Legends and myths about flowers. Legends about the origin of flowers

The names of flowers came to us from different countries, but Ancient Greece breaks all records. Yes, it is understandable, the cult of beauty flourished here, and each of the most beautiful creations of nature gave rise to the most beautiful legend.

The origin of the names of the various colors is very curious. Often, the name contains in a concise form the history and legend of the flower, reflects the main or characteristic features, an assessment of its main qualities, the place of its growth and even a certain secret.

Adonis(from Phoenician - lord) was the beloved of the goddess of love Aphrodite herself, her constant companion. But the gods, and even more so the goddesses, are jealous. The goddess of the hunt Artemis sent a wild boar to Adonis, who killed him. Aphrodite sprinkled the blood of Adonis with nectar, and it turned into flowers - adonis. Aphrodite bitterly mourns her beloved, and anemones grow out of her tears.

Envy also ruined Peon, the healer of the Olympian gods, a disciple of the god of healing Asclepius. When he healed the god of the underworld, Hades, the teacher hated the student. Fearing the revenge of Asclepius, Peon turned to the gods whom he healed, and they turned him into a magnificent flower - pion.

Delphinium many peoples of Europe are compared to spurs, and only in ancient Greece, living surrounded by the sea, was it believed that it looked like a dolphin's head. And it is not surprising that the cult of the dolphin flourished in Ancient Greece, it was one of the incarnations of the god Apollo, in honor of the dolphin Apollo founded the city of Delphi.

According to legend, a young man once lived in Hellas, whom the gods turned into a dolphin because he sculpted a statue of a deceased beloved and breathed life into it. The young man often swam to the shore if he saw his beloved on him, but she did not notice him. And then the young man, in order to express his love, brought the girl a delicate azure flower. This was the delphinium.

« Hyacinth"In Greek means" rain flower ", but the Greeks associate its name with the legendary youth Hyacinth. He, as usual in legends, was friends with the gods, especially the god Apollo and the god of the south wind Zephyr were patronizing him. Once Apollo and Hyacinth competed in discus throwing. And when the god Apollo threw the disc, Zephyr, wishing victory to Hyacinth, blew hard. Alas, unsuccessful. The disc changed trajectory, hit Hyacinth in the face and killed him. The saddened Apollo turned drops of hyacinth blood into beautiful flowers. The shape of their flowers on the one hand resembled the letter "alpha", on the other - the letter "gamma" (the initials of Apollo and Hyacinth).

And Slavic mythology gave beautiful names to flowers. They say that there once lived a girl named Anyuta. She fell in love with a beautiful young man, but he was afraid of her love. And Anyuta waited for him, waited until she died of melancholy. And flowers grew on her grave Pansies , in the tricolor petals of which her purity, bitterness from betrayal and sadness were reflected: white, yellow and purple colors.

Or maybe everything was different, and many believe that the overly curious Anyuta was turned into flowers, because she loved to look where it was not necessary.

Cornflower no luck either. He was bewitched by a mermaid. She tried to drag the Cornflower into the water. But the stubborn boy did not succumb to her and settled in the field. The distressed mermaid turned him into a blue, the color of water, a flower.

About origin roses there were many different legends.
The goddess of love Aphrodite was born from the waves of the sea. As soon as she came ashore, the flakes of foam sparkling on her body began to turn into bright red roses.
Muslims believe that a white rose grew from drops of sweat of Mohammed during his night ascent to heaven, a red rose from drops of sweat of the Archangel Gabriel who accompanied him, and a yellow rose from the sweat of an animal that was under Mohammed.
Painters depicted the Mother of God with three wreaths. A wreath of white roses meant Her joy, of red roses - suffering, and yellow ones - Her glory.
A red moss rose emerged from the drops of Christ's blood streaming over the Cross. The angels collected it in golden bowls, but a few drops fell on the moss, a rose grew out of them, the bright red color of which should remind of the blood shed for our sins.
In ancient Rome, the rose served as a symbol of sensual love. All the guests of the imperial orgies put on wreaths of roses, threw rose petals into a bowl of wine, and sipped a little, brought them to their beloved.
During the fall of Rome, the rose served as a symbol of silence. At that time, it was dangerous to share your thoughts, therefore, during feasts, an artificial white rose was hung on the ceiling of the hall, the look at which forced many to restrain their frankness. This is how the expression "sub rоsa dictum" appeared - said under the rose, i.e. secret.

Lily

According to Jewish legends, this flower grew in paradise during the temptation of Eve by the devil and could be defiled by it, but no dirty hand dared to touch it. Therefore, the Jews decorated the sacred altars with them, the capitals of the columns of the Temple of Solomon. Perhaps for this reason, at the direction of Moses, lilies were decorated with a seven-branched candlestick.

The white lily - a symbol of innocence and purity - grew from the milk of the mother of the gods - Hera (Juno), who found the baby of Theban queen Hercules hidden from her jealous gaze, and knowing the divine origin of the baby, wanted to give him milk. But the boy, sensing his enemy in her, bit and pushed her away, and the milk spilled over the sky, forming the Milky Way. Several drops fell to the ground and turned into lilies.

