In some parts of Mexico, hummingbirds have magical properties. In pre-Columbian Mexico, hummingbirds were often used in love magic. Today, on the Mexican black market, mummified hummingbirds may be illegally sold as love charms, packaged with rose petals and love prayers.
The famous Mexican painter Frida Kahlo painted a self-portrait where she wore a hummingbird necklace, which might symbolize falling in love.
Some Native Americans use hummingbirds as clan (family) animals. Hummingbirds carry different symbolic meanings depending on the group. In the Pueblo tribes of New Mexico and northwest coast tribes, “Hummingbird” was used as a clan animal, a name given to everyone within a family line.
In one Indigenous California legend, a hummingbird was responsible for bringing fire to the Native people.
In Jamaica, the swallowtail hummingbird is their national bird. The doctor bird or the swallowtail hummingbird lives only in Jamaica and has been immortalized in Jamaican folklore and song for years. The Arawak, a Jamaican Native group, even believed that the bird had magical powers and was the reincarnation of dead souls.
In the Bible, birds symbolize freedom of spirit, peace, and resilience. Although hummingbirds aren’t directly mentioned in the Bible, all metaphors about birds in this holy text can also be applied to hummingbirds. Birds frequently appear as messengers of God, symbolizing spiritual freedom, restfulness, and patience.
Some people also believe that hummingbirds carry souls to Heaven.
Hummingbirds and Angels also don’t have any direct connections. However, in some Native cultures, hummingbirds are considered messengers of good fortune, which might be similar to the job of Biblical Angels.
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