History of the Swastika
According to some historians, this symbol arose several thousand years ago, when there was no mention of Germany. The meaning of this symbol was to designate the rotation of the galaxy, if you look at some space images, you can see spiral galaxies that somehow resemble this sign.Slavic tribes used the Swastika symbol to decorate their dwellings and places of worship, wore embroidery on their clothes in the form of this ancient symbol, used it as amulets against evil forces, applied this sign to exquisite weapons.
For our ancestors, this symbol personified the heavenly body, represented all the brightest and kindest that is in our world.
Actually, this symbol was used not only by the Slavs, but also by many other people in whom it meant faith, goodness and peace.
How did it happen that this beautiful symbol of goodness and light suddenly became the personification of murder and hatred?
Thousands of years have passed since the sign of the Swastika was of great importance, it gradually began to be forgotten, and in the Middle Ages it was completely forgotten, only occasionally this symbol was embroidered on clothes. And only by a strange whim at the beginning of the twentieth century this sign saw the light again. at that time in Germany it was very restless and in order to gain faith in oneself and instill it in other people, various methods were used, including occult knowledge. The Swastika sign first appeared on the helmets of German militants, and only a year later it was recognized official symbol fascist party. Much later, Hitler himself liked to perform under the banners with this sign.
Types of swastika
Let's dot the "i" first. The fact is that the Swastika can be depicted in two forms, with the tips bent counterclockwise, and clockwise.Both of these symbols contain a completely different opposite meaning, thus balancing each other. That Swastika, the tips of the rays of which are directed counterclockwise, that is, to the left, mean goodness and light, denoting the rising sun.
The same symbol, but with the tips turned to the right, carries a completely opposite meaning and means misfortune, evil, all kinds of troubles.
If you look at what kind of Swastika Nazi Germany had, you can make sure that its tips are bent to the right. This means that this symbol has nothing to do with light and goodness.
From the foregoing, we can conclude that not everything is as simple as it seemed to us. Therefore, do not confuse these two completely opposite in meaning Swastikas. This sign can still serve as an excellent protective amulet in our time, if only it is depicted correctly. If people will fearfully pointing at this amulet with your finger, you can explain the meaning of the Swastika symbol and make a short digression into the history of our ancestors, for whom this symbol was a sign of light and goodness.
Swastika(Skt. स्वस्तिक from Skt. स्वस्ति, svasti, greeting, good luck) - a cross with curved ends ("rotating"), directed either clockwise (this is the movement of the earth around the sun), or counterclockwise.
(Old Ind. svastika, from su, lit. "associated with good"), one of the most archaic symbols, already found in the images of the Upper Paleolithic, in the ornament of many peoples in different parts Sveta.
The swastika is one of the most ancient and widespread graphic symbols. "The symbol of the swastika crystallizes from the rhombo-meander ornament, which first appeared in the Upper Paleolithic, and then inherited by almost all peoples of the world." The oldest archaeological finds with the image of a swastika date back to approximately 25-23 millennium BC (Mezin, Kostenki, Russia).
The swastika was used by many peoples of the world - it was present on weapons, objects everyday life, clothes, banners and coats of arms, was used in the design of churches and houses.
The swastika as a symbol has many meanings, in most nations they are positive. The swastika among most ancient peoples was a symbol of the movement of life, the Sun, light, prosperity.
Celtic Kermaria Stone, 4th century BC
The swastika reflects the main type of movement in the Universe - rotational with its derivative - translational and is able to symbolize philosophical categories.
In the 20th century, the swastika (German: Hakenkreuz) became famous as a symbol of Nazism and Nazi Germany, and in Western culture is steadily associated precisely with the Hitlerite regime and ideology.
History and meaning
The word "swastika" is a compound of two Sanskrit roots: सु, su, "good, good" and अस्ति, asti, "life, existence", that is, "well-being" or "well-being". There is another name for the swastika - "gammadion" (Greek γαμμάδιον), consisting of four Greek letters "gamma". The swastika is considered not only as a solar symbol, but also as a symbol of the fertility of the earth. This is one of the ancient and archaic solar signs - an indicator of the apparent movement of the Sun around the Earth and the division of the year into four parts - four seasons. The sign fixes two solstices: summer and winter - and the annual movement of the Sun. Has the idea of four cardinal points, centered around an axis. The swastika also suggests the idea of movement in two directions: clockwise and counterclockwise. Like "Yin" and "Yang", a dual sign: rotating clockwise symbolizes male energy, counterclockwise - female. In ancient Indian scriptures, male and female swastikas are distinguished, which depicts two female, as well as two male deities.
White glazed netted orch, Yi Dynasty
The swastika personifies a moral characteristic: movement along the sun is good, against the sun is evil. (()) In the symbolism of auspiciousness, the sign is depicted in the form of a cross with the ends bent at an angle or oval (in the clockwise direction), which means “screwing” the energies , holding the flow of physical forces in order to control the lower forces. The right-handed swastika is perceived as a sign of dominance over matter and energy management (as in yoga: holding the body immobile, “screwing up” the lower energies makes it possible for the higher forces of energies to manifest themselves). The left-handed swastika, on the contrary, means the unwinding of physical and instinctive forces and the creation of an obstacle to the passage of higher forces; the direction of movement favors the mechanical, earthly side, the exclusive striving for power in matter. The swastika, located counterclockwise, is also represented as a symbol of black magic and negative energies. As a solar sign, the swastika serves as an emblem of life and light. It is perceived as an incomplete zodiac circle or as a wheel of life. Sometimes the swastika is identified with another solar sign - a cross in a circle, where the cross is a sign of the daily movement of the Sun. As a symbol of the Sun, an archaic coiled swastika with a symbol of a ram is known. A symbol of rotation, continuous movement, expressing the invariance of the solar cycle, or the rotation of the Earth around its axis. A rotating cross, the blades at the ends of which represent the movement of light. The swastika contains the idea of eternal overcoming of the inertia of the square by the wheel of rotation.
The swastika is found in the culture of the peoples of many countries of the world: in the symbols of Ancient Egypt, in Iran, in Russia, in the ornaments of different communities. One of the oldest forms of the swastika is Asia Minor and is an ideogram of the four cardinal points in the form of a figure with four cross-shaped curls. Back in the 7th century BC, images similar to the swastika were known in Asia Minor, consisting of four cross-shaped scrolls - rounded ends are signs of cyclic movement. There are interesting coincidences in the image of Indian and Asia Minor swastikas (dots between the branches of the swastika, jagged thickenings at the ends). Other early forms swastikas - a square with four plant-like roundings along the edges are a sign of the earth, also of Asia Minor origin. The swastika was understood as a symbol of the four main forces, the four cardinal points, the elements, the seasons and the alchemical idea of the transformation of the elements.