It is said about the red lily that it changed color on the night before the suffering of Christ on the cross. When the Savior passed through the Garden of Gethsemane, as a sign of compassion and sorrow, all the flowers bowed their heads before Him, except for the lily, which wanted Him to enjoy its beauty. But when a suffering gaze fell on her, then a blush of shame for her pride in comparison with His humility spread over her petals and remained forever.

In Catholic lands, there is a legend that the Archangel Gabriel appeared to the Blessed Virgin with a lily on the day of the Annunciation. With a lily, as a symbol of purity and purity, Catholics depict St. Joseph, St. John, St. Francis.

There is a belief that when lily of the valley blooms, a small round berry grows - combustible, fiery tears with which a lily of the valley mourns spring, a traveler around the world, scattering her caresses to everyone and never stopping anywhere. The loving lily of the valley endured his grief just as silently as he carried the joy of love.

Bringing lilies of the valley artificially, they are often grown in vessels of a special shape, which look like a ball, vases, eggs. With careful care, the lilies of the valley overgrow the vessel so tightly that it becomes invisible.

Chrysanthemum- the favorite of Japan. Its image is sacred and only members of the imperial house enjoy the right to wear it. Only the symbolic chrysanthemum with 16 petals uses the power of government protection. It is a symbol of the sun that gives life to everything.

Chrysanthemums were first introduced to Europe in England in the 17th century. Here they are not so much flowers for bouquets as funeral. Perhaps that is why there is a sad legend about their origin.

The poor woman's son died. She decorated her dear grave with wildflowers gathered along the way until the cold came. Then she remembered a bouquet of artificial flowers, which her mother bequeathed as a guarantee of happiness. She put this bouquet on the grave, watered it with tears, prayed, and when she raised her head, she saw a miracle: the whole grave was covered with living chrysanthemums. Their bitter scent seemed to indicate that they were dedicated to sorrow.

Its scientific name Myоsоtis, which means "mouse ear" in translation, forget-me-nots got from the leaves covered with hairs. There are various legends about the origin of forget-me-nots. They talk about the tears shed by brides when parting with their loved ones. These tears turn to blue, like their eyes, flowers, and the girls give them to their beloved as a keepsake.

According to a popular belief in Germany, forget-me-nots grow on the graves of unbaptized children, as if reproaching their parents for having forgotten to perform this rite.

Its name "daisy"flower got from the Greek word margarites -" pearl ".

The romantic knights, for whom the Virgin Mary served as an ideal, chose a modest daisy as their flower. According to custom, the knight in love brought a bouquet of daisies to the lady of the heart. If a lady dared to answer "yes", she chose the largest daisy from the bouquet and presented it to the man. From that moment on, he was allowed to draw a daisy on his shield - a sign of mutual love. But if the lady was indecisive, she weaved a wreath of daisies and gave it to the knight. Such a gesture was not considered a categorical refusal, and sometimes until the end of his life the owner of a wreath of daisies waited for the favor of a cruel lady.

There is a narrative of origin lilac... The goddess of spring awakened the Sun and its faithful companion Iris (rainbow), mixed the rays of the sun with the variegated rays of the rainbow, began generously pouring them onto fresh furrows, meadows, tree branches - and flowers appeared everywhere, and the earth was jubilant with this grace. So they reached Scandinavia, but the rainbow had only purple paint. Soon there were so many lilacs that the Sun decided to mix colors on the Rainbow palette and began to sow white rays - so white lilac joined the purple.

The homeland of lilacs is Persia. It came to Europe only in the 16th century. In England, lilacs are considered the flower of misfortune. An old English proverb says that whoever wears lilacs will never wear a wedding ring. In the East, lilacs serve as a symbol of sad parting, and lovers give it to each other when parting forever.

Water lily

In Germany, they said that once a little mermaid fell in love with a knight, and he did not reciprocate her Legends of the origin of flowers. From grief, the nymph turned into a water lily. There is a belief that nymphs hide in flowers and on the leaves of water lilies, and at midnight they begin to dance in circles and carry away people passing by the lake. If someone managed to escape from them somehow, then grief will dry him out.

According to another legend, water lilies are the children of a beautiful countess, carried away by the swamp king in the mud. The Countess's grief-stricken mother went daily to the shore of the swamp. One day she saw a wonderful white flower, the petals of which resembled the complexion of her daughter, and the stamens of her golden hair.

Camellia is considered a beautiful, but soulless flower - an emblem of coldness and callousness of feelings, Legends of the origin of flowers are an emblem of beautiful, but heartless women who, not loving, lure and destroy.

