Bird

The towels of Central Nad-Dnipryanshchyna particularly abound with bird symbology. Birds of different feathers resound on them according to the occasion for which they have been embroidered. The nightingale and the cuckoo love girls' shirts and are unhappy if they are not embroidered in a pair, but all this is yet to come. For a nightingale twitters, calling out for its mate", whilst it is sung about the cuckoo: "Cuckoos cuckoo, cuckoo to Peter. Girls make merry, merry to autumn." These birds are frequently embroidered on the branch of a guelder-rose, symbolizing the continuation of a generation.
Peacocks - are very respectable birds, for they always take their place on matrimonial towels and usually have the Lord's blessing above them - a crown or wreath.

"A grey bird whilst flying
Swept a yard with its wing,
And awaited a crown
In its purse to be thrown."


Let us not forget that the peacock is a firebird which carries within itself the solar energy of development or progress. That is why it is a bird of family happiness. No wonder girls of the Poltava region used to weave peacock feathers into their wedding wreaths. Wedding couples can be embodied by nightingales, doves or cockerals; A characteristic design on a wedding towel is an arrangement of birds facing each other. They either hold a guelder-rose berry in their beaks or sit at the foot of a tree, symbolizing a new family.
Our nation looks upon the swallow with great affection - a true companion for any home. This little bird is concerned that a person will pick an auspicious time for creating a family and strengthening the household.
Birds are symbols of human souls. On family towels, on which the spreading Tree of Life was embroidered with the triptychal, philosophical understanding of the past, present and future, birds of fantasy were embroidered. They were arranged by the root, near the tree top and on either side of the tree as testament to family might and invincibility.