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                         HISTORY OF THE EGG

                                                                       

 

 

 "The whole world is created from a single egg," a Latin proverb
The egg symbolizes the four elements of the universe: the shell represents ground skin - air protein - water, egg yolks - fire. Customary to give away Passover eggs, and not only natural but also eggs souvenirs from various materials. It is believed that they possess extraordinary abilities to cause positive changes to make people better, cleaner, wiser and stronger and hearth deliver the accumulated negative energy. Some Roman, Greek (tracian)mythological characters also are hatched from eggs. According to Greek(tracian) myths twins Castor and Polydeuces sons of the god Zeus, emerged into the world of swan eggs .In his works Roman historian Suetonius describes ways of divination with egg. Cosmic egg contains all numbers and letters of the alphabet "indicating that everything can be numbered or named contained in a form from the beginning," containing all human wisdom. Cosmic Egg (can be displayed also in the form of a sphere) symbolizes living home; undifferentiated integrity potentiality; germ of all creations; original native world of chaos; The great circle containing the universe; hidden source and secret of existence; space-time and space; early; mother's womb; grandparents; perfect condition of unity of opposites; organic matter in its quiescent resurrection; hope. The other sense of the egg is determined by its multiple properties. Most often it is white, brittle, it appears new life. The emergence of the world from The piglet is known not only by the Orphic myth of creation (Black-Winged night, seduced by the wind, laid the egg from which hatched Eros (PHANES), but also of Polynesian, Japanese, Peruvian, Indian, Phoenician, Chinese, Finnish and Slavic myths about Origin . Accordingly, many characters were not born and hatched from eggs as well as Janitor from South Korea and Dioscuri Castor and Pollux (from an egg laid by Leda that Zeus impregnate into a swan). Potentially locked in egg ability to birth new life is associated with vital energy, resulting in the egg as a symbol hinged plays a role in healing; and fertility cults. The egg was used in burial rituals such as food, reinforcing the deceased on his journey into the next world. Sun and Moon are also often associated with gold and silver celestial eggs. Shaped like an allegory of integrity, enclosed in a shell, the egg represents pre-planned creation. In the image world of alchemists "philosophical egg" is becoming subsequently in the philosopher's stone Pramatiria bearing already in embryonic form predisposition to maturation in which the yolk advocates dream of gold. In the alchemy of the egg grows white flower (silver), red flower (gold) and blue flower (the flower wisdom teeth). Egg also a sealed airtight container which is carried out "Great Experience." In ancient religions of the Middle East egg is a symbol of creation, which is associated with spring festivals of renewal and rebirth in nature and thus subsequently the Passover holidays. The egg is the Christian symbol of resurrection. In Christian medium egg is used to compare the rise from the grave Christ chick drilled shell; white color symbolizes purity and perfection. In Christianity, the egg represents resurrection, recovery, secondary creation, hope. But it may also mean the virgin birth. In the symbolism of India, Egypt, China and Greece Cosmic Egg, the germ of the universe suddenly exploded. Being a whole, it nevertheless contains all things and all potential opportunities in the area bounded by the shell. Images of egg as the beginning of the world are found in Egypt, Phenicia, India, China, Japan, Greece, Central America, Fiji and Finland and many other places. Golden egg symbolizes the sun.Ostrich or large porcelain egg, which hung in temples, in mosques and Coptic churches, embodies creation and life and resurrection as a symbol bearing these meanings sometimes occurs in funeral rituals. In Buddhism, the eggshell is a "shell of ignorance." Be pierced means to be born again and to achieve enlightenment to overcome time and space. In China, the egg is a symbol of