There is such a legend about the origin of camellia on earth. Eros (Cupid), fed up with the love of the goddesses of Olympus and earthly women, was advised by his mother Aphrodite to fly to another planet. On Saturn, he heard a chorus of angelic voices and saw beautiful women with white bodies, silvery hair and light blue eyes. They looked at Eros, admired his beauty, but were not carried away by him. In vain did he shoot his arrows. Then, in despair, he rushed to Aphrodite, who, outraged by such uncharacteristic heartlessness for women, decided that these insensitive creatures were unworthy to be women and should come down to earth and turn into flowers.

Carnation

According to an ancient legend, once upon a time, gods lived on Earth. And once the goddess Artemis, daughter of Zeus and Latona, returning from a hunt, saw a shepherdess who was playing the flute. He did not suspect that the sounds of the flute frightened and dispersed all the animals in the area. The goddess, enraged by the unsuccessful hunt, shot an arrow and stopped the beautiful musician's heart. But very soon the goddess's anger was replaced by mercy and remorse. She appealed to the god Zeus and asked him to turn the dead youth into a beautiful flower. Since then, the Greeks have called the carnation the flower of Zeus, the wise and powerful god who gave the young man immortality.

Lotus- a symbol of passing through all the elements: it is rooted in the earth, grows in water, blooms in the air, and is nourished by the fiery rays of the Sun.

The mythological tradition of Ancient India represented our land as a giant lotus blossoming on the surface of the waters, and paradise as a huge lake overgrown with beautiful pink lotuses, where righteous, pure souls live. The white lotus is an indispensable attribute of divine power. Therefore, many gods of India are traditionally depicted standing or sitting on a lotus or holding a lotus flower.

The ancient Indian epic "Mahabharata" describes a lotus that had a thousand petals, shone like the sun and scattered a delicious scent around. This lotus, according to legends, lengthened life, returned youth and beauty

Narcissus

In an ancient Greek legend, a handsome young man, Narcissus, brutally rejected the love of a nymph. The nymph dried up from hopeless passion and turned into an echo, but before her death she uttered a curse: "Let not the one whom he loves reciprocate to Narcissus."

On a hot afternoon, exhausted by the heat, young Narcissus bent down to drink from the stream, and in its bright streams he saw his reflection. Never before had he met a Narcissus of such beauty and therefore lost his peace. Every morning he came to the stream, immersed his hands in the water to hug whoever he saw, but it was all in vain.

Narcissus stopped eating, drinking, sleeping, because he could not move away from the stream, and melted almost before our eyes, until he disappeared without a trace. And on the ground where he was seen, for the last time a fragrant white flower of cold beauty grew. Since then, the mythical goddesses of retribution furies have adorned their heads with wreaths of daffodils.

Among different peoples and at different times, the narcissist enjoyed love and had different meanings. The Persian king Cyrus called him "the creation of beauty, immortal delight." The ancient Romans greeted the winners of battles with yellow daffodils. The image of this flower is found on the walls of ancient Pompeii. Among the Chinese, it is a must in every home on the New Year's holiday, and especially many daffodils are bred in Guangzhou (Canton), where they are grown in glass cups in damp sand or in small stones flooded with water.

A beautiful legend about orchid was in the New Zealand Majori tribe. They were convinced of the divine origin of these flowers. Long ago, long before humans appeared, the only visible parts of the earth were the snow-capped peaks of high mountains. From time to time, the sun melted the snow, thus forcing the water to descend from the mountains in a stormy stream, forming delightful waterfalls. Those, in turn, rushed with bubbling foam towards the seas and oceans, after which, evaporating, they formed curly clouds. These clouds eventually completely obscured the view of the earth from the sun.
One day the sun wanted to pierce this impenetrable veil. A heavy tropical rain began to fall. After him, a huge rainbow formed, embracing the entire sky.
Immortal spirits, then the only inhabitants of the earth, admired by an unprecedented spectacle, began to flock to the rainbow from all even the most distant regions. Everyone wanted to grab a spot on the multi-colored bridge. They pushed and scolded. But then they all sat down on the rainbow and sang together. Little by little, the rainbow sagged under their weight, until it finally collapsed to the ground, scattering at the same time into a myriad of small multi-colored sparks. Immortal spirits, who had never seen anything like it, with bated breath watched the fantastic rainfall of many colors. Every piece of earth gratefully accepted the fragments of the sky bridge. Those that were caught by the trees turned into orchids.
This was the beginning of the triumphal procession of orchids across the earth. There were more and more colorful lanterns, and not a single flower dared to challenge the orchid's right to be called the queen of the flower kingdom.

Envy ruined and Peona, healer of the Olympian gods, disciple of the god of healing Asclepius. When he healed the god of the underworld, Hades, the teacher hated the student. Fearing the revenge of Asclepius, Peon turned to the gods whom he healed, and they turned him into a magnificent flower - a peony.

