Fern has always been one of the most mysterious and mysterious plants. Scientists argue that not a single species of fern blooms, despite this, it is with the flower of this plant that many myths and legends are associated.
How legends and myths about ferns arose
Why does fern attract such an interest and why do many people relate to it with some concern? The fact is that Slavic legends about its flowering arose in ancient times.
In the old days, people tried to know the world through superstitions and beliefs. If they saw a phenomenon incomprehensible to them, they immediately attributed magical power to him. The Slavs did not understand how a plant can multiply in the absence of flowers. Since all the vegetation is blooming, but there is no fern, it means that it is clearly shrouded in mystery.
Fern flower
The first legend is associated with a fern flower. The Slavs believed that this plant still blooms, but this happens only once a year and it was on the night of Ivan Kupala. According to this legend, on a Kupala night, the god Perun defeated the demon of withering. Perun sent rain to the earth. At 12 o’clock in the morning, a flower bloomed on the fern; it caught fire with a bright red flame. The earth was revealed and all the treasures that were hidden in it became visible. After that, the fern blooms every year, but the eyes of ordinary people cannot look at such a bright fire. In an instant, the flower fades and hides, since only the most worthy and chosen ones can see it.
Fern is associated with the gift of providence. That is why many people dream of getting it. Unclean power is trying even harder to get to the magic flower. One of the myths says that someone who decided to find a flower needs to find a fern bush on the eve of Kupala night. Around the plant you need to spread a tablecloth and draw a circle with a knife. After that, you need to sit in a circle and look at the bush without taking your eyes off. During the test, terrible monsters will walk around the plant, crawl poisonous snakes to cause the most terrible fears in the daredevil. When the flower appears, it must be quickly picked, cut your hand and put it in a bleeding wound. After that, a person will begin to see everything secret and hidden.
According to another legend about ferns, the poor peasant was looking for his cow on the eve of Kupala, which wandered into the meadows. At midnight, a man stepped over a fern. For a moment, a marvelous flower blossomed on the bush and clung to its shoe. At that moment, the man became invisible and was able to see his whole life. He not only quickly found a cow, but also saw treasures buried in the ground. Having removed his shoes at home, the peasant again became visible. Suddenly a strange merchant appeared who wanted to buy an old shoe. A man sold this shoe and, thereby, having lost a fern flower, he forever forgot about treasures and treasures. The merchant, in fact, turned out to be a devil.
There is no evidence of a fern flower, however, this does not mean that it does not exist at all. Perhaps no one was able to find him.
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