In the cultures of countries
The swastika is one of the most archaic sacred symbols, found already in the Upper Paleolithic among many peoples of the world. India, ancient Rus', China, Ancient Egypt, the Mayan state in Central America - this is the incomplete geography of this symbol. Swastika symbols denoted calendar signs back in the days of the Scythian kingdom. The swastika can be seen on old Orthodox icons. The swastika is a symbol of the Sun, good luck, happiness, creation (the “correct” swastika). And, accordingly, the swastika of the opposite direction symbolizes darkness, destruction, the “night Sun” among the ancient Russians. As can be seen from ancient ornaments, in particular, on jugs found in the vicinity of Arkaim, both swastikas were used. This has deep meaning. Day replaces night, light replaces darkness, new birth replaces death - and this is the natural order of things in the Universe. Therefore, in ancient times there were no "bad" and "good" swastikas - they were perceived in unity.
The first swastika drawings appeared at an early stage in the formation of the symbols of the Near East Neolithic cultures. Swastika-like figure 7 thousand BC from Asia Minor consists of four cruciform scrolls, i.e. signs of vegetation, and, obviously, is one of the variants of the ideogram of the concept of "four cardinal points". The memory that the swastika once symbolized the four cardinal directions is recorded in medieval Muslim manuscripts, and has also survived to our time among American Indians. Another swastika-like figure, belonging to the early stage of the Asia Minor Neolithic, consists of the sign of the Earth (a square with a dot) and four plant-like appendages adjoining it. In such compositions, one should, apparently, see the origin of the swastika - in particular, its variant with rounded ends. The latter is confirmed, for example, by the ancient Cretan swastika, combined with four plant elements.
This symbol was found on clay vessels from Samarra (territory modern Iraq), which date back to the 5th millennium BC. The swastika in the left and right rotation form is found in the pre-Aryan culture of Mohenjo-Daro (Indus River basin) and ancient China around 2000 BC. In Northeast Africa, archaeologists have found a burial stele of the kingdom of Meroz, which existed in the 2nd-3rd centuries AD. The fresco on the stele depicts a woman entering into afterworld, the swastika also flaunts on the clothes of the deceased. The rotating cross also adorns the golden weights for scales that belonged to the inhabitants of Ashanta (Ghana), and the clay utensils of the ancient Indians, and the carpets of the Persians. The swastika was on almost all amulets among the Slavs, Germans, Pomors, Skalvians, Curonians, Scythians, Sarmatians, Mordovians, Udmurts, Bashkirs, Chuvashs and many other peoples. In many religions, the swastika is important iconic symbol.
Ancient Greek Funerary Vessel, circa 750 B.C. BC.
Details of an ancient Greek burial vessel
The swastika in India has traditionally been seen as a solar sign - a symbol of life, light, generosity and abundance. It was closely associated with the cult of the god Agni. She is mentioned in the Ramayana. In the form of a swastika, a wooden tool was made to produce the sacred fire. They laid him flat on the ground; the recess in the middle served for the rod, which was rotated until the appearance of fire, kindled on the altar of the deity. It was carved in many temples, on the rocks, on the ancient monuments of India. Also a symbol of esoteric Buddhism. In this aspect, it is called the "Seal of the Heart" and, according to legend, was imprinted on the heart of the Buddha. Her image is placed on the hearts of the initiates after their death. Known as the Buddhist cross (it resembles a Maltese cross in shape). The swastika is found wherever there are traces Buddhist culture- on rocks, in temples, stupas and on Buddha statues. Together with Buddhism, it penetrated from India to China, Tibet, Siam and Japan.
Torso of a female sculpture, 6th century BC
In China, the swastika is used as a sign of all the deities worshiped in the Lotus School, as well as in Tibet and Siam. In ancient Chinese manuscripts, it included such concepts as "region", "country". Known in the form of a swastika are two curved mutually truncated fragments of a double helix, expressing the symbolism of the relationship between "Yin" and "Yang". In maritime civilizations, the double helix motif was an expression of the relationship between opposites, a sign of the Upper and Lower Waters, and also meant the process of becoming life. Widely used by Jains and followers of Vishnu. In Jainism, the four arms of the swastika represent the four levels of existence.
Swastika in India
On one of the Buddhist swastikas, each blade of the cross ends in a triangle indicating the direction of movement and crowned with an arch of a flawed moon, in which, like in a boat, the sun is placed. This sign represents the sign of the mystical arba, the creative quaternary, also called Thor's hammer. A similar cross was found by Schliemann during the excavations of Troy. in Eastern Europe, Western Siberia, Central Asia and the Caucasus is found from the II-I millennium BC. IN Western Europe was known to the Celts. Depicted in pre-Christian Roman mosaics and on the coins of Cyprus and Crete. An ancient Cretan rounded swastika made of plant elements is known. The Maltese cross in the form of a swastika of four triangles converging in the center is of Phoenician origin. It was also known to the Etruscans. In early Christianity, the swastika was known as the gamma cross. According to Guénon, until the end of the Middle Ages it was one of the emblems of Christ. According to Ossendowski, Genghis Khan wore right hand a ring with the image of a swastika, in which a magnificent ruby \u200b\u200bwas set - a sun stone. Ossendovsky saw this ring on the hand of the Mongol governor. At present, this magical symbol is known mainly in India and Central and East Asia.
Swastika in Russia
In Rus', swastika symbols have been known since ancient times.
The rhombo-meander swastika ornament in the Kostenkovo and Mezin cultures (25-20 thousand years BC) was studied by V. A. Gorodtsov.
How special kind swastikas, symbolizing the rising Sun-Yarila, the victory of Light over Darkness, Eternal Life over death, was called Kolovrat (literally, “wheel rotation”, the Old Slavic form Kolovrat was also used in the Old Russian language).
In Russian folk ornamentation, the swastika was one of the common figures until the end of the 19th century.
The swastika was used in rituals and construction, in homespun production: in embroideries on clothes, on carpets. The swastika was used to decorate household utensils. She was also present on the icons
In the St. Petersburg Necropolis, Glinka's grave is crowned with a swastika.
In post-war children's legends, it was widely believed that the swastika consists of 4 letters "G", symbolizing the first letters of the names of the leaders of the Third Reich - Hitler, Goebbels, Himmler, Goering.
Swastika in India
In pre-Buddhist ancient Indian and some other cultures, the swastika is usually interpreted as a sign of auspicious destinies, a symbol of the sun. This symbol is still widely used in India and South Korea, and most weddings, holidays and festivities cannot do without it.
