Fascist swastika. Swastika symbol - types and meaning

What is a swastika? Many, without hesitation, will answer - the fascists used the swastika symbol. Someone will say - this is an ancient Slavic amulet, and both will be right and wrong at the same time. How many legends and myths are around this sign? They say that on the very shield that Prophetic Oleg nailed to the doors of Constantinople, a swastika was depicted.

What is a swastika?

The swastika is the oldest symbol that appeared before our era and has rich history. Many nations dispute each other's right to its invention. Images of the swastika were found in China, India. This is a very significant symbol. What does the swastika mean - creation, the sun, well-being. The translation of the word "swastika" from Sanskrit means - a wish for good and good luck.

Swastika - the origin of the symbol

The swastika symbol is a solar, solar sign. The main idea is movement. The earth moves around the sun, the four seasons constantly replace each other - it is easy to see that the main meaning of the symbol is not just movement, but the eternal movement of the universe. Some researchers declare the swastika to be a reflection of the eternal rotation of the galaxy. The swastika is a symbol of the sun, all ancient peoples have references to it: fabrics with the image of the swastika were found at the excavations of the Inca settlements, it is on ancient Greek coins, even on the stone idols of Easter Island there are swastika signs.

The original drawing of the sun is a circle. Then, noticing the four-part picture of being, people began to add a cross with four rays to the circle. However, the picture turned out to be static - and the universe is eternally in dynamics, and then the ends of the rays were bent - the cross turned out to be moving. These rays also symbolize four significant days of the year for our ancestors - the days of the summer / winter solstice, spring and autumn equinoxes. These days determine the astronomical change of seasons and served as signs when to engage in agriculture, when construction and other important matters for society.

Swastika left and right

We see how comprehensive this sign is. It is very difficult to explain in one word what the swastika means. It is multifaceted and multi-valued, it is a sign of the fundamental principle of being with all its manifestations, and among other things, the swastika is dynamic. It can rotate both to the right and to the left. Many people confuse and consider the side of rotation to be the direction where the ends of the rays look. It is not right. The side of rotation is determined by the bending angles. Compare with the human leg - the movement is directed where the bent knee is directed, and not the heel at all.

Left handed swastika

There is a theory that says that clockwise rotation is correct swastika, and against - a bad, dark, swastika on the contrary. However, it would be too banal - right and left, black and white. In nature, everything is justified - day turns into night, summer - in winter, there is no division into good and bad - everything that exists is needed for something. So it is with the swastika - there is no good or bad, there is a left-handed and a right-handed one.

Left-handed swastika - rotates counterclockwise. This is the meaning of cleansing, restoration. Sometimes it is called a sign of destruction - in order to build something light, you need to destroy the old and dark. The swastika could be worn with a left rotation, it was called the “Heavenly Cross” and was a symbol of tribal unity, an offering to the one who wears it, the help of all the ancestors of the clan and the protection of heavenly forces. The left-handed swastika was considered a sign of the autumn sun - collective.

Right hand swastika

The right-handed swastika rotates clockwise and denotes the beginning of all things - birth, development. This is a symbol of the spring sun - creative energy. It was also called Newborn or Solar Cross. He symbolized the power of the sun and the prosperity of the family. The sign of the sun and the swastika in this case are equal. It was believed that he gives the greatest power to the priests. The prophetic Oleg, whom they spoke about at the beginning, had the right to wear this sign on his shield, since he knew, that is, he knew the Ancient Wisdom. From these beliefs came theories proving the ancient Slavic origin of the swastika.

Slavic swastika

The left-handed and right-handed swastika of the Slavs is called - and salting. The Kolovrat swastika fills with light, protects from darkness, salting gives diligence and spiritual stamina, the sign serves as a reminder that a person was created for development. These names are just two of large group Slavic swastika signs. They had crosses with curved rays in common. There could be six or eight rays, they are bent both to the right and to the left, each sign had its own name and was responsible for a certain security function. The main swastika symbols among the Slavs are 144. In addition to the above, the Slavs had:

• solstice;
• England;
• Svarozhich;
• Wedding attendant;
• Perunov light;
• The sky boar and many other variations based on the solar elements of the swastika.

Swastika of Slavs and Nazis - differences

Unlike the fascist, the Slavs did not have strict canons in the image of this sign. There could be any number of rays, they could be broken at different angles, they could be rounded. The symbol of the swastika among the Slavs is a greeting, a wish of good luck, while at the Nazi congress in 1923, Hitler convinced supporters that the swastika meant the fight against Jews and communists for the purity of blood and the superiority of the Aryan race. The fascist swastika has its own stringent requirements. This and only this image is the German swastika:

1. The ends of the cross must be broken in right side;
2. All lines intersect strictly at an angle of 90 °;
3. The cross must be in a white circle on a red background.
4. It is correct to say not "swastika", but Hakkenkreyz

Swastika in Christianity

In early Christianity, the swastika was often used. It was called the "gammed cross" because of its similarity with the Greek letter gamma. A cross was masked with a swastika during the time of persecution of Christians - catacomb Christianity. The swastika or Gammadion was the main emblem of Christ until the end of the Middle Ages. Some experts draw a direct parallel between the Christian and swastika crosses, calling the latter "circling cross".