"Hyacinth" in Greek it means "rain flower", but the Greeks associate its name with the legendary youth Hyacinth. He, as usual in legends, was friends with the gods, especially the god Apollo and the god of the south wind Zephyr were patronizing him. Once Apollo and Hyacinth competed in discus throwing. And when the god Apollo threw the disc, Zephyr, wishing victory to Hyacinth, blew hard. Alas, unsuccessful. The disc changed trajectory, hit Hyacinth in the face and killed him. The saddened Apollo turned drops of hyacinth blood into beautiful flowers. The shape of their flowers on the one hand resembled the letter "alpha", on the other - the letter "gamma" (the initials of Apollo and Hyacinth).

And Slavic mythology gave beautiful names to flowers. They say that there once lived a girl named Anyuta. She fell in love with a beautiful young man, but he was afraid of her love. And Anyuta waited for him, waited until she died of melancholy. And flowers grew on her grave, in the tricolor petals of which her purity, bitterness from betrayal and sadness were reflected: white, yellow and purple colors.

Or maybe everything was different, and many believe that the overly curious Anyuta was turned into flowers, because she loved to look where it was not necessary.

Cornflower was also not lucky. He was bewitched by a mermaid. She tried to drag the Cornflower into the water. But the stubborn boy did not succumb to her and settled in the field. The distressed mermaid turned him into a blue, the color of water, a flower.

About origin roses there were many different legends.

The goddess of love Aphrodite was born from the waves of the sea. As soon as she came ashore, the flakes of foam sparkling on her body began to turn into bright red roses.

Muslims believe that a white rose grew from drops of sweat of Mohammed during his night ascent to heaven, a red rose from drops of sweat of the Archangel Gabriel who accompanied him, and a yellow rose from the sweat of an animal that was under Mohammed.

Painters depicted the Mother of God with three wreaths. A wreath of white roses meant Her joy, of red roses - suffering, and yellow ones - Her glory.

A red moss rose emerged from the drops of Christ's blood streaming over the Cross. The angels collected it in golden bowls, but a few drops fell on the moss, a rose grew out of them, the bright red color of which should remind of the blood shed for our sins.

In ancient Rome, the rose served as a symbol of sensual love. All the guests of the imperial orgies put on wreaths of roses, threw rose petals into a bowl of wine, and sipped a little, brought them to their beloved.

During the fall of Rome, the rose served as a symbol of silence. At that time, it was dangerous to share your thoughts, therefore, during feasts, an artificial white rose was hung on the ceiling of the hall, the look at which forced many to restrain their frankness. This is how the expression "sub rоsa dictum" appeared - said under the rose, i.e. secret.

Lily
According to Jewish legends, this flower grew in paradise during the temptation of Eve by the devil and could be defiled by it, but no dirty hand dared to touch it. Therefore, the Jews decorated the sacred altars with them, the capitals of the columns of the Temple of Solomon. Perhaps for this reason, at the direction of Moses, lilies were decorated with a seven-branched candlestick.

Chrysanthemums were first introduced to Europe in England in the 17th century. Here they are not so much flowers for bouquets as funeral. Perhaps that is why there is a sad legend about their origin.

Carnation

Lotus- a symbol of passing through all the elements: it is rooted in the earth, grows in water, blooms in the air, and is nourished by the fiery rays of the Sun.

The ancient Indian epic "Mahabharata" describes a lotus that had a thousand petals, shone like the sun and scattered a delicious scent around. This lotus, according to legend, lengthened life, returned youth and beauty.

Narcissus

A beautiful legend about orchids was in the New Zealand Majori tribe. They were convinced of the divine origin of these flowers. Long ago, long before humans appeared, the only visible parts of the earth were the snow-capped peaks of high mountains. From time to time, the sun melted the snow, thus forcing the water to descend from the mountains in a stormy stream, forming delightful waterfalls. Those, in turn, rushed with bubbling foam towards the seas and oceans, after which, evaporating, they formed curly clouds. These clouds eventually completely obscured the view of the earth from the sun.

One day the sun wanted to pierce this impenetrable veil. A heavy tropical rain began to fall. After him, a huge rainbow formed, embracing the entire sky.

Immortal spirits, then the only inhabitants of the earth, admired by an unprecedented spectacle, began to flock to the rainbow from all even the most distant regions. Everyone wanted to grab a spot on the multi-colored bridge. They pushed and scolded. But then they all sat down on the rainbow and sang together. Little by little, the rainbow sagged under their weight, until it finally collapsed to the ground, scattering at the same time into a myriad of small multi-colored sparks. Immortal spirits, who had never seen anything like it, with bated breath watched the fantastic rainfall of many colors. Every piece of earth gratefully accepted the fragments of the sky bridge. Those that were caught by the trees turned into orchids.

This was the beginning of the triumphal procession of orchids across the earth. There were more and more colorful lanterns, and not a single flower dared to challenge the orchid's right to be called the queen of the flower kingdom.

Roses are the sisters of the dawn, they open in the first dawn rays, in them - sadness and joy, in them - bright sadness, in them the smile of a child, in them - faith, hope, love. There are many legends about the rose - the queen of all flowers. And here is one of them.

