Patchwork panels Firebird

The Firebird is a fabulous character who brings good luck/Firebird — a fantastic bird, the character of Russian fairy tales, is usually to find a hero tale. Feathers Firebird have the ability to Shine and its brilliance amazed by the human eye. The Firebird — fire bird, its feathers Shine silver and gold, the wings are like flames, and his eyes glowing like crystal. The size of the Firebird reaches a peacock.

Production of the Firebird is fraught with great difficulties and is one of the main tasks that sets the tale of the king's sons. Mythology explained the Firebird as the embodiment of fire, light, sun. The Firebird eats Golden apples that give youth, beauty and immortality; when it sings, its beak showered pearls.

Singing Firebird heals the sick and returns sight to the blind. Leaving aside the arbitrary mythological explanations, you can compare Firebird with medieval, very popular in Russian and Western literature of stories about a Phoenix rising from the ashes. The prototype of the Firebird is a peacock. Rejuvenating apples, in turn, can be compared with a pomegranate — a favorite delicacy of the Phoenix.