snowdrop legends - about the earliest spring flowers, which include numerous types of corydalis, goose onion, anemone, lungwort, pineapple, cuff, as well as chistyak, crayfish necks, or serpentine ... We traditionally call all the first flowers "snowdrops", although on in fact, the snowdrop is galanthus - only one species of many primroses. Since ancient times, primroses in the face of a snowdrop have been considered an emblem of hope, and, of course, a snowdrop often became the hero of various legends and tales...
One day, the old woman-Winter with her companions Frost and Wind decided not to let Spring come to earth. All the flowers were frightened by the threats of Winter, except for the snowdrop, which straightened its stalk and forced a gap in the thick snow cover. The Sun saw its petals and warmed the earth with warmth, opening the way for Spring.
According to one ancient legend, snowdrops were the first flowers on earth. When God drove Adam and Eve out of paradise, it was winter on earth and it was snowing. Eva froze and began to cry. The snowflakes took pity on her and several of them turned into flowers. Eva was very happy about this. She had hope for forgiveness, and flowers - snowdrops - have since become a symbol of hope.
There is one old story, which in its plot resembles a fairy tale. Long ago, there lived a brother and a sister. Their parents died early, leaving a house on the edge of the forest, and the children were forced to take care of themselves. The brother hunted in the hunting craft, and the sister busied herself with the housework. And then one day, when my brother was not at home, my sister decided to collect cleaner snow in order to wash the floors in the upper room. Spring was just coming into its own, and therefore there was still a lot of snow in the forest. My sister took two buckets and went into the forest. She wandered quite a distance from home. But the girl knew the forest well, and therefore was not afraid to get lost. But another misfortune lay in wait for her here: the old goblin, driving around his possessions on a lame wolf, saw a girl, and realized that such a neat mistress would not interfere with him. He grabbed her and took her to his lair. But the girl was not at a loss - she pulled a string of beads from river pearls left over from her mother and began to mark her path with beads. But they fell without a trace into the snow. The girl realized that her brother could not find her and wept bitterly. The clear sun took pity on the grief of the orphan, melted the snow, and in the place where the pearls fell, the first spring flowers grew - snowdrops. Through them, the brother found his way to the goblin's lair. As the goblin saw that his shelter had been discovered, he squealed and took to his heels. And the brother and sister returned to their home and lived happily ever after.
And here is another beautiful Polish legend about the origin of the snowdrop.
It was a harsh winter outside. A family lived in a hut in the mountains. The father of the family went around the world in search of work, and his wife and two children were left to wait for him. At the end of January, the boy suddenly fell ill and the sorceress determined the ailment, but fresh flowers and leaves were needed for his treatment. Then his sister went in search of plants and saw that everything around was iced and covered with snow. She threw herself on the ground and began to weep bitterly. These hot and hearty tears of the girl broke through the snow cover, reached the ground and woke up the delicate flowers - snowdrops. They began to fight their way through the thick layer of snow and finally crawled to the surface. And wherever the girl cried, white flowers rose from the ground. The young beauty picked them up, brought them home, and the little brother was saved.
There is also a German version of the story of the origin of the snowdrop.
When the land was first shrouded in snow, it really lacked green grass, flowers, and beautiful plants. And then the white snowdrop went to the cold winter and prickly snow, as a harbinger of the outgoing frosts. The snow was so happy with the snowdrop that it allowed it to bloom right under its cold coverlet.
In Romania and in some countries there is one beautiful spring custom. On the first of March, all people give their loved ones or relatives and friends a small gift - Martisor. These are two silk cords with tassels at the ends, woven together (one should be white and the second red) and a flower (most often it is a snowdrop), a heart or something else. Thus, people celebrate the arrival of spring, considering the first of March a kind of holiday of spring and love. The legend itself is as follows.
One day the Sun descended in a village in the form of a young man to have some fun. The Evil Serpent guarded him for a long time, and then stole it from among the people and closed it in his palace. The world became sad, the birds stopped singing, the springs stopped flowing and ringing, and the children forgot what fun and laughter are. The world plunged into darkness, sadness and despondency. And none of the inhabitants dared to fight the terrible Serpent. But there was one brave young man who volunteered to save the Sun. Many people equipped him on the road and gave him their strength so that he could overcome the Serpent and free the Sun. The journey continued all summer, all autumn and all winter.
The guy found the palace of the Serpent, and a fight ensued. The young man defeated the Serpent and freed the Sun and it rose to the sky. Nature revived, people rejoiced, but the brave young man did not have time to see the spring, as he was mortally wounded. His warm blood dripped from the wound and flowed onto the snow. Where the snow melted, white flowers grew - snowdrops, heralds of spring. The last drop of blood fell on the white snow. A brave young man has died.
Since then, in honor of the liberator of the world from darkness and sadness, young people have been weaving two thin cords with tassels: one white and one red. They give them to the girls they love, or to relatives and friends. The red color means love for everything beautiful, reminiscent of the color of the blood of a young man, and the white color symbolizes the health and purity of the snowdrop - the first spring flower.
One day, the old woman-Winter with her companions Frost and Wind decided not to let Spring come to earth. All the flowers were frightened by the threats of Winter, except for the snowdrop, which straightened its stalk and forced a gap in the thick snow cover. The Sun saw its petals and warmed the earth with warmth, opening the way for Spring.
