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Fern Flower
The fern flower is a magic flower in Baltic mythology ( lt, paparčio žiedas, lv, papardes zieds), in Estonian mythology ( et, sõnajalaõis) and in Slavic mythology ( be, папараць-кветка, pl, kwiat paproci, russian: цветок папоротника, uk, цвіт папороті). Tradition According to the myth, this flower blooms for a very short time on the eve of the summer solstice (celebrated on June 21 or sometimes July 7). It brings fortune to the person who finds it. In some tales, it allows animal speech understanding. It is closely guarded by evil spirits and its picker can have earthly riches, which have never benefited anyone, so some leave it alone. Estonian and Baltic In the Estonian, Lithuanian and Latvian tradition, the fern flower is supposed to appear only on the night of 23 to 24 June during the celebration of the summer solstice which is called Jāņi in Latvia, Joninės or Rasos in Lithuania, Jaaniõhtu or Jaaniöö in Estonia a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pruszkowski Fern Flower
Pruszkowski (feminine: Pruszkowska, plural: Pruszkowscy) is a Polish surname. It may refer to: * Pruszków County ( pl, powiat pruszkowski) * Andrzej Pruszkowski (born 1960), Polish politician * Tadeusz Pruszkowski (1888-1942), Polish painter * Witold Pruszkowski (1846-1896), Polish painter See also * * Pruszków (other) * Proskauer {{surname, Pruszkowski (f. Pruszkowska), Pruszkowsky, etc. Polish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
