Slavic calendar 2015 White Owl year

Slavic calendar 2015 White Owl year

While the majority of people choose their figurines, toys, magnets, calendars, and greeting cards with symbols of 2015 – sheep and goat, supporters of Slavic traditions hasten to remind: Sheep and Goat – symbols of eastern horoscope. According to the Slavic calendar, 2015 is a year of White Owl, the most intelligent bird. Owls – wise calm birds, they represent the age-old folk wisdom, clarity of mind and intuition. Slavic horoscope of animals reflects the harmonious unity of man and nature. It consists of a cycle of 16 years. By the calendar of the ancient Slavs year began on the day of the vernal equinox. Therefore Slavic animal horoscope begins on March 21, that is, if you were born before this date, you should take into account the previous totem.
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Famous French actor Jean Marais and Muluc

The famous French actor Jean Marais was adored by millions of women around the world, and he adored dogs. The most famous of his dog became Muluc, ordinary mongrel, which he picked up during the Second World War. The dog was tied to a tree and looked worried and even aggressive, but that did not stop Marais. He untied the poor fellow, and since then the touching friendship of the great actor and the dog has begun. As it turned out later, the dog lived in the town of Compiegne, where it was called Lulu. Marais began to call him – Mulu or Muluc. Four-legged friend was extremely intelligent and teachable, and more than once helped his master get out of difficult situations.
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Black Orchid beautiful dream

Black Orchid beautiful dream
The Black Orchid is a beautiful dream, because the black pigment does not exist, and absolutely black colors are not found in nature. But there are flowers of dark shades, they look almost black. From this perspective, The Black Orchid flower exists, with even a different species, such as Phalaenopsis Phalaenopsis Black Butterfly ‘Orchids’. Its flowers have a dark burgundy color that resemble exotic moths, for which the plant got its name. The Black Orchid exists only in the imagination of the people, though experts has attempted to create a special hybrid for many centuries. Botanists from California put an end to this quest by growing the black flower that has been recognized as the only plant that can be called the black orchid. The Black Orchid flowers with an amazing vanilla scent has become the embodiment and symbol of beauty and elegance.
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Rare Black Tiger cub at Hangzhou Zoo

A Rare Black Tiger cub appeared in Hangzhou Zoo, Zhejiang province, east China. The tiger cub was born without traditional stripes. His color is completely black and it attracts the attention. The tiger is very unusual, although in his behavior there is absolutely no difference from his brothers and sisters. The tiger is very playful and feels fine, no wonder people pay so much attention to him, but he does not mind at all. As scientists say, such an unusual color may be due to pseudo-melanism, i.e. strips widened to such an extent that merge with each other.
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Bizarre look of the beautiful Cranberry Sea in British Columbia, Canada

Beautiful Cranberry Sea
When Canadian Maple autumn begins, on the surface of the flooded plantations floats cranberry. Thus, amazing red Sea of quite a bizarre look appear. Meanwhile, the bright red sea of floating cranberries signals the start of the six week long harvest season. Sometimes, up to their waists, dastar-turbaned Sikh Canadians roam in the water. And this makes the monitoring of gathering the berries process even more surprising. By the way, Canada – the main center of non-Indian Sikh diaspora. Considered a national treasure of Canada (and the USA), the large-fruited cranberry sea has some peculiarities. In particular, its fruits contain air chambers, allowing the berries float on the surface. When the harvest season begins, the plantations of cranberry bushes became filled with water. Accordingly, berries come off. And it only remains to drive them to the edge of the pond and catch already clean berries out of the water.
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The Great Banyan – a tree with the world’s largest area of ​​the crown. Botanic Garden in Howrah, India

Symbol of India The Great Banyan – a tree with the world’s largest area of ​​the crown. Located in Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden in Howrah, near Kolkata, India. The Great Banyan, or as it is called, tree-forest, has not one, but thousands of trunks. Great Banyan Ficus is a Bengali, small and inedible fruit when ripe red. In the ancient times banyan tree was called the world tree, it is a symbol of human consciousness. It is quite possible that this tree grew in the Garden of Eden. And it was called the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Tree represents a constantly updated and resurgent world, an inexhaustible source of life. It appears from the seed, grows, creates its own world, its life. It is a symbol of order and harmony as opposed to Chaos.
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Lencois Maranhenses unique fresh water desert

Lencois Maranhenses fresh water desert. Brazil, with its tropical climate, has no real desert, but still, there is an amazing desert, where in the rainy season coming from the Amazon River basin, raise a lot of fresh water lakes. With the end of the rainy season, the lake is almost completely dry. It remains a mystery how in the rainy season there also appear a lot of fish, crabs and other animals in the lakes. There is a hypothesis that roe to this area is brought by birds arriving from the sea. There is an opinion that it remains in the sand and with the arrival of rains from this roe the aquatic inhabitants are born.
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Native to southern Lankaran (Azerbaijan) and in Iran, beautiful pink silk tree Albizia julibrissin

beautiful tree Albizia julibrissin
First of all, this graceful and beautiful tree has different names. In particular, Persian silk tree, pink silk tree, Lankaran acacia, bastard tamarind, and sleeping tree. The tree is native to southern Lankaran (Azerbaijan) and in Iran. Cultivated in the Caucasus, on the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus and the South Coast of Crimea.
Subfamily of Mimosa – ornamental tree (shrub), widely planted as an ornamental plant in parks and gardens. Grown for its leaf texture and flowers it has a broad spreading crown in the shape of an umbrella. Interestingly, leaves of Albizia julibrissin close up at night. Traditionally, Lankaran acacia blooms in July and August.
Noteworthy, people use Albizia julibrissin as a folk remedy, which treats many diseases. Besides, the nectar of silk acacia flowers is the source of bright delicious honey. Also, extracts of Albizia julibrissin have antidepressant effects. In addition, traditional Chinese medicine uses Albizia julibrissin to nourish the heart and calm the spirit.
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Found exclusively on the tiny islands of Waigeo and Batanta in West Papua, The Wilson’s Bird-of-Paradise

The beautiful Wilson’s Bird-of-Paradise
Considered one of the most beautiful birds in the world, it belongs to the family Paradisaeidae. But like an unattainable muse, the stunning Wilson’s bird-of-paradise still remains a mystery. Known also as Cicinnurus respublica, and Diphyllodes Respublica, New Guinea bird is one of the most poorly known species of the family. The Wilson’s bird-of-paradise has a stunningly beautiful plumage. Bright crimson back, yellow cape, shimmering green chest, blue feet, and remarkable turquoise crown. Noteworthy, that turquoise cap doesn’t consist of feathers! Actually, it’s a patch of very brightly colored bald skin. Together with the species’ spiralled twin tail feathers, they play a crucial role in its complex courtship displays.
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