According to one ancient legend, snowdrops were the first flowers on earth. When God drove Adam and Eve out of paradise, it was winter on earth and it was snowing. Eva froze and began to cry. The snowflakes took pity on her and several of them turned into flowers. Eva was very happy about this. She had hope for forgiveness, and flowers - snowdrops - have since become a symbol of hope.
There is one old story, which in its plot resembles a fairy tale.Long ago, there lived a brother and a sister. Their parents died early, leaving a house on the edge of the forest, and the children were forced to take care of themselves. The brother hunted in the hunting craft, and the sister busied herself with the housework. And then one day, when my brother was not at home, my sister decided to collect cleaner snow in order to wash the floors in the upper room. Spring was just coming into its own, and therefore there was still a lot of snow in the forest. My sister took two buckets and went into the forest. She wandered quite a distance from home. But the girl knew the forest well, and therefore was not afraid to get lost. But another misfortune lay in wait for her here: the old goblin, driving around his possessions on a lame wolf, saw a girl, and realized that such a neat mistress would not interfere with him. He grabbed her and took her to his lair. But the girl was not at a loss - she pulled a string of beads from river pearls left over from her mother and began to mark her path with beads. But they fell without a trace into the snow. The girl realized that her brother could not find her and wept bitterly. The clear sun took pity on the grief of the orphan, melted the snow, and in the place where the pearls fell, the first spring flowers grew - snowdrops. Through them, the brother found his way to the goblin's lair. As the goblin saw that his shelter had been discovered, he squealed and took to his heels. And the brother and sister returned to their home and lived happily ever after.
And here is another beautiful Polish legend about the origin of the snowdrop.
It was a harsh winter outside. A family lived in a hut in the mountains. The father of the family went around the world in search of work, and his wife and two children were left to wait for him. At the end of January, the boy suddenly fell ill and the sorceress determined the ailment, but fresh flowers and leaves were needed for his treatment. Then his sister went in search of plants and saw that everything around was iced and covered with snow. She threw herself on the ground and began to weep bitterly. These hot and hearty tears of the girl broke through the snow cover, reached the ground and woke up the delicate flowers - snowdrops. They began to fight their way through the thick layer of snow and finally crawled to the surface. And wherever the girl cried, white flowers rose from the ground. The young beauty picked them up, brought them home, and the little brother was saved.
Crocus
According to legend, saffron (crocus) arose from the drops of blood of the young man Krok. Krok competed with the god Hermes in discus throwing, and Hermes accidentally killed him.
Primrose
In Norse mythology primrose - the keys of the goddess Freya, with which she unlocks the doors of spring. According to another belief, these are the keys to paradise that St. Peter dropped to the ground. According to Celtic belief, the primrose was considered the keys to marriage and was part of the love potion.
Many Slavic peoples primrose was revered as golden keys, opening the way to the whole green kingdom in spring. Throughout the long winter, the heavenly Lada languishes in the captivity of thick clouds and fogs. But in the spring, the goddess of love, sun and harmony, washed with spring waters, comes into the world with generous gifts. Where the first lightning fell, primroses grow to unlock the bowels of the earth with their keys for the lush growth of grasses, bushes and trees.
According to one of the ancient Greek legends about primrose, primrose came to earth from heaven. The inquisitive young man studied all earthly sciences and decided to learn the heavenly world. But for this it was necessary for him to forge the golden keys, go along the silver-star path to the center of the Galaxy and open the gates. It is not at all easy to do this, because the path to the gates of the Galaxy was guarded by numerous stars. But the young man was persistent. He forged the golden keys and went through the Milky Way. There was silence, only numerous stars slightly rustled their silvery wings, flying from place to place. And suddenly in this silence voices began to be heard:
"Don't tremble!" - said the star on the right. "Forget everything!" - added the star, shining in front of the young man, and looked at him with deep sadness and sadness.
However, the young man did not flinch and continued to walk forward. “Forget everything!” the burning star repeated ahead. “Forget everything! Forget the verdant earth, and your youth, and childhood. look at the son disappearing into the stellar nebula ... "
And then the young man could not stand it. His arms and legs trembled, the stars swirled in his eyes, his ears rang, and when the daredevil woke up, it turned out that he was lying on the ground ... And the golden key, which he held in his hands, took root in the ground and turned into a primrose flower.
Primula is credited with the magical property of opening hidden treasures. According to legend, a woman dressed in white with a golden key appears in the fields. All primroses plucked in her presence gain the ability to open treasures hidden deep underground. At the same time, she says that a person can take any wealth, but let him not forget "the best" - meaning a flower, to use it next time.
There is another legend about the origin of primrose. In one of the beautiful meadows there lived a blond princess - an elf who fell in love with a beautiful young man, but for some reason he did not notice her. In desperation, the princess asked the sorceress for the young man to reciprocate. And the sorceress turned the princess into a primrose - a flower that is the first to bloom in spring, and it is absolutely impossible to pass by it. Since then, the village youth goes to admire these flowers as soon as the snow melts.
