What is the meaning of scarecrow? The word is of Coptic origin and means cultivation. As for the word “mata” it is a Coptic word from “Matwi” meaning “cultivation, cultivation”, as if the meaning of “the imagination of death” is “the imagination of agriculture”, and its synonym in Arabic is (the imagination of the field), the imagination of the field is something known to me. Farmers in their fields, which is a doll that looks like a man, and this doll is made of cloth, then wears clothes so that it looks like a man standing guarding the field. The purpose of the scarecrow is to scare the birds, sparrows and animals so that they will not eat from the farm.

In fact, birds are afraid of the doll, especially when the wind moves it, and this is known in many countries in the world. It was made for the first time in order to scare cows and birds for not eating crops. The first scarecrow known in the modern era, appeared in Britain in 1719, designed every year about 10 Thousands of scarecrows, from the beginning of the nineties until the present time.

The history of the scarecrow or scarecrow dates back to nearly 3000 years and it is clear that its intention was to frighten crows because it is one of the largest birds and can consume a large amount of grain from the fields, and sometimes this doll is afraid of the thief, especially at night; Because the thief usually worries, apprehension, anticipation and fear of any movement, there are farmers who put many types in the field at all entrances to the farm.

Today it is seen as a decorative element in the autumn period. It is decorated with old clothes, straw hats, straw stuffing, bright colors and usually surrounded by vegetables, and this looks like a wonderful sight in farms and fields, and the scarecrow is originally Pharaonic. The first scarecrow mentioned in history appeared in the Nile Valley, where farms were setting them up, in order to frighten and hunt quail or quail shelves.

The scarecrow moved to the Greeks from the pharaohs, and these had transferred from the ancient Egyptians a lot of their science and techniques. Medieval farmers in Europe did not notice the handmade scarecrow, so they only had to hire young boys to frighten the birds, so German immigrants made a scarecrow in the form of a man they named (Potsamon ), or (Bogeman)

Scarecrows still guard fields all over the world during the growing season. Today, some farmers use technological scarecrows instead of straw. The scarecrow has turned into a heritage symbol or to transfer from the customs and traditions of farmers and as an ornament in the fields, an inexpensive way that still contributes to drawing the boundaries between birds and crops. Even today.