The swastika in Orthodoxy was actively used before the revolution: as part of the ornament of priestly vestments, in icon painting, in frescoes that painted the walls of churches. However, there is a directly opposite opinion - the gammadion is a broken cross, a pagan symbol that has nothing to do with Orthodoxy.

Swastika in Buddhism

The swastika can be encountered wherever there are traces of Buddhist culture, it is the footprint of the Buddha. The Buddhist swastika, or "manji", denotes the versatility of the world order. The vertical line is opposed to the horizontal one, as the relation of heaven/earth to the relation between male and female. Turning the rays in one direction emphasizes the desire for kindness, softness, in the opposite direction - for hardness, strength. This gives an understanding of the impossibility of the existence of force without compassion, and compassion without force, the denial of any one-sidedness, as a violation of world harmony.

Indian swastika

The swastika in India is no less common. There are left- and right-handed swastikas. Rotation clockwise symbolizes the male energy "yin", against - the female "yang". Sometimes this sign denotes all the gods and goddesses in Hinduism, then, on the line of intersection of the rays, the sign “om” is added - a symbol that all gods have a common beginning.

1. Right rotation: denotes the sun, its movement from east to west is the development of the universe.
2. The left rotation personifies the goddess Kali, magic, night - the folding of the universe.

Is the swastika banned?

The swastika was banned by the Nuremberg Tribunal. Ignorance gave rise to a lot of myths, for example, that the swastika stands for four connected letters "G" - Hitler, Himmler, Goering, Goebbels. However, this version turned out to be completely untenable. Hitler, Himmler, Göring, Goebbels - not a single surname begins with this letter. There are cases when the most valuable specimens containing images of the swastika in embroidery, on jewelry, ancient Slavic and early Christian amulets were confiscated and destroyed from museums.

Many European countries have laws that prohibit Nazi symbols, but the principle of freedom of speech is almost undeniable. Each case of using the symbols of Nazism or the swastika has the form of a separate trial.

1. In 2015, Roskomnazor allowed the use of images of the swastika without propaganda purposes.
2. Germany has strict laws governing the image of the swastika. There are several known court decisions prohibiting or allowing images.
3. France passed a law banning the public display of Nazi symbols.

Currently, many people associate the swastika with Hitler and the Nazis. This opinion has been hammered into our heads for the last 70 years.

Few people remember now that in the period from 1917 to 1923, the swastika symbolism legalized by the state was depicted on Soviet money, and also that at that time on the sleeve patches of officers and soldiers of the Red Army there was also its image in a laurel wreath, inside which the letters R.S.F.S.R. The swastika of the Slavs and the Nazis has differences, but they are very similar. There is even an opinion that Adolf Hitler, as a party symbol, presented a golden swastika, Kolovrat (see its description below), Stalin himself in 1920. A lot of speculation and legends have accumulated around this ancient symbol. Few remember that it was actively used by our ancestors. After reading this article, you will find out what the swastika means among the Slavs, as well as where it is used and by whom else, besides the Slavs, it is used.

What is actually a swastika?

The swastika is a rotating cross, the ends of which are bent and directed either counterclockwise or along it. Now, as a rule, all symbols of this kind around the world are called the common word "swastika". However, this is fundamentally wrong. Indeed, in ancient times, the swastika symbol had its own name, as well as figurative meaning, protective power and purpose.

The very word "swastika" according to the "modern version" allegedly came to us from Sanskrit. It means "welfare". That is, we are talking about the image in which there is the strongest positive charge. An amazing coincidence, however, the Milky Way galaxy has a swastika shape, as well as a human DNA thread, if viewed from the end. Just imagine that this one word simultaneously contains the whole essence of the macro- and microworld! The vast majority of the symbols of our ancestors, for this very reason, is swastika.

The oldest swastika

As the most ancient swastika symbolism, it is most often found at various archaeological excavations. It was found more often than other symbols on the ruins of ancient settlements and cities, in burial mounds. Swastika symbols, in addition, were depicted on weapons, architectural details, household utensils and clothing among many peoples of the world. It is found everywhere in ornamentation as a symbol of the Sun, Light, Life, Love. There was even an interpretation in the West that it should be understood as an abbreviation consisting of four letters that begin with the Latin L: Luck - "happiness, luck, fate", Life - "life", Light - "sun, light", Love - "Love".