In England they thought that tubular-bell-shaped drooping primrose flowers are a refuge for fabulous fairies and gnomes in times of bad weather. They sing praises to the flowers that shelter them, rejoicing that they can find shelter in golden corollas in heavy rain, when the bright rays of the month are covered with clouds. That lucky person who hears the singing coming from the magical flowers of the primrose will live in joy and prosperity for many years.
According to the Old Norse sagas, these are the keys of the fertility goddess Freya, with which she opens the spring. This goddess is beautiful, young, charming. Her necklace is a rainbow, which the dwarves forged for her. And where this rainbow necklace touches the ground, golden keys fall from it to the ground and, having fallen, turn into a primrose.
According to ancient Greek tradition, primrose arose from the body of the young man Paralysos, who died of love, whom the gods, out of compassion, turned into a fragrant flower; hence it was believed to cure paralysis, and in medicine it was until recently called the "paralytic herb."
The legend of the royal primrose
Volcanologists claim that primroses predict volcanic eruptions. Each volcanic eruption on the island of Java took a lot of human lives until the inhabitants paid attention to the plants that were found only here, on the slope of the fire-breathing mountain. It was a royal primrose. Interestingly, she bloomed flowers only on the eve of a volcanic eruption. Now the inhabitants of the villages nearby from the volcano systematically monitor the savior plant and, as soon as it begins to bloom, hastily leave the villages. And they say that the primrose has never let them down. Now scientists are interested in this property of primrose.
Caucasian highlanders claim that the magical purisula - the royal primrose - growing high in the mountains, once blossomed at an inopportune time. The whole tribe, seeing the blooming purisula, hastily left their native lands, in which an earthquake soon broke out.
Lungwort
In the inflorescence of the lungwort, you can simultaneously see blue and red flowers, hence the legend that the blue flowers are Adam, and the red ones are Eve. In fact, young flowers are pink, and old flowers are blue.
Tulip
Tulip flowers are very loved Turkish sultans wishing to have carpets of fresh flowers in their gardens. At the time of night feasts in the open air, at the behest of the lords, tortoises with lighted candles attached to the shell were released into the vast flower beds. The will-o'-the-wisps among the beautiful flowers were magnificent. The Persian poet Hafiz wrote about the tulip: "Even the rose itself cannot compare with its virgin charm." One old manuscript says: “This flower has no smell, like a beautiful peacock - songs. But the tulip became famous for its colorful petals, and the important peacock for its unusual plumage.”
The legend of the tulip says that it was in the bud of the yellow tulip that happiness was concluded, but no one could get to it, since the bud did not open, but one day a little boy took a yellow flower in his hands and the tulip opened itself. A child's soul, carefree happiness and laughter opened a bud.
In the language of flowers, a tulip means a declaration of love., and this is also preceded by the legend of the Persian king Farhad. Unrememberedly in love with the beautiful girl Shirin, the prince dreamed of a happy life with his beloved. However, envious rivals started a rumor that his beloved was killed. Mad with grief, Farhad drove his frisky horse onto the rocks and crashed to death. It was in the place where the blood of the unfortunate prince hit the ground that bright red flowers grew, from now on the symbol of passionate love is tulips.
The first country where tulips were introduced into culture, most likely, was Persia. Now it is difficult to establish which species were the ancestors of the first plants, but it is possible that they were wild Gesner tulips ( Tulipagesneriana) and Schrenk (Tulipaschrenkii ), distributed in Asia Minor and Central Asia. From Persia, tulips came to Turkey, where they were called "lale". The name Lale is still the most popular female name in the countries of the East. TO XVI century, about 300 varieties of tulips were already known.
Europeans first met the tulip in Byzantium, where this flower is still one of the symbols of the successor of the Byzantine Empire - Turkey.
Narcissus
Narcissus was so much sung by poets of all countries and ages, like no other, except just a rose. Mohammed himself said about him: "He who has two loaves, let him sell one to buy a flower of narcissus, for bread is food for the body, and narcissus is food for the soul." And the Persian king Cyrus called him "the creation of beauty - an immortal delight."
In the language of flowers, "narcissus" means deceptive hopes, desires, selfishness.
About the origin of the flower exists ancient greek legend about the beautiful Narcissus. The river god Cefiss and the nymph Lirioessa had a son, a beautiful young man who rejected the love of the nymph Echo. For this he was punished: when he saw his own reflection in the water, he fell in love with him. Tormented by an insatiable passion, he died, and in memory of him there remained a beautiful, fragrant flower, the corolla of which leans downwards, as if wishing to once again admire himself in the water. The parents of the young man at one time turned to the oracle Tireseus. The soothsayer said that Narcissus would live to old age if he did not see his face. Narcissus grew up a young man of extraordinary beauty, and many women sought his love, but he was indifferent to everyone. When the nymph Echo fell in love with him, the narcissistic young man rejected her passion. The nymph withered from hopeless passion and turned into an echo, but before her death she cursed: "Let the one whom he loves not reciprocate with Narcissus."
There are many more stories, fairy tales, stories about plants, we recommend separately Anna Saxe "Tales of flowers.
There are many similar signs among all the peoples of the world. For our ancestors, flowers were not just garden decorations, but also witnesses of ancient legends.
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Beliefs about the tulip
These beautiful and proud flowers have long fascinated people. Their name means devoted love. A sad legend about Farhad and his beloved Shirin is connected with this.
