Pansies. Bryansk region
If the beginning of spring was warm and sunny, then as early
as in April pansies (called in Russian "Anyuta's eyes") begin to
bloom on the meadows and forest edges of the Bryansk region. This is the folk
name of the flowers, which botanists call Víola wittrockiána. In the language
of flowers, the three colors of the petals have their own meaning: white is a
symbol of hope, yellow is for surprise, and purple is for sadness.
Pansies are a long-known, but still popular hybrid of
large-flowered European violets.
It is believed that the fashion for pansies in Russia
appeared thanks to the work of L. Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina", in which the main
heroine decorated her outfits and hairstyles with these flowers.
And in the neighboring Bryansk region of the Republic of
Belarus pansies are called "brothers", it is customary to give them as a sign
of great favor to a person.
So why do pansies or Anyuta's eyes have such a lyrical name? According to one of the legends, the girl Anyuta turned into a flower after years of waiting for her fiancé, who went to war, but never returned. That's why pansies stand by the roadside, looking hopefully into the distance.
In one of the Bryansk villages there is a beautiful and sad
story that combines folk legend about a couple separated by war and the recent
heroic past of the partisan region. During the Soviet era, the remains of
partisans found in the local forest by red pathfinders were reburied near the
village council. The reburial was attended by veterans of the unit — then middle-aged
men and women. After the sorrowful ceremony, one former partisan put a bouquet
of these flowers on a modest mound and asked the local school, which had taken
patronage, to plant pansies on the grave: "My Anechka is lying there,
Anyuta...". And for many years he came to this village every spring.
Pansies are widely used in medicine — they contain insulin,
ascorbic acid, salicylic acid, vitamin C, essential oil, tannin,
polysaccharides. The plant has choleretic, diuretic, expectorant and antiseptic
effect. It is used in the treatment of female diseases, skin diseases,
bronchitis, colds, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, urinary system. The
flower is also used in cosmetology.
Pansies in the Bryansk region are grown by both amateur
gardeners and large flower farms.
Along with the RUSSIA EXPO, the flower festival is also coming to an end.
The "Future in Flowers" festival continues at the RUSSIA EXPO, where unique flowerbeds from all regions of our country can be seen at the "Space" pavilion until July 8.
The RUSSIA EXPO concludes on July 8, and with it, the flower festival will also come to an end.
