Scarecrows, as the name suggests, were made to scare off crows and other birds that might ruin the farmer’s crop.🌽
Scarecrows dress in human clothing👕 because it’s the scent of humans that scares the birds!
Scarecrows have been around longer than you think – the first scarecrow🧟♂ known to history was made about 3,000 years ago.
They were first made by the Egyptians to protect their wheat fields, especially along the Nile River.🌊
In Britain, there was an actual job for young boys👦🏻 called a “bird scarer” who wandered the fields with bags of stones to throw at the birds.
Fun Facts
👉 There are even scarecrow festivals that take place all over the UK every year!🗓
👉 Japanese farmers hang old rags, meat and fish🐟 bones on their scarecrows. The smell is enough to keep away all creatures, not just birds.
👉 There is a Japanese village called Nagoro which has 35 inhabitants, but over 350 scarecrows.
👉 In both DC and Marvel comics, there is a villainous character named Scarecrow.👻