Farhad loved Shirin from childhood, but, being a simple stonemason (in other sources, a shepherd), he did not dare to open his heart to her. When it came time to marry Shirin, she made a condition that she would become the wife of only the one who brought water from the river to their fortress in one night. Farhad almost succeeded in completing the task, but the vile prince Khisrov, by means of cunning, convinced him that he had already done this and would soon marry his beloved. Not wanting to live without his beloved, Farhad smashed his head with a pick, and beautiful flowers grew from drops of his blood. The deceit was exposed and Hisrow was expelled in disgrace. Shirin never married, continuing to love Farhad until the end of her days.
Many do not like yellow flowers - they symbolize separation. However, this does not apply to tulips. On the contrary, there is a belief that in the bud of a yellow tulip. Many tried to open it, but only a child succeeded. He had never seen such beautiful flowers before, and from his sincere admiration, the tulip itself opened its petals and bestowed happiness on the child.
In England, in the north of Devonshire, there is such a legend. One fine evening, walking in the garden, an elderly woman saw little fairies who were sleeping peacefully in the buds. She was pleased to watch them and so she planted more tulips so that magical creatures would fly again and again. At first, the fairies were a little afraid of her, but, seeing her kind attitude, they fell in love, and the tulips acquired the most incredible colors and wonderful aroma. When the old woman died, the house was inherited by a greedy relative who destroyed the flowers and planted vegetables. The fairies got angry and spoiled the plants, bankrupting the owner. The grave of the former mistress was always buried in flowers that bloomed until late autumn. Soon the previous owner was replaced by another, even more cruel, and cut down everything. The fairies were forced to fly away from this region, and from that moment the tulips have no fragrance.
Legends about irises
Iris is a symbol of purity, innocence, spiritual greatness and nobility. With the advent of Christianity, these flowers began to signify the grief and longing of the Mother of God for her son. There are many legends about the origin of this flower. They say that the first iris blossomed many millennia ago and was so charming that all animals and even the elements could not stop looking at it. Soon a dispute arose over who the flower would belong to, but while it lasted, the wind and water grabbed its seeds and carried them to distant lands. Thus, iris is found in almost all countries.
The ancient Greeks have a legend according to which these flowers belong to the goddess Iris. As you know, she serves as an intermediary between the gods and people. Irida is also compared to a rainbow that connects earth and sky. Irises, on the other hand, were considered fragments of the arc that fell down so that people could admire it all year round.
In Slavic mythology, irises are associated with the name of the thunder god Perun. According to legend, these beautiful flowers appear in the places where lightning strikes him. No wonder the popular name of iris is perunika.
Many beliefs associated with this beautiful flower tell of unhappy love. Once a girl from a noble family fell in love with a simple shepherd. They met secretly and were incredibly happy. But the evil people told her father about this, he got angry and ordered to kill the shepherd. When the girl found out about this, she wept bitterly, and where her tears fell, beautiful flowers sprouted the next day.
Myths about pansies
Pansies are popular in many countries. That is why so many legends and beliefs are associated with them. The oldest of them belong to the ancient Greeks and Romans. They say that these flowers were grown by Zeus himself as a gift to his mortal beloved - Io, the daughter of the Argive king. Zeus's wife Hera was terribly jealous of him for the princess. To divert suspicion from himself, God turned the unfortunate woman into a cow, and only the unusual white suit reminded her of her former beauty. Hera launched a gadfly on her, which stung without stopping. Fleeing, beside herself with pain, Io was doomed to long torment and suffering before she managed to return to her human form. To encourage Io, Zeus created pansies, which symbolize the end of Io's suffering and her subsequent reward.
The ancient Romans associated this flower with the goddess of love, Venus. One day, while swimming in the lake, she found that mortals were watching her. Angered, she turned them into pansies, since no ordinary person dares to spy on the gods.
Russian legend tells about the deceived girl Anyuta. She loved her fiancé very much, who, having played enough, left the poor thing and went to distant countries. Unable to bear the separation and betrayal, Anyuta died, and tricolor violets grew on her grave, which symbolized the girl's feelings: a white petal - faith, yellow - surprise and purple - sadness.
There was also a belief that pansies were people who spied on others, for which they were punished. However, this legend has a double interpretation, since there is a myth that this is the incarnation of elves who love to watch everything that happens in the world.
legends about daisies
The name of these magical flowers is translated from ancient Greek as a pearl. And this is justified, because despite the outward simplicity of daisies, for many centuries they have been favorite plants of both the nobility and commoners. Many beliefs and myths are associated with them.
The most famous legend is about Admet and Alcestis.
Admet, king of Fer, was a friend of Apollo who was able to save him from death on the condition that when Fer's turn comes, someone else will replace him on the way to the kingdom of Hades. But no one wanted to sacrifice themselves for Admet, and only his wife Alcestis, who devotedly loved her husband, agreed to die in his place. At this time, Hercules was visiting Admet. Touched to the core by the selflessness of Alcestis, the hero descended into Hades and took her away. Despite this, she could not return in her former appearance and turned into a never-before-seen flower. And so the daisies were born.