integrity, the yolk is heaven protein - Earth. Upon creation of the world Cosmic Egg cracked and its two halves formed the earth and sky. In Druids Cosmic Egg - it's "the egg of the snake", symbolized by fossilized sea urchin. For the ancient Egyptians god Ptah was Father - the Creator, the Great Master. He is depicted in the potter's wheel engaged in the development of universal egg containing his own spirit. Then he created the egg of the sun and the moon egg. Popular were amulets in the shape of an egg, with the help of people like to possess the power of finding therein Pra god. Such amulets and gave the dead. Significantly name on the inside of the tomb, called "egg" in which the mummy expected to enter the next world.
In orphism egg is the secret of life, creation, resurrection; DIOSCURI born from the egg of Leda and Zeus, carry two halves of an egg as hats. In Hinduism cosmic egg laid divine bird of primordial waters.From the golden egg popped Brahma, and the two halves formed Heaven and Earth: "This great egg consisting of elements and resting on the water was wonderful natural harbor of Vishnu, and here namely Vishnu acquired image tangible perceived by the senses ... The egg that were continents and seas, planets and parts of the universe, gods and demons and humanity (Vishnu Purana). Cosmic Egg matches the egg of Brahma and is divided into three parts: the area of ​​feelings heavens and formless world. Sometimes they depict cosmic tree growing from Cosmic Egg, floating on the waters of chaos.
In Iranian mythology it is a symbol of the creation of living start. In Zoroastrianism, it was thought that heaven was created in the form of metallic glowing egg. The peoples of Oceania believed that the first man was hatched poultry egg. Sumerian - Semitic mythology Cosmic Egg taken place creation of the world.
Looking at short this symbol is concluded that all religions have a common root.
Each of us is a human being precisely because it is endowed with intelligence, feelings, imagination. And the fact that we live in a civilization - culture delimiting a world where the rule definitions, symbols, norms and rituals further characterizes us as people.religiousness
Overwhelmed by emotional and mental leaning to the invisible, hidden, mysterious - an exciting and fascinating that felt in the elements (water, earth, fire, air) into objects, animals, and in himself, man spontaneously sensitive to magic world inspired by invisible presences. How to obtain his favor, how to avoid his threats, how to tame how to follow his dictates? In countless myths and rituals is transmitted and reproduced the legend of the appearance of the invisible, of the sacraments, whose power can be felt and approach the extent myths and rituals restore the power of the impact of the "first time" in "start time" and loaded visible with the potential of the invisible, whose character reveals nature. Each character - be it stone or place a word or story, legend or ritual creates contact with the invisible, projecting it through a kind of privileged occurrence impetus to make the necessary choices through "sacred occurrence" (hierophany). This enchanted world saturated with sacredness is preceded religion, since it's all related beliefs and any action (either drafting an arrow, either hunting or eating ...) - is entered in the myth of the sacred. In other words, nothing real and meaningful not remain beyond the reach of beliefs that outline (and even fill) the field of human community. Only - later, the secular sense and activity will gradually gaining more autonomy, religiosity will grow - with the relaunching (prophecy - revelation) in religion, more or less systematic, merging over time with field of secularism and its backgrounds (politics, science ...). Only about XVI in. Europe - Jewish - Christian about "spiritual" plan and Romano - Greek in "rational" - will begin to use the term religion about in this sense that grasp it today: established set of beliefs and related rituals centered around idea, man's salvation, but providing relative independence of mind and of human activity aimed at seeking true and to achieve public policy, insofar as their performances are not in contradiction with the basic postulate (for the salvation of e eared, future life and so on..).