Swastika in India
Buddhist symbol of perfection (also known as manji, "whirlwind" (Jap. まんじ, "ornament, cross, swastika")). The vertical line indicates the relationship of heaven and earth, and the horizontal line indicates the relationship of yin-yang. The direction of short lines to the left personifies movement, gentleness, love, compassion, and their aspiration to the right is associated with constancy, firmness, intelligence and strength. Thus, any one-sidedness is a violation of world harmony and cannot lead to universal happiness. Love and compassion without strength and firmness are helpless, and strength and reason without mercy and love lead to the multiplication of evil.
swastika in European culture
The swastika became popular in European culture in the 19th century, in the wake of the fashion of Aryan theory. English astrologer Richard Morrison organized the Order of the Swastika in Europe in 1869. It is found on the pages of books by Rudyard Kipling. The swastika was also used by the founder of the Boy Scouts, Robert Baden-Powell. In 1915, the swastika, being very common in Latvian culture since ancient times, was depicted on the banners of the battalions (later regiments) of the Latvian riflemen of the Russian army.
Altars with swastika V Europe:
From Aquitaine
Then, since 1918, it became an element of official symbols. Republic of Latvia- the emblem of military aviation, regimental insignia, insignia of societies and various organizations, state awards, is still in use today. The Latvian military order of Lachplesis was in the form of a swastika. Since 1918, the swastika has been part of the state symbols of Finland (now it is depicted on the presidential standard, as well as on the banners of the armed forces). Later it became a symbol of the German Nazis, after they came to power - the state symbol of Germany (depicted on the coat of arms and flag); after World War II, her image was banned in a number of countries.
Swastika in Nazism
The National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP), which appeared in the 1920s, chose the swastika as its party symbol. Since 1920, the swastika has become associated with Nazism and racism.
There is a very common misconception that the Nazis chose the right-handed swastika as their emblem, thereby perverting the precepts of the ancient sages and defiling the sign itself, which is more than five thousand years old. In reality, this is not so. In cultures different peoples There are both left-handed and right-handed swastikas.
Under the definition of "Nazi" symbols, only a four-pointed swastika, standing on an edge of 45 °, with the ends pointing to the right, can fit. It was this sign that was on the state banner of National Socialist Germany from 1933 to 1945, as well as on the emblems of the civil and military services of this country. The Nazis themselves used the term Hakenkreuz (literally “crooked (hooked) cross”), which is synonymous with the word swastika (German: Swastika), which is also used in German.
In Russia, the stylized swastika is used as an emblem by the All-Russian social movement Russian National Unity (RNU). Russian nationalists claim that the Russian swastika - Kolovrat - is an ancient Slavic symbol and cannot be recognized as Nazi symbols.
Swastika in the cultures of other countries
Sun, love, life, luck. This is how the sign was understood in Great Britain and America. They believed that the symbol is composed of 4 letters "L". It is on them that the English words “light”, “love”, “life” and “luck” begin.
Similar to good wishes to someone. Indeed, the term "swasti" in Sanskrit is nothing more than a greeting. Sanskrit is the language of India and, in this country, the symbol is also found. Known, for example, are sculptures of elephants whose capes on their backs are decorated with a solar sign.
It is solar because it resembles rays diverging to the side. Actually, among most peoples, the swastika was a symbol of the heavenly body, its warmth. The most ancient images of the sign belong to the Paleolithic, that is, they are about 25,000 years old.
The history of the swastika, its good name was crossed out by Hitler, using the drawing as a sign of Nazism. After the Great Patriotic War, the information that the Russians also used the symbol was withheld. The data is now open. Let's start acquaintance with the swastika signs of the Slavs.
Genus symbol
Many ethnographers consider this sign to be the first of the swastika amulets. God Rod, to whom the symbol is dedicated, is also the first. It was he, according to pagan beliefs, who created everything that exists. Our ancestors compared the great spirit with an incomprehensible cosmos.
Its particular expression is fire in the hearth. The rays radiating from the center resemble flames. The circles at their ends are considered by historians to be the embodiment of knowledge, the strength of the Slavic family. The spheres are turned inside the circle, but the rays of the sign do not close. This is evidence of the openness of the Russians and, at the same time, their reverent attitude towards their traditions.
Source
If all that exists was created by the Family, then the souls of people are born in the Source. This is the name of the Heavenly Halls. They, according to pagan beliefs, are controlled by Zhiva.
It is she who gives each person a pure and bright soul. If the born retains it, then after death he drinks the divine elixir from the cup eternal life. Her dead also receive from the hands of the Goddess Alive. The Slavs used the graphic symbol of the source in everyday life, so as not to stray from the right path of life.
Where was it used Pictures? Swastika of the Slavs applied to the body in the form of, on the dishes in the form of ornaments. The source was embroidered on clothes and painted on the walls of houses. In order not to lose the energy connection with the Source, our ancestors dedicated songs, original mantras, to the Goddess Zhiva. We invite you to listen to one of these works. The video sequence of the clip demonstrates the motives of the creativity of the Slavs and some of the solar symbols of the people.
Fern flower
This swastika of the Slavs came into their use in the 5th-6th centuries. The symbol is a consequence of the legend. According to her, a particle of the power of the supreme God Perun is embedded in the bud.
He gave the children his brother Semargl. This is one of the defenders of the throne of the Sun, who does not have the right to leave him. However, Semargl fell in love with the Goddess of summer nights, could not stand it, and left his post. It happened on the day of the autumn equinox.
So, from September 21st, the day began to wane. But, the lovers were born Kupala and Kostroma. The uncle gave them a fern flower. It destroys the spell of evil, guards its owner.
The Slavs could not find real buds, because a plant from the mystogamous family does not bloom, but reproduces by spores. Therefore, our ancestors came up with a swastika symbol denoting the color of Perun.
Overcome the grass
Overcome the grass, unlike the fern, is a real flower. In the 21st century, it is called a water lily. Our ancestors believed that water lilies are able to overcome, defeat any disease.
Hence the name of the buds and their graphic representation. It is an allegory for the Sun. The buds of the plant are similar to it. The luminary bestows life, and the spirits of darkness catch up with the ailment. But, seeing the grass overcome, they retreat.
Our ancestors wore the sign as a wearable decoration, placed on dishes, weapons. Armor with a solar symbol was kept from wounds.
The dishes did not allow poisons to enter the body. Overcome the grass on clothes and in the form of pendants drove away the lower spirits of evil. The image is poetic. It is not surprising that many songs are dedicated to him. We offer you to watch a video with one of these compositions.
Kolyadnik
The sign is depicted in a circle, or without it. "Rama" is a symbol of wisdom, the ability to subdue one's emotions. This is one of the abilities of God Kolyada, to whom the swastika is dedicated. He also belongs to the group of spirits of the sun, is considered the youngest of them.
No wonder the day of Kolyada coincides with the winter solstice. The zealous, young God has enough strength to resist the winter, every day winning a few minutes from the night. The spirit is depicted with a sword in his hand. But, the blade is always lowered - this is an indicator that Kolyada is inclined towards peace, not hostility, and is ready to compromise.