Now the oldest of the archaeological artifacts on which you can see this image, approximately date from 4-15 millennium BC. The richest (according to materials from various archaeological excavations) in terms of the use of both cultural and domestic and religious purposes of the swastika is Siberia and Russia as a whole.

What does the swastika mean among the Slavs?

Neither Asia, nor India, nor Europe can compare with our country in the abundance of swastika symbols covering banners, weapons, national costumes, agricultural and household items, household utensils, as well as temples and houses. Excavations of settlements, cities and ancient burial mounds speak for themselves. Many Slavic cities in antiquity had a clear swastika form. It was oriented to the four cardinal directions. These are such cities as Vendogard, Arkaim and others.

The swastikas of the Slavs were the main and even almost the only elements of the Proto-Slavic ancient ornaments. However, this does not mean at all that our ancestors were bad artists. After all, the swastikas of the Slavs were very numerous and varied. In addition, not a single pattern in ancient times was simply applied to any object, since each element of it had a protective (protective) or cult value. That is, the swastikas of the Slavs possessed mystical power. And our ancestors knew about it.

People, having combined mystical forces together, created a favorable atmosphere around their loved ones and themselves, in which it was easier to create and live. Painting, stucco, carved patterns, carpets woven by industrious hands cover swastika patterns.

Swastika in other nations

Not only the Slavs and Aryans believed in the mystical power that these images possessed. Similar symbols have been found on earthenware vessels from Samarra, in present-day Iraq. They date back to the 5th millennium BC. e.

In dextrorotatory and levorotatory form, swastika symbols are also found in the Indus River basin (Mohenjo-Daro, pre-Aryan culture), as well as in ancient China around 2000 BC. e.

Archaeologists have found in northeast Africa a burial stele that existed in the 2nd-3rd centuries AD. e. kingdom of Meroe. On it, a fresco depicts a woman who enters the afterlife. At the same time, a swastika flaunts on her clothes.

The rotating cross is also decorated with weights for scales made of gold, which belonged to the inhabitants of Gan (Ashant); ancient Indian clay utensils, beautiful carpets woven by the Celts and Persians.

Below is an image of a swastika on the wedding dress of a woman who lived in one of the British colonies, dating back to 1910.

Variety of swastikas

Man-made belts created by Russians, Komi, Lithuanians, Latvians, themselves and other peoples also have swastika symbols. Today it is difficult even for an ethnographer to figure out to which people these ornaments can be attributed.

Use of the swastika

Vedic symbols (in particular, swastikas) were used by the Rus in architecture and urban planning, depicted on clay and wooden utensils, on the facades of huts, on women's jewelry - rings, temporal rings, icons, family coats of arms, earthenware. However, the Slavs' swastikas were most widely used in decorating household items and clothing; they were widely used by embroiderers and weavers.

There are many tablecloths, towels, valances (that is, strips of fabric with lace or embroidery that are sewn to the long edge of the sheet, so that the valance hangs over the floor when the bed is made, remaining open), belts, shirts, in the ornaments of which the swastika was used.

Today, the swastika of the Slavs is sometimes used in a very original way. Tattoos depicting her are becoming popular. A photo of one sample is shown below.

There were more than 144 types of their various variants used in Russia. At the same time, they were of different shapes and sizes, with a different number of rays, directed in different directions. Next, we briefly consider some symbols and indicate their meaning.

Kolovrat, Holy Gift, Svaor, Svaor-Solntsevrat

Kolovrat is a symbol denoting the rising Yarilo-Sun. He also points to the eternal victory over the darkness of light and over death - life. The color of the Kolovrat also plays an important role: fiery is a symbol of rebirth, black is change, and heaven is renewal. The Kolovrat image is presented below.

Holy gift - the swastika of the Slavs, meaning the northern ancestral home of all white peoples - Daaria, which is now called Arctida, Hyperborea, Paradise Land, Severia. It is believed that this sacred ancient land was located in the Northern Ocean. As a result of the First Flood, she died.

Svaor is a symbol of constant, never-ending celestial movement, which is called Svaga. It is the cycle of all forces in the universe. It is believed that if you depict Svaor on household items, there will always be happiness and prosperity in the house.

Svaor-Solntsevrat is a swastika, meaning constant movement across the firmament of the Yarila-Sun. The use of this symbol for a person meant the purity of deeds and thoughts, the light and goodness of spiritual insight.

Agni, Fash, Salting, Charovrat

There were also the following Slavic swastikas.

Agni (fire) is a symbol of the hearth and the sacred fire of the altar. This is a protective sign of the bright higher gods, protecting temples and dwellings.

Fash (flame) symbolizes protective protective spiritual fire. It cleanses the human spirit from base thoughts and selfishness. This is a symbol of the unity of the military spirit and power, victory over the forces of ignorance and darkness of light and reason.

Salting means the setting Yarilo-Sun, that is, retiring. It is a symbol of the completion of work for the benefit of the race and the homeland, the spiritual stamina of man, as well as the peace of mother nature.