Saint Nicholas, in a blizzard and bitter frost, decided to take the bread to the poor. But the abbot forbade him to do this. At the same moment, a miracle happened - the bread turned into roses as a sign that the saint had started a godly deed.

The legend of the tulips

They fill the soul with happiness,

Reason is made to rejoice

Therefore, you need to listen to them with your heart,

To perceive with an enthusiastic soul ...

From ancient times, a legend about them came to us.

The golden bud of the yellow tulip contained happiness. No one could reach him, for there was no such force that could open his bud. But one day a woman with a child was walking in the meadow. The boy escaped from his mother's hands, ran to the flower with a ringing laugh, and the golden bud opened.

The carefree laughter of children accomplished what no power could do. Since then, it has become a custom to give tulips only to those who are happy.

Forget-me-not legend

Once the goddess of flowers Flora came down to earth and began to present flowers with names. She gave a name to all the flowers, did not offend anyone and wanted to leave, but suddenly she heard a faint voice behind her:

Forget me not Flora! Give me a name too ...

Then Flora noticed a small blue flower in the forbs.

Okay, said Flora, be forget-me-not. Together with the name, I will endow you with wonderful power - you will return the memory to those people who will begin to forget their loved ones or their homeland.

The legend of the pansies

They opened the petals of pansies, and in the corollas, white is the color of hope, yellow is surprise, purple is sadness.

There was a girl named Anyuta with trusting radiant eyes in the village.

On the way she met a young man who awakened her feelings and disappeared. Anyuta waited for him in vain for a long time and died of melancholy.

At the place of her burial, flowers appeared, in the tricolor petals of which hope, surprise and sadness were reflected.

Snowdrop legend

Snowdrop is the first song of spring.

An ancient legend tells: when Adam and Eve were expelled from paradise, it was snowing heavily and Eve was very cold. Then, wanting to warm her with their attention, several snowflakes turned into flowers. Seeing them, Eve cheered up, she had hope. Therefore, the snowdrop has become a symbol of hope.

Olga Popkova
A conversation about flowers "Legends and stories about flowers"

Legend of the origin of flowers.

Flowers lived in Paradise, but one day they noticed that grief and sorrow overwhelmed people. Having descended to Earth, they covered it with such a variety of herbs that these wonderful colors and an intoxicating fragrance began to bring consolation to people.

Flowers- a symbol of the beauty of the world. They make our life richer and more joyful, awaken in a person a love for good, for everything beautiful. Birthday, weddings, anniversaries, memorable dates ... and all this is certainly accompanied by flowers.

Since ancient times flowers accompanied solemn events in the life of a person who, moreover, attributed to them a mysterious power.

India believed: if a person sees the lotus opening, then he will be happy all his life.

In Ancient Russia they believed that flower fern on the night of Ivan Kupala gives a person power and opens treasures, and water lily flower(overpower-grass)- protects from any evil spirits.

Do you want to listen to the tale of how they appeared flowers on earth?

Ivan Tsarevich returned from Baba Yaga, reached the big river, but there was no bridge. He waved his handkerchief three times to the right - a wonderful rainbow hung over the river, and he moved along it to the other side.

He waved twice to the left - the rainbow became a thin, thin bridge. Baba Yaga rushed after Ivan Tsarevich along this bridge, got to the middle, and he took it and broke off! Rainbow scattered on both sides of the river into small pieces flowers... Alone flowers were kind - from the traces of Ivan Tsarevich, and others - poisonous - this is where Baba Yaga walked.

Everyone has flowers have their own legends, stories.

The legend of the aster.

Aster is a Greek word meaning "star". According to legend aster grew from a speck of dust that fell from a star. These flowers really look like stars. There is a belief that if you stand among the asters at night and listen carefully, you can hear a subtle whispering - this is how asters communicate with sister stars.

Aster is the most ancient plant. Image flower found in the royal tomb. According to scientists, the tomb was 2000 years old. It was decorated with patterns from plants, among which there was an aster.

Astra was revered as an amulet protecting from troubles.

Astra is outgoing beauty.

Aster with its straight petals

Since ancient times it has been called a "star".

So you would call it yourself

In it, the petals scattered rays

From its golden core.

Dusk is approaching. Slim and sharp

Light sways in the sky of the constellations.

Astra, in the flowerbed fragrant and variegated

Watching the distant stars shine

As the distant sisters shine,

And he sends greetings to them from the ground.

The legend of the marigolds.

Marigolds - flowers in flower beds, velvet to the touch. A symbol of loyalty.

Marigolds came from America. So loved these flowers for its unpretentiousness, beauty, for its duration flowering, from spring to frost, which in the popular mind they were perceived as primordially "their", always growing near their home. And these days they are among the most beloved. flowers, as well as "Local" pansies, a variety of daisies and bells, which are indispensable for our flower beds.

Legends of the rose.