Kolyadnik - swastika of ancient slavs, used as a male . It gives the representatives of the stronger sex energy for creative work and helps in battles with enemies if there is no peaceful solution.
solstice
The sign is close to Kolyadnik, but only visually. Along the perimeter are not straight lines, but rounded lines. The symbol has a second name - Thunderstorm, gives strength to control the elements, to defend against them.
So that the houses would not suffer from fires, floods, winds, the Slavs applied the Solstice on the walls of their dwellings. Choosing an amulet, connoisseurs take into account the rotation of its blades.
The direction from right to left corresponds to the waning of the day after the summer solstice. The energy is stronger in Grozovik, whose blades are directed to the right. Such an image is associated with the coming day, and with it, the power of the heavenly body.
Svitovit
The sign is a union of the right-sided Solstice and Kolyadnik. Their confluence was considered a duet of heavenly fire and earthly waters. These are fundamental beginnings.
Their duet is a symbol of the harmony of the world. The connection of the earthly with the divine is a powerful concentration of power. She is able to protect from evil forces.
Therefore, Svitovit is a popular swastika of the Slavs. Tattoo with her image is one of the most popular ways to use the sign in the modern world. If you need a homemade one, you can make panels from pieces of picture frames. How to do it? Instructions, next.
Light
The sign is composed of the left-sided Solstice and Ladinets, reminiscent of Kolyadnik, but turned in the other direction. The Ladin personifies the Goddess Lada.
She helped ripen the crop and was associated with the warmth of the earth. Therefore, the Light is a duet of heavenly and earthly fire, the power of two worlds. Universal energy is able to suggest answers to questions about the universe. The sign is chosen by seeking, thinking people as their amulet.
Black Sun
This swastika of the Slavs, photo which is more than information about the sign. It was almost never used in everyday life. The image is not found on everyday artifacts.
On the other hand, the drawing is found on the sacred objects of the priests. The Slavs called them Magi. Apparently, they were entrusted with managing the Black Sun. Scientists suggest that the symbol is associated with the concept of gender. The talisman gives a connection with the ancestors, not only relatives, but all the deceased.
The sign was used not only by the Russians, but also by the magicians of Scandinavia. German tribes also lived in the latter region. Their symbolism was interpreted and used by Hitler's associate, Himmler, in his own way.
It was on his instructions that the swastika was chosen as the sign of the Third Reich. It was Himmler who insisted on drawing the Black Sun in Wewelsburg Castle, where the top of the SS gathered. How it was, will tell the following video:
Rubezhnik
What does this swastika among the Slavs? The answer is the universal border, the border between the worlds.
The sacred symbol, like the Black Sun, was available only to the Magi. They depicted Rubezhnik at the entrances to temples and temples. So the priests separated the worldly zone from the spiritual one. The sign was also associated with the transition from earthly life to the posthumous world, and was used in funerals.
Valkyrie
The word "Valkyrie" is translated as "chooser of the dead." The graphic sign is a symbol of the spirits that the Gods allowed to decide who will win the battle.
Therefore, the warriors considered the symbol to be their amulet. Taking a talisman on the battlefield, they believed that the Valkyries would be on their side. The mythical virgins were also entrusted with the duty to pick up the slain combatants and carry them to heaven.
The swastika symbol attracted the attention of the spirits, otherwise, the fallen might not have been noticed. By the way, the Valkyries were also called the chosen ones of the warriors - ordinary, earthly women. Putting on the amulet, the warriors took with them the warmth of their loved ones, felt their support.
Ratiborets
Swastikas of the Slavs and their meanings often associated with military rank. This also applies to Ratiborets. In the name of the symbol, the words "army" and "fight" are visible.
The energy of the sun, contained in the sign, is an assistant on the battlefield. Our ancestors believed that the talisman also calls for the help of the ancestors, the strength of the family. The talisman was applied to the armor. Some historians suggest that Ratiborets was also depicted on standards, tribal flags.
Doukhobor
To the question " what does the swastika mean among the slavs» The answer is clear – the energy of the sun. Many signs use approximate meanings - heat and fire.
Doukhoborg is associated with a flame, the fire that rages inside a person. From the name it follows that the talisman helps to overcome one's passions, cleanse the spirit of dark thoughts and energies. Doukhoborg is a symbol of a warrior, but not by occupation, but by character. A solar sign can be made from improvised materials. The following video shows how to do it.
Molvinets
The name of the symbol reads the word "say". The meaning of the sign is associated with it. It blocks the energies of negative phrases directed at a person.
The image serves as a shield not only for spoken words, but also for thoughts. The amulet from the evil eye was presented to the Slavs by Radogost - the God of the clan. This is what our ancestors thought. They gave clothes, with Molvinets, to children and women - the most vulnerable to the slander erected on them.
Wedding attendant
The symbol is not accidentally depicted in two. The sign was used as a talisman during marriage ceremonies. A wedding is a union of a man and a woman.
The ancient Slavs compared girls with the element of water, and guys with fire. By the distribution of colors in Svadebnik one can see the view of our ancestors on family life.
In it, the spouses are equal, as is the number of red and blue colors in the drawing. The rings that make up the swastika are a symbol of marriage. Instead of the usual two modern man, used 4 rings.
Two of them were dedicated to the Gods Rod and Zhiva, that is, those who gave birth to a new family, a heavenly father and mother. The rings are not closed, which indicates the openness of the cell of society, its active participation in the life of the community.
Rasic
This Slavic-Aryan swastika- a symbol of the unification of the clans of a single race. In everyday terms, the amulet is used to harmonize relationships with loved ones. The image is close to the emblem of fascism. However, it has blades from left to right, not right to left. Imagine for comparison the Nazi swastika:
Do they have swastika of Slavs and fascists differences, many people are interested. The emblem of Nazism is really different from the Rasic sign.
But, our ancestors also used the right-handed swastika. Below are photos of bedspreads that Vologda craftswomen wove back in the 19th century.
Products are kept in ethnographic country. The images show both left-hand and right-hand signs of the sun. For the Russians, they were symbols of the combination of the four elements, the warmth of heaven, the uninterrupted cycle of life.
In the 21st century, the reputation of the swastika began to recover. An abundance of information about true meaning symbol encourages people to use it in everyday life.
So it was before the Second World War. Eg, English writer Rudyard Kipling decorated the covers of all his books with swastikas. But, in the 1940s, the prose writer ordered to remove solar signs from the design of publications, he was afraid of associations with Nazism and the Nazi regime.
Perhaps nowhere else can one find such a number of symbols of different meanings as in Russia. Slavic swastika(Vedic symbols) were actively used by the Rus in the construction of cities - it was depicted on the facades of houses, on household utensils and clothes. Especially often the swastika was used for women's jewelry. Today, the meaning of swastika symbols remains controversial for many, due to the many negative factors associated with Nazi symbols, as well as negative stereotypes. All this happens only out of ignorance own history, language and elementary concepts about the difference between the swastika and Nazi symbols. Well, let's try to figure it out.
