How often in folklore such kind of reed as lake reed is mentioned. An example is the magic flutes and pipes in Russian folk tales. And how often their main characters miraculously turn into lake reeds in order to find out the intention of the enemy or expose the attacker. Or, on the contrary, he himself suddenly began to whisper advice to a person in trouble, or even transformed into a living army that ruined an insidious enemy.
The Indians associated lake reeds with the loss of freshness, youth and the beginning of the dry season. The Greeks in ancient times, on the contrary, received from Prometheus a vital principle - fire in hollow reed stems. The inhabitants of the Eastern Mediterranean revered the lake reed as a symbol of monarchical power. The rulers of Palestine, like the Egyptian pharaohs, used reed sceptres. Each newly ascending the throne ruler was obliged during the ritual to shoot arrows from the bow in all directions of the world, the basis of which was reeds. The photo of the reeds surrounding the lake conveys its beauty, which has always been appreciated by people of different nations.
Even in the Sea of \u200b\u200bAzov there are places where descendants still live"Reed Aryans", a people of Indo-Aryan origin. Indeed, for all the rulers of numerous peoples of India, lake reeds served as material for the manufacture of a scepter. The Celtic priests used reed pipes not only to induct new clergy into their ranks, but also to protect themselves from the forces of the underworld. While this reed pipe sounds, the evil guards of the other world remain inactive. This belief was based on the similarity of reed roots going deep under water with their idea of the abodes of the lower worlds. Their underground deity Pluto had a connection with earthly reality through this plant.
This belief resonates with other nations as well. Even the ancient Slavs in their legends and epics resort to the help of a magic flute, which reveals all the secrets to those who play it. It strengthens the connection with other worlds. Reed roofs have been a ritual means connecting residents of houses with heavenly patrons for centuries among most peoples living in vast territories, from northern Irish lands to hot India.
Christianity, which replaced the pagans, did not stand aside and also began to actively use the symbolism of this plant. At the same time, attention was drawn to the fact that its thickets have a lowland position, which symbolizes humility. And the coastal and swampy places of the reservoirs occupied by them served as a prototype of modesty and a life-giving source that extracts true pure water from the bogs. At the same time, biblic althe story of Moses. After all, the sister of the pharaoh found him in the reeds in a reed basket. This is where the salvation of God's people came from.
In the eastern lands, reeds are considered a symbol of human weakness and insecurity. Even the well-known romance about rustling reeds and bending trees warns the young lady that her lover should not be trusted.