Charovrat is a protective sign that protects an object or person from inducing black spells. They depicted it in the form of a rotating fiery cross, believing that this fire destroys various spells and dark forces.

Bogovnik, Rodovik, Wedding, Dunia

We will present you the following Slavic swastikas.

The bogovnik symbolizes the patronage of the light gods to man and the eternal power of those who have embarked on the path of spiritual perfection and development.

The mandala with this image helps to realize the unity and interpenetration of the four elements that are primordial in our Universe.

Rodovik means the light power of the parent, which helps the peoples, supports the ancestors of people who work for the benefit of their kind and create for their descendants.

The wedding man is the most powerful talisman of the family, which symbolizes the union of two principles in marriage. This is the merging of two swastika systems into a new one, where the fiery masculine principle is connected to the water feminine.

Dunia is a symbol of the reunion of heavenly and earthly living fire. Its purpose is to preserve the unity of the genus. The fiery altars, which were intended for the bloodless requirements brought to the glory of the ancestors and gods, were built in the form of Dunia.

Sky Boar, Thunderbolt, Thunderbolt, Colard

The heavenly boar is a sign of the hall, a symbol of its patron - the god Ramhat. They denote the connection of the future and the past, heavenly and earthly wisdom. This symbolism in the form of a talisman was used by people who embarked on the path of self-improvement.

Thunderstorm is considered a symbol of fire, with which you can control the elements of the weather. It was also used to protect temples and people's homes from the elements.

Thunderbolt is a symbol of Indra, the god who guards the ancient wisdom, that is, the Vedas. He was depicted as a talisman on military armor and weapons, as well as over the entrances to various vaults so that those who enter there with bad thoughts would be struck by thunder.

Kolard is a symbol of transformation and renewal by fire. It was used by young people who entered into an alliance and wanted to get healthy offspring. The bride was given jewelry with Solard and Kolard for the wedding.

Solard, Fireman, Yarovik, Swastika

Solard is a symbol of the greatness of mother earth, receiving love, warmth and light from the Yarila-Sun. Solard means the prosperity of the land of the ancestors. This is a fire that gives prosperity to the clans, which are created for posterity, for the glory of the ancestors and gods.

The fireman is a symbol of the god Rod. His image is on the platbands, as well as "towels" that are on the shutters of the windows, the slopes of the roofs of houses. It was applied as a charm to the ceilings. Even in Moscow, in St. Basil's Cathedral, you can see this symbol under one of the domes.

Yarovik was used as a talisman in order to avoid the loss of livestock, as well as to preserve the harvest that was harvested. Therefore, he was very often depicted above the entrance to sheepfolds, cellars, barns, barns, cowsheds, stables, etc.

The swastika is a symbol of the cycle of the universe. It symbolizes the heavenly law, to which everything that exists is subject. This fiery sign was used by people as a talisman that protected order and law, on the inviolability of which life depended.

Suasti, Sologne, Yarovrat, Spiritual swastika

Suasti is a symbol of the cycle on earth of life, movement and rotation of the earth. It also denotes the four cardinal directions and the northern rivers dividing Daaria into four "countries" or "regions".

Salt is a solar symbol of antiquity, protecting a person from dark forces. As a rule, he was depicted on household items and clothes. Solon is very often found on various kitchen utensils: pots, spoons, etc.

Yarovrat is a symbol of the Yaro-god, who controls the favorable weather conditions and spring flowering. It was considered by the people mandatory in order to get a rich harvest, to draw given character on various tools of agricultural labor: scythes, sickles, plows, etc.

The soul swastika was used to concentrate the forces of healing. It could only be included in the ornament of clothes by priests who had risen to a high level of moral and spiritual perfection.

Spiritual swastika, Caroler, Overcome grass, Fern flower

The following four types of Slavic swastikas are offered to your attention.

The spiritual swastika, which symbolized the unity and harmony of conscience, spirit, soul and body, as well as spiritual strength, enjoyed the greatest attention among sorcerers, sorcerers, magicians. Magi used it to control the elements of nature.

Kolyadnik is a symbol of Kolyada, the god who makes changes for the better and updates on earth. This is a sign of the victory of day over night, light over darkness. This is what this swastika of the Slavs means. Amulets depicting her were used by men. It was believed that they give them strength in the battle with the enemy and creative work. This swastika of the Slavs, the photo of which is presented below, was very popular.

Overcome the grass - a symbol that is the main amulet that protects against diseases. It was believed among the people that evil forces send ailments to people, and the double sign of fire is able to cleanse the soul and body, burn any disease and illness.

The fern flower is a swastika, a symbol of the Slavs, denoting spiritual purity, which has tremendous healing powers. It is called among the people Perunov color. It is believed that he can open treasures hidden in the earth, fulfill wishes. This symbol actually enables a person to reveal his spiritual powers.