What does the swastika mean?
The very concept of "swastika" came about by reducing the three forms of "swasti", "su" and "asti", which means - I wish you good luck, good and be. As for the meaning, it is a symbol of the sun. Yes, the Slavs, as well as the Iranians, Buddhists, and even some African tribes, adhered to this opinion.
Since 1917, the solar (synonymous with the swastika) sign was to become a symbol Russian Empire, adding a double-headed eagle. However, after the Bolsheviks seized power, Russian culture was banned.
Now about the use of the swastika by the Nazis.
In the nineteenth century, Joseph Gobineau created a study on inequality human races". It dealt with the "Aryans" - representatives of the white race, who were considered as people of the highest stage of civilization. A little later, German scientists, conducting research, concluded that the ancient Indians and Germans had common ancestors. As you may have guessed, they were Aryans.
This idea was quickly picked up and immediately spread. Let's talk about the sign itself - a black cross with curved ends. Yes, it is this symbol that will forever be associated with all the crimes committed by the Nazis. For the European people, it is a symbol of fear, absolute evil and hatred. However, it is worth knowing that archaeologists found this sign in the most ancient times. The swastika was found in India, Ancient Greece, the Celts and the Anglo-Saxons. So, for example, in Kyiv is stored ancient ornament Slavic swastika, which was depicted 15 thousand years ago.
Differences between Nazi and Slavic swastikas
The Slavic swastika is a cross, where each end of the beam is still bent at a right angle. All rays are directed in one direction - to the right or to the left. The main difference between the Nazi and Slavic swastikas is the direction of the rays. The Third Reich - to the right, the Slavs - to the left (however, this is not always the case - more details later in the article). Another distinguishing feature is the color and shape of the characters.
The lines of the German swastika are much wider than the Slavic. Be sure to use the background - a white circle on a red canvas. The Slavic swastika also differs in shape. As a rule, a cross with right angles at the ends is taken as the basis, and there is a very important “but” here. Such a cross has not only four rays, but also six or eight. In addition, additional elements appear on the lines, as well as smooth lines. So, for example, our Kolovrat with the Star of Rus' is a vivid example of this. The Kolovrat itself consists of eight rays, and is also complemented by an ornament of the Star of the Lada symbol. The Slavs depicted solar signs, mostly on a white background, and the symbol itself was red, which is the personification of the sun.
We talked about obvious - external differences, but there are other factors: the time the sign appeared and its meaning. Many popular science publications have been published in recent years on the use of swastika symbols among the Slavs, as well as the destruction of ossified myths. Therefore, if you are really interested in this topic, we recommend for review the book “Yarga-swastika - a sign of Russian folk culture»Professor P.I.Kutenkov. He leads little known facts and interesting research.
The swastika can be used as a separate sign, or as part of some more intricate symbol.
Swastika is good
Slavic swastika has the meaning of wisdom, conservation hearth, self-improvement and spiritual development, as well as the protection of the gods. As you can see, there are no evil intentions, on the contrary, the meaning is noble and spiritually elevated. The Russian swastika was aimed solely at protecting a person.
Fact from history:the person who suggested to Adolf Hitler to use the swastika as a symbol suggested a cross that looked to the left, but he insisted on the right-hand one.
The meaning of the fascist swastika is radically opposite to the Slavic one. The cross symbolized the victory of the Aryan race and the extermination of other nations. An example of this is the Holocaust.
Now, having learned the basic facts, we can conclude that the swastika of the Nazis and Slavs has tremendous differences. This applies to both external factors and internal content. The Slavs carried good, bright, high in the ornament, while the Nazis - death. Therefore, when considering our signs, forget about fascism and associate these signs exclusively with the light side.
Slavic swastika, its types and meaning
In total, there are 144 solar symbols and many modified ones.
As for the main amulet symbols, there are only 40 of them. Let's give a few examples. If you would like to get more detailed information, then we recommend that you go to the main page of the amulet.
Swastika - photo
The wedding man is the main family talisman that unites two Clans.
The symbol of the sacred fire, which grants the patronage of higher powers.
Or Perunov color - possesses healing powers, helps to reveal spiritual forces.
The swastika symbol is a cross with curved ends pointing clockwise or counterclockwise. As a rule, now all Swastika symbols are called in one word - SWASTIKA, which is fundamentally wrong, because. each Swastika symbol in ancient times had its own name, Guardian Power and figurative meaning.
During archaeological excavations, Swastika symbols were most often found on various details of architecture, weapons, clothing, and household utensils of many peoples of Eurasia. Swastika symbolism is ubiquitous in ornamentation as sign of Light, Sun, Life. The oldest archaeological artifacts depicting the swastika date back to approximately 10-15 millennium BC. According to the materials of archaeological excavations, the richest territory for the use of the swastika, both a religious and a cultural symbol, is Russia - neither Europe nor India can compare with Russia in the abundance of swastika symbols covering Russian weapons, banners, national costume, houses, everyday items and temples. Excavations of ancient mounds and settlements speak for themselves - many ancient Slavic settlements had a clear shape of the Swastika, oriented to the four cardinal points. Swastika symbols denoted calendar signs back in the days of the Great Scythian Kingdom ( depicts a vessel from the Scythian Kingdom 3-4 thousand BC.)
The swastika and swastika symbols were the main and, one might even say, almost the only elements of the most ancient Proto-Slavic ornaments. But this does not mean at all that the Slavs and Aryans were bad artists. Firstly, there were a lot of varieties of images of the Swastika symbols. Secondly, in ancient times, not a single pattern was applied just like that, each element of the pattern corresponded to a certain cult or security (amulet) value.
But not only Aryans and Slavs believed in magical power this pattern. This symbol was found on clay vessels from Samarra (the territory of modern Iraq), which date back to the 5th millennium BC. Swastika symbols in levorotatory and dextrorotatory form are found in the pre-Aryan culture of Mohenjo-Daro (Indus River basin) and ancient China around 2000 BC. In Northeast Africa, archaeologists have found a burial stele of the Meroz kingdom, which existed in the 2nd-3rd centuries AD. The fresco on the stele depicts a woman entering the afterlife, and the Swastika flaunts on the clothes of the deceased. The rotating cross also adorns the golden weights for scales that belonged to the inhabitants of Ashanta (Ghana), and the clay utensils of the ancient Indians, beautiful carpets woven by the Persians and Celts.
Swastika in beliefs and religions
The swastika symbolism was Oberegovo among almost all peoples in Europe and Asia: among the Slavs, Germans, Pomors, Skalvians, Curonians, Scythians, Sarmatians, Mordovians, Udmurts, Bashkirs, Chuvashs, Indians, Icelanders, Scots and many other peoples.
