthusiasts begin to expect financial losses, others - quarrels, and still others - hassle. What most interpreters agree on is that it is an unpleasant sign, but not fatal. It does not threaten life or health.

Settled in a house or apartment

The proximity to an unclean and, frankly speaking, unpleasant animal frightens many. This must be why the appearance of gray newcomers in a house or apartment has acquired so many negative signs.

• A rat appears in the house before misfortune.
• If a whole family of rodents has bred in the underground, sooner or later they will survive their owners. Here, the matter will definitely not be solved by one bad event... The sign is clear and easily explained: in the old days, swarms of rats in a matter of days could destroy many months of supplies and bring plague and cholera into the house, mowing down entire cities. Given the level of hygiene at that time, it is not surprising that the family occupied by the gray hordes was in serious danger.
• If rats are busy under the floorboards, running around and squeaking, someone in the house will become seriously ill or die. A belief from the same opera: a loud noise indicates a large number of animals, and the more rats, the higher the risk of catching something serious from them.

Few people will like such a neighborhood

• Damage caused by rats to someone's property also does not bode well. Either the owner of the damaged item or the whole family will suffer. And again, everything is logical: having twirled around the room, the animal was guaranteed to carry an unlimited number of microbes on its paws.
• A less “bloodthirsty” version of the belief warns the owner of chewed things: take a time out and put everything aside for a while! All the same, any actions during this period will be of little use.
• If the house is infested with rats, the mice leave it. From the point of view of mystics, this means that minor troubles for the owners will be replaced by major shocks. And from the point of view of natural selection, it could not have been any other way. Aggressive and large animals pushed the small and weak ones out of their place of bread.
• If rats voluntarily flee the house, they smell disaster. Even inveterate skeptics should listen to this sign! Gas oozing from an old pipe, a sagging foundation, sparking wiring... you never know what the cautious animals could see in the underground? Check the condition of your home immediately.
• Despite all of the above, many people stubbornly continue to consider the rat a symbol of prosperity. They say that the cunning animal understands perfectly well where it is more satisfying, and will not settle in a poor house. And if he does such a stupid thing, he will immediately begin to lure wealth into it, so that he himself can roll around like cheese in butter and not deprive the owners... One can only rejoice for the superstitious optimists, and adopt an approach to omen. Especially if you don’t create a paradise in your apartment for animals from the surrounding garbage dumps, but instead get one clean and tame animal. Anything is better than waiting for trouble!

Runs underfoot

A domestic rat scurrying under your feet indicates that you should be wary of unfamiliar people

If a rat living in the house begins to show increased activity and scurry around underfoot, owners should be wary of unfamiliar people. No matter how tempting the deal may look, study its terms in detail. Don’t rush to invite recent acquaintances to your apartment, give yourself time to get to know them better. And don’t let street fortune tellers and sellers of “win-win” lotteries get close to you! You will lose both money and nerves.

Dead rat

The most controversial sign!

• A dead rat is a sign of money.
• A carcass seen somewhere far from home predicts that one of your actions will not be successful. But before you get upset, carefully weigh it again, was it really necessary for you? Most often, a dead rat symbolizes getting rid of an enterprise that was neither particularly important nor useful to you.
• Meeting a living rat means good luck, a dead one means problems.
• Several dead rats in the area around a private house or in the garden, especially if you have previously found dead hedgehogs and other animals there, is interpreted as a prediction of illnesses or insults that those closest to you will inflict. Or one of the neighbors began to spread poison around the area, and then your pets are already in danger.
• A dead rat on the porch is considered a bad sign only if it was planted there. The corpses of rodents are often used for magical purposes, trying to harm the house and its inhabitants.
• Under no circumstances should a woman touch a rat carcass, much less kill an animal. It is believed that after this, the chances of becoming a good housewife will sharply decline, everything in the kitchen will begin to fall out of hand, and in the old days the unlucky rat killer was not allowed to bake bread at all - either the sourdough would sour, or the dough would not be suitable.

A rat hit by a car, in different interpretations, predicts financial losses or a series of new accidents. Without serious consequences and casualties, but with repairs and painting you will suffer.

Other

Even a bearer of bad omens can be won over to your side

In European countries and in Rus', there is still a custom of giving a child’s lost baby tooth to a rat or mouse with the saying: “Here’s a simple tooth for you, rat, give back the gold (steel, iron).” It is assumed that a satisfied animal will happily make a deal and give the baby the same healthy and strong, “steel” teeth as his. Who understands this issue better than a rat? After all, for her, this is the main survival tool!