This flower was born from sea foam together with Aphrodite and at first he was white, but from a drop of blood of the goddess of love and beauty, pricked on a thorn, he turned red. The ancients believed that this flower instills courage and therefore instead of helmets they wore wreaths from these flowers, their image was knocked out on shields, and the path of the winners was strewn with petals.

Rose is a companion of joyful celebrations. Brides were decorated with wreaths of roses. The door leading to the house was removed with roses, and the wedding bed was strewn with petals. The Greeks covered the path of the victor returning from the war and his chariot with roses.

The legend of the chrysanthemum.

In the East, this autumn the flower is called the flower of the white dragon... There is such legend: a cunning and evil white dragon, wanting to annoy people, decided to encroach on the Sun itself, but he could not afford to choose his prey. The dragon tore the Sun with its teeth and claws, and hot sparks turned into flowers and fell to Earth.

Chrysanthemums - short day flowers, which is why they begin to bloom as the days wane. Diversity colors do not stop t amaze and delight: white and cream, pink and bronze, yellow and orange, copper-red and lilac ... they alone are able to decorate the whole world without repeating themselves and without tiresome monotony.

The Legend of the Dahlia.

The legend tells about, as in ancient times, dahlia was not as widespread as it is now. Then he was only the property of the royal gardens. The beauty of these beautiful flowers only the royal family and courtiers had the opportunity to enjoy. Under the threat of death, no one had the right to take out or take out the dahlia from the palace garden.

A young gardener worked in that garden. And he had a beloved, whom he once gave, not being afraid of a prohibition, a beautiful flower... He secretly brought a dahlia sprout out of the royal palace and planted it in the spring at the house of his bride. This could not remain a secret and rumors reached the king that flower from his garden now grows and outside his palace. The king's anger knew no bounds. By his order, the gardener was seized by the guards and sent to prison, from which he was never destined to leave. A flower since then it has become the property of all who liked it. The gardener's name was George. In honor of the gardener, this was named flower - dahlia.

Autumn Gelenium

Gelenium is a real gift for autumn. His flowers so numerous and beautiful that completely blossomed the bush looks like a festive fireworks display of sunny yellow, brick-crimson or orange-red droplets-splashes. Tall helenium bushes resemble the shape of a large compact bouquet and invariably become an autumn decoration of any suburban area. Gelenium will accompany us until the frost, collecting bees from all around and attracting the eyes with its joyful sunny flowering.

These cute touching flowers reminiscent of spring primroses... Delicate and light, they conquer with their defenselessness on the eve of winter, and the more striking is the contrast between the warm cleanliness petals and cold signs of wilting nature.

Name "Anemone" (anemone) is of Greek origin, its philosophical interpretation means something like the following: “Gusts of wind that reveal flower, in the end, too, the wilted petals will be carried away. " But, despite their visual fragility and the inevitable cold weather, anemones show amazing resilience and are very unpretentious to care for.

Zinnia graceful - one of the most beloved by gardeners of ornamental flowering annuals... By the way, many people know zinnia by the common name "Majors" or "Majoriki"... These bright cheerful flowers, and really standing at attention like soldiers on their straight stalks, bloom autumn flower bed in all sorts of shades and will delight the entire September rich stable flowering.

Due to its stability and unpretentiousness, zinnia is always a welcome guest at any summer cottage, and how butterflies and birds love it! Language flowersawarded zinnia with his meaningful symbols:

white zinnias are a good attitude

red - constancy,

yellow - longing and thirst for a meeting,

pink - a symbol of the memory of who is not around now.

Autumn flowers…

Burgundy, yellow, red ...

Autumn flowers are beautiful in their own way.

Plants in the legends and tales of Russia

Voronkina Lyudmila Artemyevna, teacher of additional education MBOU DOD DTDM g.about. Tolyatti

This material will be of interest to students of middle and senior school age.
Target: broadening the horizons of children.
Tasks: introduce students to beautiful plant stories.

According to ancient legends, the East Slavic god Yarilo endowed the earth with plants (according to scientists, this word goes back to two words yara-spring, and yar-year, it is no secret that earlier, in pagan times, the year was counted from spring). "Oh you, goy thou, Mother of Cheese Earth! Love me, the bright god. For your love, I will decorate you with blue seas, yellow sands, blue rivers, silver lakes, green grass-ant, scarlet, azure flowers ..." And so every spring, the earth blooms from winter sleep.

LEGEND ABOUT THE LANDY

In ancient Slavic legends, the flowers of the lily of the valley were called the tears of the Volkhovs (mistress of the underwater kingdom), who loved the guslar Sadko, whose heart belonged to an earthly girl - Lyubava. Having learned that her beloved's heart was busy, Volkhova did not open her love to Sadko, but sometimes at night, in the light of the moon on the shore of the lake, she sobbed bitterly. And large tears-pearls, touching the ground, sprouted like lilies of the valley. Since those times, lily of the valley in Russia has become a symbol of hidden love.