In many ancient Beliefs and religions, the Swastika is the most important and brightest cult symbol. Thus, in ancient Indian philosophy and Buddhism(Fig. Buddha's foot on the left) The swastika is a symbol of the eternal cycle of the universe, a symbol of the Buddha's Law, to which everything that exists is subject. (Dictionary "Buddhism", M., "Republic", 1992); V Tibetan Lamaism The swastika is a security symbol, a symbol of happiness and a talisman. In India and Tibet, the Swastika is depicted everywhere: on the gates of temples, on every residential building, on the fabrics in which all sacred texts are wrapped, on burial covers.
Lama Beru-Kinze-Rimpoche, in our time one of the greatest teachers of official Buddhism. The photo shows the rite of his creation of a ritual mandala, that is, pure space, in Moscow in 1993. In the foreground of the photograph is a tanka, a sacred image drawn on cloth, depicting the Divine Space of the mandala. In the corners there are Swastika symbols protecting the sacred Divine space.
As a religious symbol (!!!) the swastika has always been used by followers Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism in the East, Druids of Ireland, Scotland, Scandinavia, representatives Natur-religious denominations Europe and America in the West.
On the left is Ganesha, the son of God Shiva, God from the Hindu Vedic pantheon, his face is illuminated by two Swastika symbols.
On the right is a Mystic Sacred Diagram taken from a Jain Prayer Book. In the center of the diagram, we can also see the Swastika.
In Russia, Swastika symbols and elements are found among supporters of the Ancient Ancestral and Vedic cults, as well as among the Orthodox Old Believers-Ynglings, who profess the Faith of the First Ancestors - Ynglism, in the Slavic and Aryan communities of the Family Circle and, wherever you think, Christians…
Swastika on the shield of Prophetic Oleg
For many, many millennia, the Slavs have used the Swastika symbol. Our Ancestors depicted this symbol on weapons, banners, clothes, household items and worship. Everyone knows that Prophetic Oleg nailed his shield to the gates of Constantinople (Constantinople), but few of them modern generation know what was depicted on the shield. However, a description of the symbolism of his shield and armor can be found in historical chronicles. Prophetic people, i.e., possessing the Gift of Spiritual Foresight and knowing the Ancient Wisdom, which the Gods and Ancestors left to people, were endowed by the Priests with various symbols. One of the most notable people in history was Slavic prince - Prophetic Oleg. In addition to being a prince and an excellent military strategist, he was also a Priest of High Initiation. The symbolism, which was depicted on his clothes, weapons, armor and the princely banner, tells about this in all the detailed images. 
Fire Swastika(symbolizing the land of the Ancestors) in the center of the nine-pointed Star of Inglia (a symbol of the Faith of the First Ancestors) was surrounded by the Great Kolo (Circle of Patron Gods), which radiated eight rays of Spiritual Light (the eighth degree of Priestly initiation) to the Svarog Circle. All this symbolism spoke of the enormous Spiritual and physical strength that is directed to protect the Native Land and the Holy Faith. When the Prophetic Oleg nailed his shield with such symbols on the gates of Constantinople, he wanted to figuratively, clearly show the insidious and two-faced Byzantines that later another Slavic prince Alexander Yaroslavovich (Nevsky) would explain to the Teutonic knights in words: “ Whoever comes to us with a sword will die by the sword! On that stood, stands, and will stand the Russian Land!»
Swastika on money and in the Army
Under Tsar Peter I, the walls of his country residence were decorated with swastika patterns. The ceiling of the throne room in the Hermitage is also covered with these sacred symbols.
At the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries, among the upper classes of European states in Western and Eastern Europe, as well as in Russia, Swastika(left) has become the most common and even fashionable symbol. This was influenced by the "Secret Doctrine" of H.P. Blavatsky and her Theosophical Society; The occult-mystical teachings of Guido von List, the German knightly Order of Thule and other spiritualistic circles.
The common people, both in Europe and in Asia, have been using Swastika ornaments in everyday life for thousands of years, and only at the beginning of this century, interest in Swastika symbols appeared among those in power.
In young Soviet Russia sleeve patches fighters of the Red Army of the South-Eastern Front since 1918 were decorated with a swastika, with the abbreviation R.S.F.S.R. inside. For example: the sign for the command and administrative staff was embroidered with gold and silver, and for the Red Army it was screen-printed.
After the overthrow of the autocracy in Russia, the Swastika ornament appears on the new banknotes of the Provisional Government, and after the coup on October 26, 1917 on the banknotes of the Bolsheviks.
Now few people know that the matrices of a banknote in denominations of 250 rubles, with the image of the Swastik symbol - Kolovrat against the background of a double-headed eagle, were made by special order and sketches of the last Russian Tsar - Nicholas II.
Starting from 1918, the Bolsheviks introduced new banknotes into circulation, in denominations of 1000, 5000 and 10,000 rubles, which depict not one Kolovrat, but three. Two smaller Kolovrats in side ties are intertwined with large numbers 1000 and a large Kolovrat in the middle.
Money with the Swastika-Kolovrat was printed by the Bolsheviks and was in use until 1923, and only after the formation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics were taken out of circulation.
In national: Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian costumes, on sundresses, towels and other things, the Swastika symbolism was the main and, practically, the only one of the existing ancient amulets and ornaments, up to the first half of the twentieth century.
Our ancestors were very fond of gathering on the outskirts of the village sometime on a summer evening and listening to lingering tunes dance ... the swastika. There was also an analogue of the symbol in Russian dance culture- Kolovrat dance. On the holiday of Perun, the Slavs drove, and still drive, round dances around two burning swastikas: "Fash" and "Agni" laid out on the ground.
Swastika in Christianity
"Kolovrat" richly decorated churches in the Russian lands; it shone brightly on the sacred objects of the Ancient Solar Cult of the First Ancestors; as well as on the white robes of the clergy of the Old Faith. And even on the robes of the ministers of the Christian cult in the IX-XVI centuries. Swastika symbols were depicted. They decorated the Images and Kummirs of the Gods, frescoes, walls, icons, etc.
For example, on a fresco depicting Christ Pantocrator - the Almighty, in Sophia Cathedral Novgorod Kremlin, the so-called left and right Swastikas with short curved rays, but correctly "Charovrat" and "Salting", placed directly on the chest of the Christian God, as symbols of the beginning and end of all things.
On the hierarchical rank in the St. Sophia Cathedral in the city of Kyiv, in the oldest Christian church built on Russian land by Yaroslav the Wise, belts are depicted in which alternate: "Swastika", "Suasti" and straight Crosses. Christian theologians in the Middle Ages, they commented on this painting, thus: “Swastika” symbolizes the first coming into the World of the son of God Jesus Christ, to save people from their sins; further on, the direct Cross is his earthly path, ending in suffering at Golgotha; and finally left swastika- "Suasti", symbolizes the resurrection of Jesus Christ and his second coming to Earth in Power and Glory.