Solar Cross, Heavenly Cross, Svitovit, Light

Another interesting swastika is the Solar Cross. This is a symbol of the prosperity of the family, the spiritual strength of Yarila. This swastika of the ancient Slavs was used mainly as a body amulet. Usually this symbol endowed with the greatest power the priests of the forest, kmetey and gridney, who depicted him on religious accessories, weapons and clothes.

The heavenly cross is a sign of the power of the unity of the family, as well as heavenly power. It was used as a wearable amulet, which kept the wearer, granting him the help of heaven and ancestors.

Svitovit is a symbol of the connection between heavenly fire and earthly waters. Pure new souls are born from it, preparing for incarnation in the manifest world, on earth. Therefore, this amulet was embroidered by pregnant women on sundresses and dresses so that they would have healthy offspring.

The light is a symbol that personifies two great fiery streams and their union: divine and earthly. This combination gives rise to a whirlwind of transformation, which helps to reveal the essence of being to a person through the knowledge of the most ancient foundations.

Valkyrie, Svarga, Svarozhich, Iglia

Let's supplement the types of swastikas of the Slavs with the following.

Valkyrie is a talisman that protects honor, nobility, justice and wisdom.

This symbol was especially honored by the soldiers who defended their faith and their native land. It was used for the preservation of the Vedas by the priests as a security symbol.

Svarga is a sign of spiritual ascent, a heavenly path through multidimensional realities and areas located on the Golden Way to the world of Rule - the end point of the journey.

Svarozhich is a symbol of the power of Svarog, the god who preserves all the diversity of life forms in the universe in its original form. This sign protects intelligent forms from spiritual and mental degradation, as well as from destruction.

Iglia means the fire of creation, from which all the Universes arose, as well as the Yarila-Sun system in which we live. This image in amulets is considered a symbol of divine purity, which protects our world from darkness.

Rodimich, Rasic, Stribozhich, Vedara

Rodimich is a symbol of the power of the parent, who preserves in its original form in the Universe the law of continuity of the knowledge of tribal wisdom, from ancestors to descendants, from old to young. This amulet preserves the family memory reliably from generation to generation.

Rasich symbolizes the unity of the great Slavic race. The sign of Inglia, inscribed in the Multi-Dimensional, has four colors, and not one, according to the color of the iris of the eyes of four genera: among the Rassens it is fiery, among the Holy Russians it is heavenly, among the x "Aryans" it is golden, among the yes "Aryans it is silver.

Stribozhich is the symbol of the guardian priest, who conveys the ancient wisdom of childbirth. It preserves: the memory of the gods and ancestors, the culture of relationships, the traditions of the communities.

Vedara is a symbol of the guardian of the faith of the ancestors, who passes on the wisdom of the gods from generation to generation. This symbol helps to use and learn ancient knowledge for the benefit of faith and the prosperity of childbirth.

So, we examined the main swastikas of the Slavs and their meaning. Of course, this is not a complete list. In total, as we have already mentioned, there are 144. However, these are the main Slavic swastikas, and their meaning, as you can see, is quite interesting. It turns out that our ancestors had a huge spiritual culture, transmitted to us in these symbols.

In the textbooks of world history, documentaries about the Second World War, we see a sign that carries the ideology of fascism. A frightening sign is drawn on the armbands of the SS men, on the fascist flag. They marked the captured objects. Many countries were afraid of the bloody symbol and, of course, no one thought about what fascist swastika.

Historical roots

Contrary to our assumptions, the swastika is not a Hitlerian invention. This symbol begins its history far before our era. In the process of studying different eras, archaeologists see this ornament on clothes and various household items.

The geography of the finds is extensive: Iraq, India, China, and even in Africa, a funerary fresco with a swastika was found. However, the largest number of evidence of the use of the swastika in the daily life of people was collected on the territory of Russia.

The word itself is translated from Sanskrit - happiness, prosperity. The sign of a rotating cross, according to some guesses of scientists, symbolizes path of the sun across the dome of heaven, is a symbol of fire and hearth. Protects the house and the temple.

Initially, in everyday life, the sign of a rotating cross began to be used by tribes of white people, the so-called Aryan race. However, Aryans are historically Indo-Iranians. Presumably, the native territory is the Eurasian circumpolar region, the region of the Ural Mountains, which means that the close connection with the Slavic peoples is quite understandable.

Later, these tribes actively moved south and settled in Iraq and India, bringing culture and religion with them to these lands.

What does the German swastika mean?

The sign of the rotating cross was revived in the 19th century thanks to active archaeological activities. Then it was used in Europe as a talisman that brings good luck. Later, a theory about the exclusivity of the German race appeared, and the swastika acquired the status symbol of many far-right German parties.

