Chervona ruta
Chervona ruta (Monarda) (Ukrainian: Червона рута, lit. 'Red Rue') may refer to a mythological or actual species of flowering plants in the rue genus of the citrus family, Rutaceae, or the rhododendron genus of the heath family, Ericaceae.
Biology
- common rue, a sweet-scented herb-of-grace which grows in Crimea, on the rocky slopes. Common rue (Ruta graveolens L.) is the most common type, a subshrub, naked, greyish green suffrutex plant, up to 40 cm in height. Its leaves are pinnately dissected and it has a corymb inflorescence in the form of panicle.
- According to another opinion, "chervona ruta" means golden and/or yellow rhododendron, or a red species, Rhododendron myrtifolium.
Legend
"Chervona" is translated from Ukrainian as red. The ruta flower has yellow blooms, but according to legend, on the eve of
The flower brings fortune to the person who finds it. In various versions of the tale, the fern flower brings luck, wealth, or the ability to understand
Popular culture
"Chervona Ruta" is a popular Ukrainian song written by Volodymyr Ivasyuk in 1968 and performed by many singers and groups. It was popularised by Ukrainian groups like "Smerichka" and singer Sofia Rotaru, who later formed the Chervona Ruta ensemble.
The song's initial popularity was followed by a 1971 Ukrainian musical film Chervona Ruta written by Miroslav Skochilyas and directed by Roman Oleksiv, starring Sofia Rotaru and Vasyl Zinkevych alongside other popular Soviet Ukrainian ensembles.
The Chervona Ruta Festival is a biennial music festival in Ukraine, which started in 1989.