Each plant, whether it be a tree, a flower or a blade of grass, there was no accident in the world, but in order to accomplish a specific, known only to Mother Nature, mission.That ordinary orchids (also known as cuckoo tears) - maloprimetny flower, wrapped in an interesting legend of its origin.This plant, causing a sincere liking, otherwise known as Ivanov hands behind specific form of roots that resemble two hands: men and women joined together.
Therefore, the root of the orchids in the old witches and wizards used for making love potion.Also, a decoction of the flower head was rinsed to improve the sensibility and excitability.And the feast of the Assumption of young girls at the root determined by the sex of the child.Important place in folklore took the legend of colors.Spotted Orchis (cuckoo tears), also took its worthy place in the history of folk art.
Popular beliefs about orchids
In the old days, people believed that people swim at the first rays of the sun on the lake, in a place where there are cuckoo tears acquire youth, beauty and health.It is a perennial plant, reaching a height of half a meter, is also found among thickets of bushes, on edges of woods and thickets of spruce.It's time to bloom to the period from April to August.
With a straight stem, orchids orchid looks very similar, but its leaves are similar to the leaves of a tulip for its location and shape.Flowers purple or dark-cherry color placed on the direct stalk neatly collected in spike inflorescence and lure insects with reddish spots on the lower petals.In these spots in the nation and the plant called orchis spotted.There is at this flower, and another name - cuckoo tears.And there are two legends about its origin.
Legend of plant cuckoo tears
In ancient times lived in the world a woman, and she had three sons.They grew up as all the usual kids: fun, happy and grief do not know.And his mother at the sight of boys favorite heart sang: she saw in them their support and hope in their old age.
beautiful and sad legend of plant cuckoo tears states that, trying to feed their children and raise them good people, from morning till night working poor women, without sparing himself.The hard work under the scorching sun and torrential rains in the bitter cold and unbearable heat robbed her youth, time and effort.Coming home from work, she forgot about the rest, courting their babies: feeding, dressing, mending, washing.And those really spoiled the whole day and hanging out with friends, at home doing nothing at all, at the hands strayed and have not obeyed his mother.So the days passed after day, growing boys bathing in the mother's love and care, and grief do not know.
day, it broadcasts a legend about the flower cuckoo tears, the woman went to the river to wash the laundry and came under heavy cold rain.Poor thing was soaked to the skin, cold and seriously ill.It was not in her power to climb out of bed, to melt the oven and cook your dinner kiddies.She begged the boys to help her make a fire in the oven, to the house at least a little warmer it became.I do not hear it guys, coming up with various excuses.He asked his mother to bring them some water to it, because the throat was dry and thirsty.Again, the boys do not hear it.Moreover, everyone is trying to come up with an excuse poubeditelnee not to comply with the request of the mother.I do not become a woman of about anything ask wept with resentment.And children with a clear conscience escaped hanging out with friends, leaving her alone with the disease, and none of the three did not come to his mother fell ill.
Time passed, and haunt hunger.Reaching home eldest snack.Come inside and see that my mother is in the middle of the room coat, which began to turn her into a gray plumage.Mother takes a thimble, and he becomes a beak.A wooden shovel, which put the bread in the oven, turned into a bird's tail.
woman waved her hands, turned them into wings.Turned into a woman cuckoo flew out the window and flew away.She ran her sons, cry, call my mother home.Mom does not want to hear much it hurt the kids.She ceased to believe them, but bitter tears pouring from the offense.Where tear drops, and grows beautiful herb cuckoo tears.
cuckoo behavior in nature
So the legend about the plant cuckoo tears, and so naturally happened that the little gray cuckoo is not building a nest.It produces offspring and immediately throws it into the wrong slot.Often planted as an egg is similar in color and size of eggs hosts that before the advent of the chick into the world is difficult to determine, whose young in the nest.
Often foster parents, which can be much less than its cuckoo born, carefully bring it, despite the fact that it is not their child.Cuckoo same, spreading their eggs in strange nests quietly live their lives on until the new offspring.
And orchids - the fetus of maternal tears, the same patient to the weather and the whims of nature, like a mother to the children's pranks, carries a reminder of the love of the mother.That is why the flower called cuckoo tears.And that's why the cuckoo ceased to care for their children, afraid to hurt again suffer from them.
Another legend about the flower cuckoo tears
Kukushkin tears began to call orchids according to another legend, which states that in ancient times, the bride and groom at a wedding forgot to invite a sorcerer.He is so offended and angry at the young that turned all men into wolves, women make forty, and the bride cuckoo, which has since been flying through the woods, looking for wolves among her fiance and crying.Legend of the plant cuckoo tears states that the locus of this flower flew bewitched bride in search of her betrothed.
Orchis as a medicinal plant
By the way, this flower is endowed with a host of valuable minerals, the amount of which will be enough to replenish day supply of human energy.That in ancient times used the Persians, who in the conquest of foreign lands for a long time could go without food, eating tubers of this plant with a glass of milk and water.
By its medicinal qualities most valuable tubers orchids used in the treatment of gastritis, ulcers, poisonings.This is a very good way to recuperate after a long illness and improving health.
Orchis in the Red Book
Here they exist in folklore beautiful legends and stories.Kukushkin tears - a flower of rare and amazing history is listed in the Red Book, as it is located on the verge of extinction, the cause of which was a significant expansion of the area of agriculture and a massive collection of plants for medicinal purposes.