They also talk about the beautiful nymph Belides, who played in the forest with her friends. One day Pan, the god of fertility and shepherding, fell in love with her and began to persecute her. Not knowing where to go from his persistent love, the nymph asked for protection from Mother Earth. Hearing the prayers of Belides, she turned her into beautiful plants.
Beliefs about spring flowers - snowdrops
Probably everyone knows what a snowdrop looks like and admired it at least once in their life. It should be noted that it is this flower that blooms first in the gardens after a long winter. Despite the apparent fragility, the snowdrop is not afraid of snow and frost. His fortitude and strength delighted our ancestors, which is why so many beautiful legends are associated with him.
There is a story that the snowdrop is the first flower in the world. Adam and Eve, expelled from paradise, wandered through the Earth, where winter reigned. Eve wept bitterly, regretting her transgression, and God, trying to console and encourage her, turned her tears into beautiful white flowers that continued to grow even in the cold.
Try to mentally imagine the image of spring: the silhouette of a young long-haired beauty with various flowers and herbs woven into curls will appear in your imagination. Perhaps you will see a beautiful forest landscape with a stream, thawed patches and the first snowdrops breaking through the bare soil.
For some, the associative series will lead to a vision of a bright festive event - beloved by the beautiful half on March 8, and someone will even feel the breath of the breeze carrying the aromas of herbs reviving after winter.
Definitely, your virtual picture will not do without flowers. Can you remember the names of the representatives of the flora that bloom first? Check yourself and loved ones!
Beliefs and legends about wild spring flowers
The desire to know the nature of the universe and get closer to the creator encourages humanity to move forward and shock the world with new scientific discoveries, including achievements in the artificial cultivation of wild plants without reference to the season.
However, no matter how far people go in their experiments, they always rejoice at the appearance of the first flowers that have made their way without their participation, and the legends invented about wild-growing specimens are fueled by a general interest in spring nature.
Snowdrop
A beautiful legend about the appearance of a snowdrop is associated with the first couple in love - Adam and Eve. It says that when the unfortunate lovers expelled from paradise wandered through the snowy desert in winter, Eve could not stand it and burst into tears of repentance. The heart of the Lord trembled, and in order to console his daughter, he turned her tears into living white flowers that grew despite the cold.
There is a fairy tale story in which the snowdrop acted as an assistant for snow. The goddess Flora arranged a ball for flowers, and the snow wanted to get on it. The snowdrop took pity on the intruder and carried it away, hiding it under a chiton. Now the silvery friend always warms the plant in frost.
Tragic legends in folklore are not uncommon, there is a similar one about the snowdrop. The vile Serpent once stole the sun, not wanting spring to come. However, there was a daredevil, a young man who was not afraid to go down into the asp's lair and managed to free the fiery star. The cost of liberation was the life of a young man - he died from wounds received in a battle with a reptile. Droplets of his blood seeped through the snow into the soil and white flowers grew in their place, resembling the pure soul of a guy, flowers.
Primrose
As soon as the people do not call the yellow primrose: a ram (due to the waviness and fluffiness of the leaves), the key to summer (due to the shape of the inflorescence, similar to a bunch of keys and its sunny color).
The origin of the primrose explains the medieval tradition. Once, the Apostle Peter, the permanent guardian of the gates of paradise, dropped a bunch of golden keys that opened the magical entrance when he heard the news that some sinner was trying to enter the Kingdom of Heaven without permission. The imprint of the key set remained on the ground where he fell, and the first flowers sprouted there. They have become living keys that unlock the doors to warmth and flight.
And they say that the primrose is able to show hidden treasures.
If you happen to see a woman in white robes with a golden shining key on the field, hasten to pick the primroses growing in front of you before her image disappears. These flowers will help you find even a treasure buried deep in the ground. They can be used repeatedly.
The British still believe that fairies, gnomes and fabulous elves are hiding under the petals of an amazing plant. If you hear singing coming from under the cap of a flower, you can.
The ancient Greeks believed that primrose had healing properties and helped paralyzed people recover. According to legend, this flower is the personification of the beautiful young man Paralysos, who died of love.
And in the Scandinavian sagas, “primus” are the keys of the fertility goddess Freya, falling from her rainbow necklace and opening spring.
Lily of the valley
With what various legends do not associate delicate flowers of lily of the valley:
- the tears of the sea princess Volkhva, rejected by the famous epic hero Sadko;
- drops of the divine sweat of the ancient Roman warrior Diana, which fell on the grass during her escape from the enamored Faun;
- the beads of the scattered necklace of the beautiful Snow White;
- the place of residence of the wood elves;
- the burning tears of the Mother of God, which she shed under the cross of her crucified son;
- pearls, into which the happy laughter of Mavka, a fabulous forest creature in love, has turned.
Many legends associate the lily of the valley with love experiences, so for centuries it has been considered a symbol of love among different peoples.
The legend of the ancient Celts deserves attention, according to which a rare plant is the treasure of the elves, scattered around the world.
One day, young hunters accidentally noticed a magical man in the forest with a precious burden and followed him. Their eyes saw a whole mountain of pearls lying under a sprawling tree. When one hunter touched the pearl hill, it crumbled. Forgetting a precaution, the whole group rushed to collect mother-of-pearl balls, and attracted the elven king with their noise. Seeing the outrage, he turned all the pearls into fragrant silver flowers ...
