April 26 — Lungwort and Hare Name Day

CrimeaPRESS reports:

On April 26, lungwort actively blooms. People attributed healing properties to this plant. Based on it, various decoctions and potions were made, and also used in cooking. The legend of the lungwort says:

• One day God wanted to test how devoted a bee was to him, because she was considered the most hardworking creature in the world. And God decided to ask the bee which flowers give wax and which ones give honey. The bee flew around the whole earth and found a large number of flowers. Most of all she liked the lungwort, as well as bird cherry and woodpecker. And she decided to hide them from God because she was afraid that he would take it all away. However, God found out everything, and when the bee began to list the flowers, he said that she could consume nectar from all flowers except lungwort, woodpecker and bird cherry. He also warned the bee that if she takes bird cherry nectar, she will go blind for 12 days, from woodpecker she will never eat and will not bring honey, from lungwort she will die at the same moment. Since then, bees have never taken nectar from lungwort.

In addition, on April 26, bumblebees begin to become active. And today they honor hares! The people said that they were celebrating their name day today.

As for the weather:

• Does the cuckoo cry loudly and protractedly? The days will be warm.
• Starry night — for a fruitful year.
• The oak blossomed — for a warm and fine summer.
• If there are a lot of acorns left on the oak tree on April 26, then the harvest this year will be rich.
• Golden-yellow primroses have blossomed — real spring will soon begin.

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