A gift book in a leather cover "Flowers in legends and legends." Nikolai Zolotnitsky

Since the most remote times, flowers have played a huge role in the lives of people of all peoples - the ancient Jews and Persians, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans and Arabs, Hindus and Chinese... Then in the Middle Ages, both pagans and Christians, and of course, in our time. Flowers had their special significance in wars and feasts, and in solemn funeral processions, served to decorate altars and sacrifices, were magical and healing herbs, keepers of the hearth. How many different interesting legends, historical tales and legends are associated with them! These legends and legends make up a book written a hundred years ago by the famous botanist N. Zolotnitsky, which at one time was wildly popular. On these pages, you will discover an amazing and colorful world of flowers, in which, thanks to the encyclopedic education and literary talent of the author, the history of mankind is reflected like a drop of water.