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As there were legends and myths about the fern

Why does a fern attract such ainterest and why do many people treat him with some apprehension? The fact is that the Slavic legends about its flowering arose in ancient times. In the old days people tried to learn the world with the help of superstitions and beliefs. If they saw an incomprehensible phenomenon for them, they immediately attributed to him a magical power. Slavs did not understand how a plant can reproduce in the absence of flowers. If all the vegetation is blooming, and the fern is not there, then it is definitely enveloped in mystery.

Fern flower

The first legend is associated with the flower of the fern. Slavs believed that this plant still blooms, but it happens only once a year and it is on the night of Ivan Kupala. According to this legend, on the bathing night, the god Perun conquered the demon of desiccation. Perun sent rain to the ground. At 12 o'clock in the morning a flower bloomed on the fern, it caught fire with a bright red flame. The earth opened and all the treasures that were hidden in it became visible. After that, the fern blossoms every year, but the eyes of ordinary people can not look at such a bright fire. In one instant the flower goes out and disappears, as only the most worthy and chosen ones can see it. The falcon is associated with the gift of providence. That is why many people dream of getting it. The evil spirit tries even harder to reach the magic flower. One of the myths says that to the one who decided to find a flower, it is necessary to find a bush of a fern on the eve of a bathing 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, crawling venomous snakes to summon the most terrible fears in a daredevil. When the flower appears, it must be quickly ripped off, cut your arm and put it in a bleeding wound. After that, a person will begin to see everything hidden and hidden. According to another legend about the fern, the poor peasant was looking for his cow on the eve of Kupala day, which wandered into the meadows. At midnight the peasant crossed the fern. For an instant a wonderful flower blossomed on the bush and clung to his shoe. At that moment, the man became invisible and could see his whole life. He not only quickly found a cow, but also saw the treasures buried in the ground. Having taken off 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, thus, having lost the flower of a fern, forever forgot about treasures and treasures. The merchant, in fact, turned out to be a devil. There is no evidence of a fern flower, but this does not mean that it does not exist at all. Perhaps, it's just that nobody could find it.