For Bulgarians
Elementary notions of egg find more in the worldview of the ancient Thracians. According to the Orphic their doctrine Chaos (Space) are egg from which appears the same God. It merged with Mother Goddess and mysterious conception was born king - priest that some personify the image of the singer Orpheus, and others - in the form of Zalmoxis. Egg turned into a sacred symbol of the cosmic cycle, it becomes part of burial traditions and the cult of the dead. Fundamental in passageway rites of the Thracians is the belief in the immortality of the soul. It is materialized in numerous mounds in our lands. One of the most - impressive complex of tombs are located near Sboryanovo, where he was Thracian religious center Dausdava. The mounds are distinguished by a pronounced oval shape. At its location in space they mirror the brightest celestial constellations. Their general plan implies the existence of the Milky Way, that ancient may see the path to immortality. Under each mound has a tomb which has initially been bombarded with a layer of white gravel - impermeable to keep forever mausoleum below. The entrance with which they were performed burial rituals, deliberately left open. The body of the dead man was dismembered, so that the soul that is separating from it, to merge with the cosmic energy.Ritual dismemberment has been done and the dog of the deceased. In the perception of the Thracians it is a sacred totem, a mediator towards the afterlife. At the end of the ceremony, the tomb her blind and mound They bite with soil. So ancient materialized idea of ​​a cosmic egg. The tradition wander eggs entering our lands from long ago. Perhaps it was brought by Slavs. The first egg coloring always red. They were called "parashki" - which means "thunder flash". master was their supreme god Perun. To appease his men was served red eggs. In some Slavic peoples his name sounded like "Thursday", hence perhaps the tradition on Thursday to dye eggs, not falling thunder and hail. At present archaic Bulgarians red color has magical powers - stop natural disasters that threatened crops. So with scarlet egg threatening hail clouds to chase storms and hurricanes. Export red egg pirustiya and ax to deter hailstorms. With egg shells of red smear the thresholds of houses, barns, fences and pens to them like a thunderclap, not some adversity family and livestock. Red eggs and Supernatural have the ability to keep people from demonic creatures Sown infection and disease. Our ancestors Recognize in the images of some evil demons their deceased loved ones. Old belief is that on the night of Thursday they descend from the upper world. Walking around with witches, Kisses and Mummies i to steal sleeping children, the milk of animals fertility in fields, gardens and vineyards. Comprehended simultaneously as protectors of the home (totems) and pests, their kinsmen performed rituals that had Sense a spell against their pernicious influence and request their blessing. To appease them carry their gift - a red egg. They put red eggs in silkworms to keep children from the evil eye, hide them under a rose or geranium to Neutralize their immense harmful effect. Another time a red egg buried in the crown of House, dumped red dye into the courtyard, decorated on it the name of the dead - Kind form of bringing people to their totems expression of awe of the living to the dead.In red egg patriarchal Bulgarian recognizes the scale and image of the sun. Reflection as a terrestrial equivalent, it possesses properties inherent only to the heavenly light - shine and hot ground, revived and updated nature. His producing power was transferred to red egg, which "shone like the sun." This metaphor reinforced his extraordinary magical abilities. Thus was born the tradition of red shell eggs to throw in the courtyard to warm the earth. The first three red egg left on a red cloth in a sieve to make them shine sun. With the first rubbing cheeks of children and foreheads of girls, brides and young men to receive part of the life-giving energy of the sun and the earth. Second placed under headland of fields, vineyards and gardens - to have great prosperity. A third scarlet egg left for the bread. Red egg and put in dowry the bride - to have a life filled with light, happiness and prosperity. With the adoption of Christianity red egg retains its pagan character, content and features. Became a symbol of the shed blood of the Savior and his rebirth, it formally reconsiders the myth of death and resurrection of Jesus. A ritual during Holy Sunday Associatively connect to the day of Christ's Resurrection. For the first time Blazing eggs involve ritual to Christian tradition of Mary Magdalene. First learned about the resurrection of the Savior, pious Christian left in the world to talk about the wonderful event. When she arrived in Rome, he went first in Emperor Tiberius served his red egg and said: "Christ is Risen". According to to another story on the day of Resurrection Virgin Mary went to the tomb of Jesus with red eggs. When she saw it was empty, he rejoices her soul and Section scarlet eggs of all children. Legendary tales of Mary Magdalene and the Virgin Mary became part of the Bulgarian folklore. In many folk tales Easter is precautionary as the younger brother of Christmas, dressed in new clothes and bonny or presented as an old man who comes on the eve of Easter, to distribute the colorful eggs for the children joy and luck. They are connected and folk traditions be left red egg before the icon of the Virgin Mary, to exchange colored eggs at Easter, and holiday greeting "Christ is Risen !!! "Which Christians wish health, happiness and long life.