In Moscow, in the Kolomna Church of the Beheading of John the Baptist, on the day of the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II from the throne, was discovered in the basement of the temple icon "Our Lady of the Sovereign"(fragment on the left) on the headdress of the Christian Mother of God is depicted the Swastika Amulet symbol - “Fash”.
Many legends and rumors were invented about this ancient icon, for example: allegedly on the personal order of I.V. Stalin, a prayer service was performed on the front line, procession, and thanks to this, the troops of the Third Reich did not take Moscow. Complete absurdity. To Moscow German troops not included, for a completely different reason. They blocked the road to Moscow civil uprising and divisions of Siberians filled with Spiritual Strength and Faith in Victory, and not very coldy, the leading force of the party and government, or some kind of icon. The Siberians not only repulsed all the attacks of the enemy, but also went on the offensive and won the war, because the ancient principle lives in the heart: "Whoever comes to us with a sword, will die by the sword."
In medieval Christianity, the Swastika also symbolized Fire and Wind.- elements that embody the Holy Spirit. If the Swastika, even in Christianity, was really considered a divine sign, then only unreasonable people can say that the Swastika is a symbol of fascism!
* For reference: Fascism in Europe existed only in Italy and Spain. And the fascists of these states did not have Swastika symbols. The swastika was used as party and state symbols Nazi Germany, which was not fascist, as it is now interpreted, but national socialist. For those who doubt, read the article by I.V. Stalin "Hands off Socialist Germany". This article was published in the newspapers Pravda and Izvestiya in the 1930s.
Swastika as a talisman
They believed in Swatika as a talisman, "attracting" good luck and happiness. On Ancient Rus' it was believed that if you draw Kolovrat on the palm of your hand, you will definitely be lucky. Even modern students draw the Swastika on the palm of their hand before exams. The swastika was also painted on the walls of the house, so that happiness reigned there, and in Russia, and in Siberia, and in India.
In the Ipatiev House, where the family of the last Russian Emperor Nicholas II was shot, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna painted all the walls with this divine symbol, but the Swastika did not help the Romanovs against the atheists, this dynasty created too much evil on Russian soil.
Today, philosophers, dowsers and psychics offer build city blocks in the form of Swastika- such configurations should generate positive energy, by the way, these conclusions have already been confirmed by modern science.
Origin of the word "Swastika"
The generally accepted name of the Solar symbol - Swastika, according to one version, comes from the Sanskrit word Suasti. Su- beautiful, good, and asti- to be, that is, “Be good!”, Or, in our opinion, “All the best!”. According to another version, this word has Old Slavic origin , which is more likely (which is confirmed by the archives of the Old Russian Ynglistic Church of the Orthodox Old Believers-Ynglings), since it is known that the Swastika symbolism in various variations, and its name, was brought to India, Tibet, China, Europe by the ancient Aryans and Slavs. Tibetans and Indians still claim that the Swastika, this universal symbol of prosperity and happiness, was brought to them because of the high northern mountains (Himalayas) by the White Teachers.
In ancient times, when our Ancestors used the Kh'Aryan Runes, the word Swastika ( see left) was translated as Coming from Heaven. Since the rune SVA meant Heaven (hence Svarog - Heavenly God), WITH- Rune of direction; Rune TIKA[last two runes] - movement, advent, flow, run. Our children still pronounce the word tick, i.e. run away, and we meet him in the words Arctic, Antarctic, mystic, etc.
Ancient Vedic sources tell us that even our galaxy has the shape of a Swastika, and our Yarila-Sun system is located in one of the arms of this Heavenly Swastika. And since we are in the galactic arm, our entire galaxy, its ancient name of the Swastika, is perceived by us as the Perunov Way or the Milky Way.
The ancient names of the Swastika symbols in Russia are mainly preserved in the everyday life of the Orthodox Old Believers-Ynglings and Righteous Old Believers-schismatics. In the East, among the followers of the Vedic Religion, where Ancient Wisdom is recorded in the Holy Scriptures in ancient languages: and Kh'Aryan. The Kh'Aryan script uses Runes in the shape of a Swastika(see text on the left).
Sanskrit, more correct Samhidden(Samskrita), i.e. The independent secretive used by modern Indians originated from the ancient language of the Aryans and Slavs, it was created as a simplified version of the Kh'Aryan Karuna, for the preservation of the Ancient Vedas by the inhabitants of Dravidia (ancient India), and therefore ambiguous interpretations of the origin of the word "Swastika" are now possible, but after reading the materials given in this article, a smart person, whose consciousness has not yet been completely filled with false stereotypes, will be convinced of the undoubted ancient Slavic and ancient Aryan, which is actually the same, the origin of this word.
If almost all foreign languages various inscriptions of the Solar Cross with curved rays are called in one word Swastika - “Swastika”, then in the Russian language for various variants of the Swastika symbols existed and still exists 144 (!!!) titles, which also indicates the country of origin of this Solar symbol. For example: Swastika, Kolovrat, Salting, Holy Gift, Svasti, Svaor, Svaor-Solntsevrat, Agni, Fash, Mara; England, Solar Cross, Solard, Vedara, Svetolet, Fern Flower, Perunov Color, Swati, Race, Bogovnik, Svarozhich, Yarovrat, Odolen-Grass, Rodimich, Charovrat etc. Among the Slavs, depending on the color, length, direction of the curved ends of the Solar Cross, this symbol was called differently and had different figurative and protective meanings (see).
Swastika Runes
Various variations of the Swastika symbols, with at least different meanings, are found not only in cult and protective symbols, but also in the form of Runes, which, like letters in ancient times, had their own figurative meaning. So, for example, in the ancient Kh`Aryan Karuna, i.e. Runic alphabet, there were four Runes depicting Swastika elements.
Rune Fash- had a figurative meaning: a powerful, directed, destructive Fiery stream (thermonuclear fire) ...
Rune Agni- had figurative meanings: the Sacred Fire of the hearth, as well as the Sacred Fire of Life in the human body, and other meanings ...
Rune Mara- had a figurative meaning: the Ice Flame guarding the Peace of the Universe. The rune of the transition from the World of Reveal to the World of Light Navi (Glory), incarnation in the New Life ... The symbol of Winter and Sleep.
Rune Inglia- had a figurative meaning of the Primary Fire of the Creation of the Universe, from this Fire a lot of various Universes and various forms of Life appeared ...
Swastika symbols carry a huge secret meaning. They have great wisdom. Each Swastika symbol opens before us great picture universe. Ancient Slavic-Aryan Wisdom says that our galaxy is shaped like a swastika and is called SWATI, and the Yarila-Sun system, in which our Midgard-Earth makes its way, is located in one of the arms of this Heavenly Swastika.