To this day, elves rub lilies of the valley with napkins woven from moonlight and take revenge on the greedy representatives of humanity.
Stories about popular spring flower garden plants
Legends and are of interest to novice gardeners and breeders. After all, they help to better recognize the essence of an outlandish plant and understand how to properly care for it.
Iris
Iris is considered one of the first plants that appeared on earth. The first "cockerel" attracted all animals, insects, birds with its beauty. The wind and water admired him, thanks to which the seeds of a wonderful flower scattered around the world, sprouted, and the gift of nature won the love of all the inhabitants of the Earth.
The iris adorns the coat of arms of blooming Florence, because these beautiful flowers have grown around it for centuries. And they got their name from Hippocrates, who compared the plant with a rainbow, along which the goddess Irida descended to earth. Since then, they talk about irises only as about Irida flowers.
Ancient Roman and Greek myths repeatedly mention the "iris" as a rainbow flower that gives people hope. The Egyptians considered the "Cuffed" to be a symbol of eloquence. The Arabs called it the flower of sorrow and planted its variety with white inflorescences on the graves of deceased relatives.
In the beliefs of the ancient Slavs, irises grew in places where lightning struck during the wrath of the Thunder God Perun, the popular name "Perunik" has survived to this day.
The Japanese have built a cult around the perennial - the whole country is famous for its iris gardens. The words “iris” and “warrior spirit” are denoted by the same hieroglyph, even a separate day is dedicated to admiring the flower - March 5. Magic iris talismans are made for boys, a healing decoction is prepared from a mixture of the inflorescence of a plant and an orange - May pearls. All household utensils are decorated with images of pointed petals of a rainbow flower.
Hyacinth
An ancient Greek story is associated with the name of the rain flower. Hyacinthus was a god, but his glory faded in the rays of the beauty of Apollo. Hyacinth and the god of beauty Apollo were friends, and often competed in agility and athletic skills.
Once, Apollo unsuccessfully threw a discus and hit Hyacinthus, inflicting a mortal wound on an opponent in games. The youth's blood splashed onto the grass, and subsequently, blood-red fragrant flowers sprouted from the soil.
The appearance of the flower of sorrow is also associated with the Trojan War. Allegedly in those days, two strong warriors Ajax and Odysseus claimed the rights to possess the weapons of Achilles (Achilles) after his death. The elders gave the subject of the dispute to Odysseus, and the offended Ajax pierced himself with a sword, unable to withstand the insult. The plant that emerged from the bloody drops of a suicide bomber is shaped like the first letters of his name - Α (alpha), Υ (Upsilon).
Oriental poets (Navoi, Firduosi) sang hyacinth as "curls of houris" because of the softness and fringe of its petals.
Tulip
It is impossible to imagine a spring garden without this flower, because the cultivation of tulips has long been considered an occupation worthy of noble, clairvoyant persons. Legends about him are devoted to coloring.
For example, a red tulip is considered a symbol of true love between the Tajik girl Shirin and the poor stonecutter Farhad.
When the time came for Shirin to get married, she gave herself an ultimatum that she would give herself to someone who would dig a canal from the river to her house overnight. Farhad rushed to complete the task and almost finished the job, but the vile prince, who claims to be the girl's hand, deceived the poor fellow, saying that he had already agreed on the date of the wedding with Shirin. In desperation, Farhad killed himself by hitting his head on a pickaxe, and scarlet tulips grew from the soil, irrigated with drops of his blood. Shirin remained a virgin, loving Farhad until her death.
Many are trying to test the superstition about the yellow tulip: "If you open its bud, you will get happiness." They say that such an action was only once succeeded by a child who was simply sincerely surprised at the beauty of an unprecedented flower. The tulip itself opened the petals to the baby - and he was happy!
The British believe that the fairies who settled in the garden of an old woman once endowed tulips with different shades. When she saw the little guests sleeping peacefully in the buds, she was not too lazy and planted several more rows of plants.
Seeing the care, they painted the tulips and gave them an unsurpassed aroma. After the death of the old woman, the garden was repeatedly destroyed by her greedy relatives. The fairies had to get out of the inhospitable place, and as soon as they flew away, the flowers stopped fragrant.
The absence of a smell in a flower was recorded by ancient chroniclers. The phrase in the Turkish manuscript reads something like this:
“This wonderful flower does not smell like a beautiful peacock does not sing. But the tulip is famous for its colorful petals, and the important peacock for its marvelous plumage.
While enjoying the beauties of spring nature, make your vacation educational - when you see an unusual flower, remember its appearance, and try to determine its name and learn stories about it!
to see a flowering plant in your flower garden, you need to apply the subtleties of breeding. Gardeners love colorful plants. In this compilation, the editors intended to collect a few secrets to prevent diseases when cultivating an exotic plant. The conditions for breeding large species of flowers are not similar. Each plant requires painstaking care. It should be determined for further actions to which group your flower is assigned.