In his autobiographical book, Hitler indicated that he came up with the emblem of the new Germany on his own. However, in fact it was already a long time ago famous sign. Hitler depicted him in black, in a white ring, on a red background and called Hakenkreuz, which in German means " hook cross».

The blood-red canvas was deliberately proposed in order to attract attention Soviet people and taking into account the psychological impact of such a shade. The white ring is a sign of national socialism, and the swastika is a sign of the struggle of the Aryans for their pure blood.

According to Hitler's idea, hooks are knives prepared for Jews, gypsies and unclean people.

Swastika of Slavs and Nazis: differences

However, when compared with the fascist ideological emblem, a number of distinctive features were found:

1. The Slavs did not have clear rules for the image of the sign. A fairly large number of ornaments were considered a swastika, all of them had their own names and had a special power. There were intersecting lines, frequent forks, or even curved curves. As you know, in the Hitlerite emblem there is only a four-sided cross with sharp curved tips to the left. All intersections and bends at right angles;
2. The Indo-Iranians painted the sign in red on a white background, but other cultures: Buddhist and Indian used blue or yellow;
3. The Aryan sign was a powerful noble amulet that symbolized wisdom, family values ​​and self-knowledge. According to their idea, the German cross is a weapon against an unclean race;
4. Ancestors used the ornament in household items. They decorated their clothes, handbrakes, napkins, painted vases for them. The Nazis used the swastika for military and political purposes.

Thus, it is impossible to put both of these signs in one line. They have a lot of differences, both in writing, and in use and ideology.

Myths about the swastika

Allocate some delusions concerning the ancient graphic ornament:

• The direction of rotation does not matter. According to one theory, the direction of the sun to the right means peaceful creative energy, and if the rays look to the left, then the energy becomes destructive. The Slavs, among other things, used the left-sided ornament to attract the patronage of their ancestors and increase the strength of the clan;
• Author german swastika not Hitler. For the first time, a mythical sign was brought to the territory of Austria by a traveler - the abbot of the monastery Theodor Hagen at the end of the 19th century, from where it spread to German soil;
• The swastika in the form of a military sign was used not only in Germany. Since 1919, the RSFSR has used sleeve badges with a swastika to designate the Kalmyk military.

In connection with the difficult events of the war, the swastika cross acquired a sharply negative ideological connotation and, by decision of the post-war tribunal was banned.

Rehabilitation of the Aryan symbol

Various states today treat the swastika differently:

1. In America, a certain sect is actively trying to rehabilitate the swastika. There is even a holiday for the rehabilitation of the swastika, which is called the World Day and is celebrated on June 23;
2. In Latvia, before a hockey match, during a demonstration flash mob, dancers unfurled a large swastika on an ice rink;
3. In Finland, the swastika is used on the official flag of the air force;
4. In Russia, heated debates are still raging on the subject of restoring the sign in rights. There are whole groups of swastikophiles who make various positive arguments. In 2015, Roskomnadzor spoke about the permissibility of displaying the swastika without its ideological propaganda. In the same year, the Constitutional Court banned the use of the swastika in any form, due to the fact that it is immoral in relation to veterans and their descendants.

Thus, the attitude towards the Aryan sign is different all over the world. However, we all need to remember what the fascist swastika means, since it was a symbol of the most destructive ideology in the history of mankind and has nothing to do with the ancient Slavic sign in terms of meaning.

Video about the meaning of the fascist symbol

In this video, Vitaly Derzhavin will talk about a few more meanings of the swastika, how it appeared and who first started using this symbol:

The word "swastika" in Sanskrit means the following: "swasti" (स्वस्ति) - greeting, good luck, "su" (सु) in translation means "good, good", and "asti" (अस्ति), which means "to eat, to be ".

Few people now remember that the Swastika was depicted on Soviet money in the period from 1917 to 1923, as a legalized state symbol; that on the sleeve patches of soldiers and officers of the Red Army in the same period there was also a Swastika in laurel wreath, and inside the Swastika were the letters R.S.F.S.R. There is even an opinion that the Golden Swastika-Kolovrat, as a party symbol, was presented to Adolf Hitler by Comrade I.V. Stalin in 1920. So many legends and conjectures have accumulated around this ancient symbol that we decided to tell in more detail about this oldest solar cult symbol on Earth.

The swastika symbol is a rotating cross with curved ends pointing clockwise or counterclockwise. As a rule, now all over the world all Swastika symbols are called in one word - SWASTIKA, which is fundamentally wrong, because. each Swastika symbol in ancient times had its own name, purpose, Guardian Power and Figurative meaning.

Swastika symbolism, as the most ancient, is most often found during archaeological excavations. More often than other symbols, it was found in ancient burial mounds, on the ruins of ancient cities and settlements. In addition, they were depicted on various details of architecture, weapons, and household utensils of many peoples of the world. Swastika symbolism is ubiquitous in ornamentation, as a sign of Light, Sun, Love, Life. In the West, there was even an interpretation that the Swastika symbol must be understood as an abbreviation of four words starting with latin letter"L": Light - Light, Sun; Love - Love; Life - Life; Luck - Fate, Luck, Happiness (see postcard below).

