On August 10, the Reserve hosted an ethnographic event dedicated to Macoviy (Macovius), which is celebrated on August 14. During the event, bouquets of talismans (“poppies” were made). According to folk tradition, they symbolize well-being, health, peace and well-being in the home.
A variety of potions were offered to create bouquets: yarrow, mint, motherwort, burdock, tansy, field axes, periwinkle, as well as sunflower, asters, marigolds, twigs of oak and viburnum, etc.
A variety of potions were offered to create bouquets: yarrow, mint, motherwort, burdock, tansy, field axes, periwinkle, as well as sunflower, asters, marigolds, twigs of oak and viburnum, etc.
To their “poppies” the participants of the event necessarily added plants, which, according to beliefs, are endowed with magical properties: wormwood – from evil spirits, prickly hollyhocks or thistles – from impotence, poppy heads – to protect the Lord from evil spirits. Everyone chose the plants they liked. After the formation of the bouquet was completed, it was necessarily tied with a red thread, which, according to folk beliefs, protects against the “evil eye” and “abandonment”. The creation of charm bouquets united children and adults, made everyone positive and gave many bright emotions.
To their “poppies” the participants of the event necessarily added plants, which, according to beliefs, are endowed with magical properties: wormwood – from evil spirits, prickly hollyhocks or thistles – from impotence, poppy heads – to protect the Lord from evil spirits. Everyone chose the plants they liked. After the formation of the bouquet was completed, it was necessarily tied with a red thread, which, according to folk beliefs, protects against the “evil eye” and “abandonment”. The creation of charm bouquets united children and adults, made everyone positive and gave many bright emotions.
The participants of the event not only created bouquets of talismans, but also got to know the flora of our region. Reserve scientists Kateryna Loyenko and Larisa Grebenichenko interestingly told the audience about each plant, most of which grows on the territory of the landscape park in Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi.
We are sincerely grateful to everyone who joined our event. Let the made bouquets become real talismans for your homes and families, and the acquired knowledge will help in the future to preserve the wonderful ancestral traditions of our people and protect the nature of our native land.
The reserve sincerely congratulates everyone on the upcoming Machoviy and wishes peace, well-being, and harmony to every home and all our people. In this difficult time for our country, may the Lord protect all of us, and especially every defender of our motherland, Ukraine.