LEGEND ABOUT CHAMOMILE

There was a girl in the world and she had a loved one - Roman, who made gifts for her with his own hands, turned every day of the girl's life into a holiday! One day Roman went to bed - and he dreamed of a simple flower - a yellow core and white rays radiating to the sides from the core. When he woke up, he saw a flower next to him and presented it to his girlfriend. And the girl wanted all people to have such a flower. Then Roman went in search of this flower and found it in the land of Eternal Dreams, but the king of this country did not give the flower just like that. The ruler told Roman that people would get a whole chamomile field if the young man stayed in his country. The girl was waiting for her beloved for a very long time, but one morning she woke up and saw a huge white and yellow field outside the window. Then the girl realized that her Roman would never return and named the flower in honor of her beloved - Chamomile! Now the girls are guessing on a camomile - "Liu-bit-does not love!"

LEGEND ABOUT THE VASILKA

An old folk myth tells how a beautiful mermaid fell in love with the handsome young plowman Vasily. Their love was mutual, but the lovers could not decide where to live - on land or in water. The mermaid did not want to part with Vasily and turned him into a wildflower of the color of cool blue water. Since then, every summer, when blue cornflowers bloom in the fields, mermaids weave wreaths from them and put them on their heads.

LEGEND ABOUT THE Dandelion.

One day the flower goddess descended to earth. For a long time she wandered through the fields and forest edges, through the gardens and forests, wanting to find her favorite flower. The first she met was a tulip. The goddess decided to talk to him:
- What are you dreaming about, Tulip? she asked.
The tulip, without hesitation, replied:
- I would like to grow in a flowerbed near an ancient castle, covered with emerald grass. The gardeners would look after me. A princess would adore me. Every day she would come up to me and admire my beauty.
The goddess was saddened by the arrogance of the tulip. She turned and wandered on. Soon, a rose came across her path.
- Could you be my favorite flower, Rose? - asked the goddess.
- If you sit me at the walls of your castle so that I can braid them. I am very fragile and delicate, I cannot grow anywhere. I need support and very good care.
The Goddess did not like the rose's answer and she went on. Soon she went to the edge of the forest, which was covered with a purple carpet of violets.
- Would you become my favorite flower, Violet? - asked the Goddess, looking hopefully at the small graceful flowers.
- No, I don't like attention. I feel good here, at the edge of the forest, where I am hidden from prying eyes. The brook waters me, the mighty trees shade from the hot sun, which can damage my deep rich color.
In despair, the Goddess ran where her eyes were looking and almost stepped on a bright yellow dandelion.
- Do you like living here, Dandelion? she asked.
- I like to live wherever there are children. I love to hear their tumultuous games, I love to watch them run to school. I could take root anywhere: along roadsides, in courtyards and city parks. If only to bring joy to people.
The goddess smiled:
- Here is a flower that will be my favorite. And now you will bloom everywhere from early spring to late autumn. And you will be the favorite flower of children.
Since then, dandelions have been blooming for a long time and in almost any conditions.

THE LEGEND OF ANUTE EYES

In Russia, there was a belief that once upon a time there was a beautiful Anyuta, kind and trusting, but with all her heart she fell in love with the handsome seducer, but he was afraid of her love and left, promising to return soon. Anyuta was waiting for him for a long time, looking at the road, fading from melancholy and died. At her grave, three-colored "violets" grew, and each of the flowers personified Pansy's feelings: hope, resentment and sadness from unrequited love.

LEGEND ABOUT ROWAN

Once the daughter of a wealthy merchant fell in love with a simple guy, but her father did not want to hear about such a poor groom. To save the family from shame, he decided to resort to the help of a sorcerer. His daughter accidentally found out about this and the girl decided to run away from her home. On a dark and rainy night, she hurried to the river bank to the place of meeting with her beloved. At the same hour, the sorcerer left the house. But the guy noticed the sorcerer. In order to divert danger from the girl, the brave young man threw himself into the water. The sorcerer waited until he crossed the river and waved his magic staff when the young man was already getting out on the shore. Then lightning flashed, thunder struck, and the guy turned into an oak tree. All this happened in front of the girl, who was a little late to the meeting place because of the rain. And the girl also remained standing on the shore. Her slender body became the trunk of a mountain ash, and her arms - branches stretched out towards her beloved. In the spring she puts on a white outfit, and in the fall she sheds red tears into the water, grieving that “the river is wide, not to cross, the river is deep, and not to drown”. So there are two lonely trees loving each other on opposite banks. And "it is impossible for a mountain ash to get over to an oak tree, apparently, an orphan is a century old to swing."

LEGEND ABOUT KALINA

Once upon a time, when viburnum berries were sweeter than raspberries, there was a girl in love with a proud blacksmith. The blacksmith did not notice her and often walked in the woods. She then decided to set fire to the forest. The blacksmith came to his favorite place, and there only a viburnum bush grows watered with tears, and under it sits a tear-stained girl. The tears she shed prevented the last bush in the forest from burning. And then the heart of the blacksmith got attached to this girl, but it was too late, like the forest, the girl's youth and beauty burned out. She quickly grew old, but the guy returned to the ability to respond to love. And right up to old age, he saw the image of a young beauty in his hunched old woman. Since then, viburnum berries have become bitter, like tears from unrequited love.