Cognition Ancient Wisdom does not accept the stereotypical approach. The study of ancient symbols, Runic writings and ancient Traditions must be approached with open heart and pure soul. Not for self-interest, but for knowledge!
Is the swastika a fascist symbol?
Swastika symbols in Russia, for political purposes, were used not only by the Bolsheviks and Mensheviks, much earlier than them, representatives of the Black Hundred began to use the Swastika. Now, the Swastika symbolism is used by the Russian National Unity. Knowledgeable person never says that the Swastika is a German or fascist symbol. So they say only the essence of unreasonable and ignorant people, because they reject what they are not able to understand and know, and also try to wishful thinking. But if ignorant people reject any symbol or any information, this still does not mean that this symbol or information does not exist. Denial or distortion of truth for the sake of some, violates the harmonious development of others. Even ancient symbol The Majesty of the Fertility of the Mother of the Raw Earth, called in ancient times - SOLARD (see above), and now used by the Russian National Unity, some incompetent people, rank as German fascist symbols, a symbol that appeared many hundreds of thousands of years before the rise of German National Socialism. At the same time, it does not even take into account the fact that the SOLARD of the Russian National Unity is combined with an eight-pointed Star of Lada-Virgin Mary (image 2), where the Divine Forces (Golden Field), the Primary Fire Forces (red), the Heavenly Forces (blue) and the Forces of Nature (green) united together. The only difference between the original Symbol of Mother Nature and the sign used by the public movement "Russian National Unity" is the multicolor of the Initial Symbol of Mother Nature and the two-color one for representatives of Russian National Unity.
Swastika - feather grass, hare, horse ...
At ordinary people had their own names of Swastika symbols. In the villages of the Ryazan province, she was called " feather grass"- the embodiment of the Wind; on the Pechora hare"- here the graphic symbol was perceived as a piece of sunlight, a ray, sun bunny; in some places the Solar Cross was called " by horse”, “horse shank” (horse head), because a long time ago a horse was considered a symbol of the Sun and Wind; were called Swastikas-Solarniks and " flintlocks", Again, in honor of Yarila-Sun. The people very correctly felt both the Fiery, Fiery Nature of the symbol (Sun) and its Spiritual essence (Wind).
The oldest master of Khokhloma painting Stepan Pavlovich Veselov (1903-1993) from the village of Mogushino Nizhny Novgorod region, observing traditions, painted the Swastika on wooden plates and bowls, calling it " camelina”, the Sun, and explained: “This is the wind of a blade of grass shakes, stirs.” On the above fragments, you can see the Swastika symbols even on such household appliances used by Russian people as a spinning wheel and a cutting board.
To this day, in the countryside, women wear elegant sundresses and shirts for holidays, and men wear blouses embroidered with swastika symbols. various shapes. Lush loaves and sweet cookies are baked, decorated on top with Kolovrat, Salting, Solstice and other swastika patterns.
Prohibition of the use of the Swastika
As mentioned earlier, before the second half of the 20th century, the main and almost the only patterns and symbols that existed in Slavic embroidery were Swastika ornaments. But the enemies of the Aryans and Slavs in the second half of the 20th century, they began to decisively eradicate this Solar symbol, and eradicated it in the same way as they had previously eradicated: the ancient folk Slavic and Aryan; Ancient Faith and Folk Traditions; True history, undistorted by the rulers, and the long-suffering Slavic People, the bearer of the ancient Slavic-Aryan Culture.
And now, in the government and locally, many officials are trying to ban any kind of rotating Solar Crosses - in many ways the same people, or their descendants, but using different pretexts: if earlier this was done under the pretext of class struggle and anti-Soviet conspiracies, then now they are opponents of everything Slavic and Aryan, name-calling fascist symbols and Russian chauvinism.
For those who are not indifferent to the ancient Culture, there are several (a very small number of pictures, due to the limitation of the volume of the article) typical patterns in Slavic embroidery, on all enlarged fragments you can see the Swastika symbols and ornaments for yourself.
The use of swastika symbols in ornaments in the Slavic lands is simply incalculable. Academician B.A. Rybakov called the Solar symbol - Kolovrat, a link between the Paleolithic, where it first appeared, and modern ethnography, which provides innumerable examples of swastika patterns in fabrics, embroidery and weaving.
But after the Second World War, in which Russia, as well as all the Slavic and Aryan peoples suffered huge losses, the enemies of the Aryan and Slavic Culture began to equate fascism and the Swastika. At the same time, they completely forgot (?!) that fascism, as a political and state system in Europe, existed only in Italy and Spain, where the Swastika symbol was not used. Swastika like party and state symbol was adopted only in National Socialist Germany, called at that time the Third Reich.
The Slavs used this Solar sign throughout their existence (according to the latest scientific data, this is at least 15 thousand years), and the President of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler, was only about 25 years old. The flow of lies and fictions regarding the Swastika overflowed the cup of absurdity. "Teachers" in modern schools, lyceums and gymnasiums in Russia teach children complete nonsense that the Swastika and any Swastika symbol are German fascist crosses, made up of four letters "G", denoting the first letters of the leaders of Nazi Germany: Hitler, Himmler, Goering and Goebbels (sometimes he is replaced by Hess). Listening to such "teachers", one might think that Germany during the time of Adolf Hitler used exclusively the Russian alphabet, and not at all the Latin script and the German Runic. Is it in German surnames: HITLER, HIMMLER, GERING, GEBELS (HESS), there is at least one Russian letter "G" - no! But the flow of lies does not stop.
Swastika patterns and elements are used by peoples, which is confirmed by archaeologists over the past 5-6 thousand years. And now to the man wearing the ancient Slavic amulets or mittens with the image of Swastika symbols, a sundress or a kosovorotka with Swastika embroidery, people who have been trained by Soviet "teachers" are ignorantly wary, and sometimes even aggressive. Ancient thinkers did not say in vain: Human development is hindered by two troubles: ignorance and ignorance". Our Ancestors were knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and therefore used various Swastika elements and ornaments in everyday life, considering them as symbols of the Yarila-Sun, Life, Happiness and prosperity.
Only narrow-minded and ignorant people can denigrate everything pure, bright and good that remains among the Slavic and Aryan peoples. Let's not be like them! Do not paint over the Swastika symbols in the ancient Slavic temples and Christian temples, on the Kummirs of the Light Gods and the Images of the Wise Ancestors, as well as on the oldest Christian icons of the Mother of God and Christ. Do not destroy, at the whim of the ignorant and Slavic-haters, the so-called "Soviet staircase", and the ceilings of the Hermitage, or the domes of the Moscow St. Basil's Cathedral, just because various versions of the Swastika have been painted on them for hundreds of years.
One generation replaces another, collapse government systems and regimes, but as long as the People remember their ancient roots, honor the traditions of their Great Ancestors, retain their ancient culture and symbols, until that time the People are ALIVE and will LIVE!
