2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
The year of the Fire Rooster is approaching - one of the symbols closest to the household farm in the eastern horoscope. But even regardless of this, the bird from time immemorial was valued and revered by our ancestors. Every self-respecting household should have at least one rooster. And all because, among other things, he was considered a talisman and helper of man. How can he help us in the coming year?
Bright rooster in folk art
The rooster symbol can be found in a wide variety of arts and crafts, which speaks of great attention and respect for him. In the form of this bird, wooden ladles were carved and bowls were forged, dishes and trays were decorated with their images, walls and stoves were painted. On holidays, girls adorned themselves with kokoshniks - headdresses that resembled a rooster's combs, and they also got their name from the old name of a rooster: kokosh. And, of course, the cockerel was embroidered with a cross on a variety of items of clothing and household items: curtains, towels, shirts.
A towel embroidered with a cross was considered the strongest amulet. How did the rooster deserve such an honor - to decorate family talismans with its image? The fact is that our ancestors identified this bird with very strong supernatural powers.
The rooster was considered:
• The symbol of the sun, the personification of light - after all, he is the first to meet the sunrise. It is not for nothing that the expression “to get up with the roosters” exists, that is, very early.
• Defender from evil spirits - there is a popular belief that she hides after the rooster crows three times.
• A sign of victory, prosperity, hard work, vigilance, vigilance - therefore, he is often portrayed crowing under the moon.
• A symbol of masculine strength, dignity. Therefore, single girls who hope to find their betrothed in the near future should have embroidered a rooster.
• In addition to attracting family happiness, the presence of the image of a red rooster in the house was supposed to protect the home and the rest of the household from fire.
An interesting nuance: when a girl found a pair and got married, she was no longer recommended to embroider roosters. And if products with such embroidery were in the house, then chicken should have been added to them, often with chickens.
It is believed that the amulet cannot be made to oneself, it is filled with strength only when it is embroidered for another person. In the old days, it was believed that the most powerful protective properties were possessed by those embroideries made by blood relatives: mother, sister, daughter.
Ancient embroidery patterns of roosters in the modern world
Today, you can easily find many modern rooster embroidery patterns. But old patterns will also come in handy, because it is still customary for us to adhere to folk rituals and traditions on big family holidays. For example, many people in our time honor the wedding ceremonies of our ancestors. Remember the tradition of stepping on a towel for the bride and groom.
And this is not the only case of using an embroidered towel at a ceremony:
• Bread is served on it;
• The newlyweds' hands are tied to them;
• An icon is held in a towel during the blessing of the bride and groom by the parents.
An important detail of such ritual towels is that roosters must also be embroidered on them.
As a rule, compositions with birds depict:
• facing each other with a bunch of viburnum berries in their beaks;
• Placed on the canvas at the roots of a spreading tree.
Kalina symbolizes the feminine principle, love, harmony. And a tree is a designation of the birth of a new family.
As a rule, a wedding towel is embroidered with red and black threads.
And the embroidery of a decorative kitchen towel or small napkins for cutlery on the festive table depicts only the silhouette of cockerels, and they are done in red. It will be very useful to decorate the New Year's table setting with such cute little things.
If you have a fine knack for embroidery, why not use it to make such an original New Year gift to your family and friends? There is still time to decorate miniature pillows, aprons, napkins with such decor. And if there is some truth in popular beliefs, then in addition to a unique gift, you will provide your loved ones with the patronage of this feathered handsome man.
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