- about the earliest spring flowers, which include numerous types of corydalis, goose onion, anemone, lungwort, pineapple, cuff, as well as chistyak, crayfish necks, or serpentine ... We traditionally call all the first flowers "snowdrops", although in fact, the snowdrop is galanthus - only one species of many primroses. Since ancient times, primroses in the face of a snowdrop have been considered an emblem of hope, and, of course, a snowdrop often became the hero of various legends and tales...According to one ancient legend, snowdrops were the first flowers on earth. When God drove Adam and Eve out of paradise, it was winter on earth and it was snowing. Eva froze and began to cry. The snowflakes took pity on her and several of them turned into flowers. Eva was very happy about this. She had hope for forgiveness, and flowers - snowdrops - have since become a symbol of hope.
Long ago, there lived a brother and a sister. Their parents died early, leaving a house on the edge of the forest, and the children were forced to take care of themselves. The brother hunted in the hunting craft, and the sister busied herself with the housework. And then one day, when my brother was not at home, my sister decided to collect cleaner snow in order to wash the floors in the upper room. Spring was just coming into its own, and therefore there was still a lot of snow in the forest. My sister took two buckets and went into the forest. She wandered quite a distance from home. But the girl knew the forest well, and therefore was not afraid to get lost. But another misfortune lay in wait for her here: the old goblin, driving around his possessions on a lame wolf, saw a girl, and realized that such a neat mistress would not interfere with him. He grabbed her and took her to his lair. But the girl was not at a loss - she pulled a string of beads from river pearls left over from her mother and began to mark her path with beads. But they fell without a trace into the snow. The girl realized that her brother could not find her and wept bitterly. The clear sun took pity on the grief of the orphan, melted the snow, and in the place where the pearls fell, the first spring flowers grew - snowdrops. Through them, the brother found his way to the goblin's lair. As the goblin saw that his shelter had been discovered, he squealed and took to his heels. And the brother and sister returned to their home and lived happily ever after. And here is another beautiful Polish one. It was a harsh winter outside. A family lived in a hut in the mountains. The father of the family went around the world in search of work, and his wife and two children were left to wait for him. At the end of January, the boy suddenly fell ill and the sorceress determined the ailment, but fresh flowers and leaves were needed for his treatment. Then his sister went in search of plants and saw that everything around was iced and covered with snow. She threw herself on the ground and began to weep bitterly. These hot and hearty tears of the girl broke through the snow cover, reached the ground and woke up the delicate flowers - snowdrops. They began to fight their way through the thick layer of snow and finally crawled to the surface. And wherever the girl cried, white flowers rose from the ground. The young beauty picked them up, brought them home, and the little brother was saved. There is also a German version When the land was first covered in snow, it really lacked green grass, flowers and beautiful plants. And then the white snowdrop went to the cold winter and prickly snow, as a harbinger of the outgoing frosts. The snow was so happy with the snowdrop that it allowed it to bloom right under its cold coverlet.
In Romania and in some countries there is one beautiful spring custom. On the first of March, all people give their loved ones or relatives and friends a small gift - Martisor. These are two silk cords with tassels at the ends, woven together (one should be white and the second red) and a flower (most often it is a snowdrop), a heart or something else. Thus, people celebrate the arrival of spring, considering the first of March a kind of holiday of spring and love. The legend itself is as follows.
One day the Sun descended in a village in the form of a young man to have some fun. The Evil Serpent guarded him for a long time, and then stole it from among the people and closed it in his palace. The world became sad, the birds stopped singing, the springs stopped flowing and ringing, and the children forgot what fun and laughter are. The world plunged into darkness, sadness and despondency. And none of the inhabitants dared to fight the terrible Serpent. But there was one brave young man who volunteered to save the Sun. Many people equipped him on the road and gave him their strength so that he could overcome the Serpent and free the Sun. The journey continued all summer, all autumn and all winter.
The guy found the palace of the Serpent, and a fight ensued. The young man defeated the Serpent and freed the Sun and it rose to the sky. Nature revived, people rejoiced, but the brave young man did not have time to see the spring, as he was mortally wounded. His warm blood dripped from the wound and flowed onto the snow. Where the snow melted, white flowers grew - snowdrops, heralds of spring. The last drop of blood fell on the white snow. A brave young man has died.
Since then, in honor of the liberator of the world from darkness and sadness, young people have been weaving two thin cords with tassels: one white and one red. They give them to the girls they love, or to relatives and friends. The red color means love for everything beautiful, reminiscent of the color of the blood of a young man, and the white color symbolizes the health and purity of the snowdrop - the first spring flower.
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Snowdrop Legend
Snowdrops are the very first, most defenseless, dearest to the heart of a city dweller. Every year, their delicate flowers, delicate aroma remind us that spring has come again. Again, from the cloudless blue sky, the gentle, long-awaited warmth is pouring, and from the shrunken and gray spots of snow scattered everywhere, it smells of pleasant frosty freshness. And everywhere traces of awakening life. It is not clear where, suddenly, it turns out, the first ladybug is on your hand, the first butterfly, unusually elegant after the dull winter colors, will busily sit down. And, of course, these amazing snowdrops.
Read the Polish Snowdrop Legend:
The winter that year was so severe that the hut that stood in the mountains was completely covered in snow. Looking from afar, it seemed that no one lives in it. However, three creatures lived in this hut: a woman and two children. The father went around the world looking for work and sadly left his family in a hut.
“The Lord will take care of you while I am gone and keep you in good health,” he said in parting.