Rats appeared at home

When rats get into the house, it always results in problems. Rats are difficult to remove, and they cause so much destruction that it is difficult to put everything in order later. However, not all signs indicate the negative aspects of the presence of rats in the house:

• An invasion of rats underground indicates that urgent and radical measures need to be taken. This sign dates back to ancient times, when even a small flock of rats could multiply so much that they ate their owners alive. And since they spread dangerous diseases, entire cities suffered, and not just individual houses. Therefore, as soon as you realize that rats are squeaking in the basements, or you have seen with your own eyes how they run under the floor or ceiling, immediately begin to destroy them ;
• Why do rats squeak? Because soon someone will die or get sick. The logic of this sign lies in the ability of rats to carry diseases, and in ancient times even a slight squeak of rats already indicated that an epidemic would soon begin;
• Usually, when there are rats in a house, the mice quickly leave it. The mystical side of this phenomenon is as follows: small problems and troubles will be replaced by truly terrible and catastrophic problems;
• If rats are running away from your house, then this is a reason to think about it. As you know, rats are always the first to escape from a sinking ship. And if they leave their favorite place in the form of your basement or barn, then this is a reason to think about whether everything is in order with the wiring in the house, with the water supply or with gas;
• If you are attacked by rats, or they simply tried to bite you on the territory of your house, then you need to take a closer look at your surroundings. Often this can mean that your friends are jealous of you and wish you harm, and quite often this is based on finances. Check, maybe your best friend or even a relative is harboring a long-standing grudge and is waiting for an opportunity to take revenge;
• Perhaps the most optimistic sign is that the rat brings prosperity to the house. After all, these parasites go where they have more food and safety and don’t just get started, which means that soon there will be prosperity in the house. But the harm that rodents will bring with them is much greater, and eliminating it can take a lot of money.

Signs about rats

In people's minds, rats are associated with something unpleasant and bad; often meeting this animal causes fear and disgust. This attitude towards gray rodents is partly due to the fact that these animals are considered carriers of the plague, a disease that killed millions of people in medieval Europe.

The fear of meeting a rat is reflected in folk superstitions, most of which agree that the appearance of a rodent portends misfortunes and troubles to the person who sees it. To more accurately interpret the belief, you need to pay attention to the details of the meeting.

Runs underfoot

According to the superstition, if a rat living in a house suddenly begins to show unprecedented activity and constantly gets underfoot, then this is a warning sign for the owner of the home. Most likely, the owner will soon be made a tempting but risky offer that will only bring losses.

In addition, you should be careful when dealing with unfamiliar people: do not invite anyone into your house, try not to walk alone along dark streets, do not come into contact with street fortune tellers, sellers of “win-win” lotteries and other scammers.

See a dead rodent

Folk omens negatively interpret a meeting with a living rodent, and seeing a dead rat on the street portends major troubles. However, some beliefs have a different opinion on this matter:

• Noticing the corpse of a rodent means receiving money.
• Seeing a rat carcass far from home means you should not take any action in the near future, as it will not bring the desired results.
• Finding several dead animals around the house or in the garden means the residents are in for illness or insults inflicted by loved ones.
• A dead rat carcass at the door of a house is an unfavorable sign that indicates the appearance of an enemy. In former times, sorcerers used the corpses of rodents to inflict severe damage.
• Hitting a rat on the road - according to signs, such an incident promises financial losses or new accidents.

Dead rats at home

Perhaps one of the most controversial signs. Whether you believe in it or not is up to you.

• If you notice the dead body of a rat near the house, then you should not start a new business. Most likely, it will not bring any success. However, you shouldn’t worry, but rather think: is it really necessary to start this new business at all? A dead rat often symbolizes that your activity does not bring you the desired profit or pleasure, so you need to give it up;
• A lot of dead rats or other animals indicate that soon one of your loved ones will get sick or even die;
• If you come home and see a dead rat on the doorstep, then you need to sound the alarm only if this corpse was planted. Quite often the bodies of dead animals are used in black magic for the evil eye or curses. In any other situation, there is no need to worry: most likely, it was your or your neighbor’s cat that killed the rat and did not finish eating it;
• A woman should not kill rats or simply touch dead carcasses. It is believed that after this she will not become a normal housewife: she will not be able to do household chores, she will not have much success in cooking, and she will never be able to bake normal bread. However, you should not believe this sign. If a rat tries to bite you and you do nothing, the risk of getting a serious or even fatal disease increases dramatically . No amount of bread and cleaning is worth health and life.