THE LEGEND ABOUT ROSE

There is a legend that tells where the rosehip itself came from and how its healing properties were discovered. Once a young Cossack woman and a young man fell in love with each other, but the old chieftain also had an eye on the beauty. He decided to separate the lovers and sent the young guy to military service. At parting, he presented his beloved with a dagger. The old chieftain wanted to force the Cossack woman to marry him, but she fled and killed herself with the weapon she had donated. In the place where her scarlet blood was shed, a bush grew, which was covered with beautiful flowers with a charming scent. When the chieftain wanted to pick an amazing flower, the bush was covered with thorny thorns and no matter how hard the Cossack tried, he did not succeed, he only wounded his hands. In the fall, flowers were replaced by bright fruits, but no one even dared to try them, once an old grandmother sat down to rest from the road under a bush and heard him say in a girlish voice to her that she would not be afraid, but made tea from berries. The old woman obeyed and after drinking tea, she felt 10 years younger. Good fame quickly spread and rose hips began to be known and used for medicinal purposes.

THE LEGEND OF THE HAWTHORN

According to Russian legends, a green-eyed girl with a beautiful face lived in the village, above all virtues she valued loyalty and purity. But she liked the grandson of Genghis Khan, Batu Khan. For several days he unsuccessfully tried to talk to her, but the girl was engaged and did not answer Batu Khan. Then Batu Khan tracked her down, but the Russian woman was not frightened, grabbed a dagger from under the shushpan and stabbed herself in the chest. She fell dead at the foot of the hawthorn, and since then young girls in Russia began to be called hawthorns, young ladies, and young women - boyars.

The Legend of the Cuckoo's Tears Plant

He says that the cuckoo on the feast of the Ascension cried over this plant and there were specks of her tears on its flowers. Look closely and you will really see specks - that's why the plant was named cuckoo tears! Another name for cuckoo tears is spotted orchis.

LEGEND ABOUT FERRY

Everyone knows this legend, which tells about Ivan's day (The pagan holiday of Ivan Kupala, earlier, before the baptism of Russia, was celebrated on the day of the summer solstice (i.e., the longest day of the year), now it is celebrated on July 7, on the day of the Nativity of John the Baptist, i.e. the astronomical correspondence to the pagan holiday is now lost). So, according to legend, it was at midnight on Ivan Kupala that a bright fiery fern flower bloomed, but so bright that it was impossible to look at it and the earth opened up, exposing all the treasures and treasures. An invisible hand rips it off, and the human hand almost never succeeds in doing it. Whoever manages to pick this flower will acquire the power to command everything. After midnight, those who were lucky enough to find a fern flower ran "in what their mother gave birth" on the dewy grass and swam in the river to get fertility from the earth.

THE LEGEND ABOUT IVAN-TEA

It is associated with the old Russian word "tea" (not a drink!), Which meant: most likely, perhaps, most likely, etc. A guy Ivan lived in a Russian village. He was very fond of red shirts, he used to put on a shirt, go out to the outskirts and walk along the edge of the forest, walk. The villagers, seeing a bright red color among the greenery, said: "Yes, this is Ivan, tea, walks." They were so accustomed to this that they did not even notice how Ivan was gone in the village and began to speak to the scarlet flowers that suddenly appeared at the outskirts of the village: "Yes, this is Ivan, tea!"

THE LEGEND OF THE BATHROOM

An old legend about a swimsuit that came to us from Western Siberia: "A slender young shepherd Alexei often drove herds of horses to drink at Lake Baikal. The horses flew into the bright waters of the lake with acceleration, raising fountains of spray, but Alexei was restless of all. He dived so happily, swam and laughed so contagiously that he scared all the mermaids. Mermaids began to invent various tricks to lure Alexei, but none of them deserved his attention. Sadly sighing, the mermaids sank to the bottom of the lake, but one of them fell in love with Alexei so much that she did not want to go with him. She began to get out of the water and imperceptibly chase the shepherd. Her hair burned out from the sun and turned golden. Her cold gaze caught fire. However, Alexei did not notice anything. Sometimes he paid attention to the extraordinary outlines of fog, similar to a girl stretching out her hands to him. But and then he only laughed and accelerated the horse so that the mermaid jumped aside in fear. Trying to draw attention to himself with a whisper, a sad song and a pale smile, but when Alexei got up to approach her, the mermaid melted in the morning rays, turning into the Bathing Lady's flower, which Siberians affectionately call Zharki. "
As you can see, many legends tell us about events related to plants. Basically, everything is associated with the highest human feelings: love, pride, faith, hope, loyalty, courage. There are also a number of legends about the healing power of plants.

LEGEND ABOUT SABELNIK.