But his wish didn't seem to come true. At the end of January, the boy suddenly fell ill. Mom put him to bed and noticed that his body was burning in the heat. At night he became worse, he moaned and cried from pain. At dawn, the mother said to her daughter:
“Stay by your brother’s bed, and I will run to the healer and ask her to come.” She is well versed in diseases and she has so many different medicines!
She ran out of the hut, and an hour later she returned with a healer, who was famous for her knowledge of medicinal plants.
The sorceress looked at the boy and said:
- The disease is so severe only because the terrible winter lasts in the world. At other times of the year I would have cured the boy in a few hours, but in order to make a healing decoction, I need fresh flowers and leaves. Where can you find them when everything around is ice-bound and covered with snow? After all, even for a handful of gold you can’t get a stalk of grass now!
“But what can I do to make my son recover? asked the poor mother in a trembling voice.
“Give him a few spoonfuls of milk for now… And wrap him up warmly… I’ll be back in the evening…”
And the old woman left, muttering under her breath:
If only I knew where to find green grass. Each would be helpful! But this is impossible! Snow covered everything with a layer.
The girl heard the words of the healer and, without hesitation, ran out of the hut in search of plants.
Wandering through the snow, she looked left and right to see if a flower was breaking through the monotonous cover of snow somewhere. But all around lay only white snow, and icicles of ice hung from dry trees. Then she threw herself on the ground and began to weep bitterly.
I don't want my brother to die! What would I do in the world without him!
They never parted, played during the day, slept together at night. And when in the summer mother went to mow hay, they themselves remained in the hut, and then the girl fed her little brother, who more than once grimaced. And now this brother must die and lie under the snow in the cemetery, and she will not see him again. Is it possible?
She buried her face even deeper in the snow, and tears flowed from her eyes. Until, finally, these hot and heartfelt tears broke through the snow cover, carved a path for themselves and, flowing down, reached the ground. And then the flowers sleeping under the snow woke up and raised their heads:
- Oh, my God! Is it already spring? Do you really need to get up? they asked in dismay.
“No, not yet,” the tears answered. “There is still snow all around. But, up there, one girl is crying, who really needs green sheets to save her sick brother. Will you go and comfort her?
The plants that had kind hearts finally woke up and began to straighten their legs.
It was hard work, because the snow lay on them in a thick blanket and was terribly cold. But thanks to their perseverance, they managed to break through the exit and stick their heads to the surface. Two green leaves crawled out of the snow, and between them a long stalk, on which hung a flower of three long white petals, resembling tears in their appearance. Everywhere around, where the girl was crying, white flowers rose from the ground. When the girl noticed these flowers, she hastily began to pluck them and carried them home triumphantly.
- Brother will not die and will be healthy immediately! she shouted from afar.
A panting healer came running, immediately prepared a medicinal decoction ... and the sick boy was saved.
Since then, the merciful flowers always appear before anyone else. Every year they make their way through the snow in order to see the sun sooner, and therefore their people called snowdrops.
Legends about the earliest spring flowers - snowdrops
Legends of snowdrops are about the earliest spring flowers, which include numerous types of corydalis, goose onion, anemone, lungwort, clover, cuff, as well as chistyak, cancer necks, or serpentine. We traditionally call all the first flowers "snowdrops", although in fact the snowdrop is galanthus - only one species of many primroses. Since ancient times, primroses in the face of a snowdrop have been considered an emblem of hope, and, of course, a snowdrop often became the hero of various legends and tales...
One day, the old woman-Winter with her companions Frost and Wind decided not to let Spring come to earth. All the flowers were frightened by the threats of Winter, except for the snowdrop, which straightened its stalk and forced a gap in the thick snow cover. The Sun saw its petals and warmed the earth with warmth, opening the way for Spring.
According to one ancient legend, snowdrops were the first flowers on earth. When God drove Adam and Eve out of paradise, it was winter on earth and it was snowing. Eva froze and began to cry. The snowflakes took pity on her and several of them turned into flowers. Eva was very happy about this. She had hope for forgiveness, and flowers - snowdrops - have since become a symbol of hope.
There is one old story, which in its plot resembles a fairy tale. Long ago, there lived a brother and a sister. Their parents died early, leaving a house on the edge of the forest, and the children were forced to take care of themselves. The brother hunted in the hunting craft, and the sister busied herself with the housework. And then one day, when my brother was not at home, my sister decided to collect cleaner snow in order to wash the floors in the upper room. Spring was just coming into its own, and therefore there was still a lot of snow in the forest. My sister took two buckets and went into the forest. She wandered quite a distance from home. But the girl knew the forest well, and therefore was not afraid to get lost. But another misfortune lay in wait for her here: the old goblin, driving around his possessions on a lame wolf, saw a girl, and realized that such a neat mistress would not interfere with him. He grabbed her and took her to his lair. But the girl was not at a loss - she pulled a string of beads from river pearls left over from her mother and began to mark her path with beads. But they fell without a trace into the snow. The girl realized that her brother could not find her and wept bitterly. The clear sun took pity on the grief of the orphan, melted the snow, and in the place where the pearls fell, the first spring flowers grew - snowdrops. Through them, the brother found his way to the goblin's lair. As the goblin saw that his shelter had been discovered, he squealed and took to his heels. And the brother and sister returned to their home and lived happily ever after.
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