Many peoples have a belief about a plant that will bring happiness and we alth to its owner. Finding this wonderful flower is not an easy task, but its possession guarantees undoubted success in all endeavors. Whether the fern actually blooms or not, however, the legend still lives on, and the happiness it promises is a worthy reward for the search.
Beautiful legend
Once upon a time, the God of the Moon and Fire Semargl and the mistress of the night Swimsuit, the goddess of incredible beauty, fell in love with each other. They were not allowed to meet. Semargl stood guard over the world in heaven with a fiery sword, protecting the Earth from evil forces. Only once the Fire God could not give up his love and on the day of the autumn equinox he went down to his beloved. Since that night, the night has been gradually increasing, little by little winning moments from the Sun. After the allotted time, the bathing suit presented her lover. Kupala and Kostroma were born. It happened on the summer solstice. The uncle of the newborns, one of the brother-gods of Svarozhich, Perun, presented the twins with an amazing gift - a flower of extraordinary strength and beauty, putting a particle of his divine gift into it. Around this time, the Sun, Summer and Fire are still honored, so it is on the night of Ivan Kupala that they check if the fern is blooming.
The origin of the belief
If you think from the point of view of science, you can find affordable explanations for the legend of the mythical flower. In the summer, in the forest, and especially on the banks of streams, where ferns mainly grow, various insects live and breed in abundance, including fireflies. Perhaps people mistook their glow for a fire-flower. And if we add to this the well-known information that some plants in the forest and swampy lowlands can produce and accumulate poisonous fumes that intoxicate the human brain, then a reasonable version of the belief about whether the fern blooms has been found. Perhaps visual hallucinations are a reasonable explanation, but the beauty of the ancient story is mesmerizing. And in our time, fortune hunters are not averse to checking on the mysterious night of Ivan Kupala whether the fern really blooms.
Facts
Fern belongs to very ancient plants, prefers to live where the humidity is high. It is distinguished by a wide variety of species - more than 10 thousand, among them there are herbaceous and tree-like classes of ferns.
An important feature is the large number ofelongated leaves, collected in a rosette, outwardly resembling bird feathers. The scales covering the leaves protect the plant from the cold. Some specimens produce an inflorescence-like arrow with spores, partly similar to a nondescript flower. Maybe this is where doubts arise about the veracity of the legend and questions about whether the fern blooms?
Reproduction
Asexual reproduction of ferns is carried out by spores, which can be found as brown dots on the back of the leaves in sporangia. When ripe, they are released into the environment. This unusual plant is a representative of the flora, which does not produce seeds as a result of life processes.
Search for the miracle flower
So does the fern bloom? Even if we assume that the legend is plausible, then how to look for it? It turns out that not everything is so simple. Anyone can go in search, but only a daredevil with endurance can find it, and only a person with a pure soul can save it. An ancient belief claims that a flowering fern is located deep in the forest, in untrodden distances, under the protection of evil spirits. If everything is clear with what a brave man with clear thoughts should look for, then the timing raises many questions. It seems that everything is certain: Ivan Kupala is celebrated from July 6 to 7, but the fern blooms at night for the holiday, which means that the necessary time is the night of July 8? According to the old calendar, the summer solstice falls on this day (another important argument in favor of the legend). But the Day of John the Baptist, a Christian holiday,replacing the pagan, they are already celebrating on July 22. So, the search period is very blurry, and the belief says that the flower lives for one night. If, nevertheless, the search process turned out to be successful, an unknown hassle should be expected. The evil spirits guarding the miracle flower will try in any way to prevent it from being plucked. Even if, having overcome all obstacles, it will be possible to get a wonderful plant, it is not known what to do with it next. It is clearly stated that its owner will be lucky, all desires will come true, while Perunov color is in the hands of the lucky one.
Such a beautiful belief exists among many nations on all continents. It has long been known that all ancient legends are not without a grain of truth. Perhaps, in our case, there is a species that reproduces not only by spores. Or is it a false flower without seeds. Or it blooms once every hundred years. You can talk about the theory of flowering for a long time. It is known for sure that humanity dreams of happiness at all times, and fairy tales and legends give hope for the fulfillment of their cherished desire.