English speaking greeting card early 20th century

The oldest archaeological artifacts depicting swastika symbols now date back to approximately 4-15 millennium BC. (below is a vessel from the Scythian Kingdom 3-4 thousand BC). According to the materials of archaeological excavations, the richest territory for the use of the swastika, both for religious and cultural purposes, is Russia and Siberia.

Neither Europe, nor India, nor Asia can compare with Russia or Siberia in the abundance of swastika symbols covering Russian weapons, banners, national costumes, household utensils, household and agricultural items, as well as houses and temples. Excavations of ancient burial mounds, cities and settlements speak for themselves - many ancient Slavic cities had a clear shape of the Swastika, oriented to the four cardinal points. This can be seen in the example of Vendogard and others (below is the reconstruction plan of Arkaim).

Plan-reconstruction of Arkaim L.L. Gurevich

The swastika and swastika-solar symbols were the main and, one might even say, almost the only elements of ancient pra Slavic ornaments. But this does not mean at all that the Slavs and Aryans were bad artists.

Firstly, there were a great many varieties of the image of the Swastika symbols. Secondly, in ancient times, not a single pattern was applied to any object just like that, because each element of the pattern corresponded to a certain cult or security (amulet) value, because. each symbol in the pattern had its own mystical power.

By combining various mystical forces together, white people created a favorable atmosphere around themselves and their loved ones, in which it was easiest to live and create. These were carved patterns, stucco, painting, beautiful carpets woven by industrious hands (see photo below).

Traditional Celtic carpet with swastika pattern

But not only Aryans and Slavs believed in the mystical power of swastika patterns. The same symbols were found on clay vessels from Samarra (the territory of modern Iraq), which date back to the 5th millennium BC.

Swastika symbols in left-handed and right-handed forms are found in the pre-Aryan culture of Mohenjo-Daro (Indus River basin) and ancient China around 2000 BC.

In Northeast Africa, archaeologists have found a burial stele of the Meroz kingdom, which existed in the 2nd-3rd centuries AD. The fresco on the stele depicts a woman entering the afterlife, and the Swastika flaunts on the clothes of the deceased.

The rotating cross also adorns the golden weights for scales that belonged to the inhabitants of Ashanta (Ghana), and the clay utensils of the ancient Indians, beautiful carpets woven by the Persians and Celts.

Man-made belts created by the Komi, Russians, Sami, Latvians, Lithuanians and other peoples are also filled with swastika symbols, and at present it is difficult even for an ethnographer to figure out which of the peoples to attribute these ornaments to. Judge for yourself.

The swastika symbolism from ancient times has been the main and dominant among almost all the peoples on the territory of Eurasia: Slavs, Germans, Mari, Pomors, Skalvians, Curonians, Scythians, Sarmatians, Mordovians, Udmurts, Bashkirs, Chuvashs, Indians, Icelanders, Scots and many others.

In many ancient Beliefs and religions, the Swastika is the most important and brightest cult symbol. So, in ancient Indian philosophy and Buddhism (below the Foot of the Buddha). The swastika is a symbol of the eternal cycle of the universe, a symbol of the Buddha Law, to which everything that exists is subject. (Dictionary "Buddhism", M., "Republic", 1992); in Tibetan Lamaism - a security symbol, a symbol of happiness and a talisman.

In India and Tibet, the Swastika is depicted everywhere: on the walls and gates of temples (see photo below), on residential buildings, as well as on fabrics in which all sacred texts and tablets are wrapped. Very often, sacred texts from the Book of the Dead are framed with swastika ornaments, which are written on burial covers before kroding (cremation).

At the gate of the Vedic Temple. Northern India, 2000

Warships in the roadstead (in the inland sea). 18th century

Image of many Swastikas, you can see how on the old Japanese engraving of the 18th century (picture above), and on peerless mosaic floors in the halls of the St. Petersburg Hermitage and other places (picture below).

Pavilion Hall of the Hermitage. Mosaic floor. year 2001

But you will not find any reports about this in the media, because they have no idea what the Swastika is, what is the oldest figurative meaning it carries in itself what it has meant for many millennia and now means for the Slavs and Aryans and many peoples inhabiting our Earth.

In these media, alien to the Slavs, the Swastika is called either german cross, or fascist sign and relegate its image and meaning only to Adolf Hitler, Germany 1933-45, to fascism (National Socialism) and the Second World War.

Modern "journalists", "historians" and guardians " universal values"As if they forgot that the Swastika is the Ancient Russian symbol, that in the past, representatives of the highest authorities, in order to enlist the support of the people, always made the Swastika state symbols and placed her image on the money.

Banknote of 250 rubles of the Provisional Government. 1917

Banknote of 1000 rubles of the Provisional Government. 1917

Banknote of 5000 rubles Soviet Government. 1918

Banknote of 10,000 rubles of the Soviet Government. 1918

So did the princes and tsars, the Provisional Government and the Bolsheviks, who later seized power from them.

Now few people know that the matrices of a banknote in denominations of 250 rubles, with the image of the Swastika symbol - Kolovrat - against the background of a double-headed eagle, were made by special order and sketches of the last Russian Tsar Nicholas II.

The Provisional Government used these matrices to issue banknotes in denominations of 250, and later 1000 rubles.

Starting from 1918, the Bolsheviks put into circulation new banknotes in denominations of 5,000 and 10,000 rubles, which depict three Kolovrat Swastikas: two smaller Kolovrats in side ties are intertwined with large numbers 5000, 10,000, and a large Kolovrat is placed in the middle.

But, unlike the 1000 rubles of the Provisional Government, which had the State Duma depicted on the reverse side, the Bolsheviks placed a double-headed eagle on banknotes. Money with the Swastika-Kolovrat was printed by the Bolsheviks and was in use until 1923, and only after the appearance of the banknotes of the USSR, they were withdrawn from circulation.

Authorities Soviet Russia in order to get support in Siberia, they created in 1918 sleeve patches for the soldiers of the Red Army of the South-Eastern Front, they depicted the Swastika with the abbreviation R.S.F.S.R. inside.

But also acted: Russian Government A.V. Kolchak, calling under the banner of the Siberian Volunteer Corps; Russian emigrants in Harbin and Paris, and then the National Socialists in Germany.

Created in 1921 according to the sketches of Adolf Hitler, the party symbols and the flag of the NSDAP (National Socialist German Workers' Party) subsequently became the state symbols of Germany (1933-1945).

Few people now know that in Germany, the National Socialists did not use the Swastika (Swastika), but a symbol similar to it in design - Hakenkreuz, which has a completely different figurative meaning - a change in the surrounding world and a person's worldview.

For many millennia, the different inscriptions of swastika symbols have had a powerful influence on the way of life of people, on their psyche (Soul) and subconsciousness, uniting representatives of various tribes for the sake of some bright goal; gave a powerful surge of light divine forces, revealing the internal reserves in people for all-round creation for the benefit of their Clans, in the name of justice, prosperity and well-being of their Fatherland.

At first, only clergy of various Tribal cults, Religions and religions used this, then representatives of the highest state power - princes, kings, etc., began to use swastika symbols, and after them all kinds of occultists and politicians turned to the Swastika.

After the Bolsheviks completely captured all levels of power, the need for the support of the Soviet regime by the Russian people disappeared, because it is easier to seize the values ​​​​created by the same Russian people. Therefore, in 1923, the Bolsheviks abandoned the Swastika, leaving only the five-pointed star, the Hammer and Sickle as state symbols.

IN ancient times when our Ancestors used the word Swastikatranslated as Coming from Heaven. Since the Rune - SVA meant Heaven (hence Svarog - Heavenly God), - C - Rune of direction; Runes - TIKA - movement, advent, flow, run. Our children and grandchildren still pronounce the word tick, i.e. run. In addition, the figurative form - TIKA and is now found in everyday words Arctic, Antarctica, mysticism, homiletics, politics, etc.

Ancient Vedic sources tell us that even our galaxy has the shape of a Swastika, and our Yarila-Sun system is located in one of the arms of this Heavenly Swastika. And since we are in the galactic arm, our entire galaxy (its ancient name is Svasti) is perceived by us as Perunov's Way or the Milky Way.

Any person who loves to look at the night scattering of stars can see the Swastika constellation to the left of the constellation Makosh (B. Ursa) (see below). It shines in the sky, but it has been excluded from modern star charts and atlases.

As a cult and everyday solar symbol that brings happiness, luck, prosperity, joy and prosperity, the Swastika was originally used only among the white people of the Great Race, professing the Old Faith of the First Ancestors - Ynglism, druidic cults of Ireland, Scotland, Scandinavia.

The legacy of the Ancestors brought the news that for many millennia the Slavs used the Swastika symbols. They numbered 144 species: Swastika, Kolovrat, Salting, Holy Gift, Svasti, Svaor, Solstice, Agni, Fash, Mara; Inglia, Solar Cross, Solard, Vedara, Svetolet, Fern Flower, Perunov Color, Swati, Race, Bogovnik, Svarozhich, Svyatoch, Yarovrat, Odolen-Grass, Rodimich, Charovrat, etc.

It would be possible to enumerate more, but it is better to consider further briefly a few Solar Swastika symbols: their outline and figurative meaning.

Vedic symbols of the Slavic-Aryans and their meaning

Various variations of Swastika symbols with at least different meanings are found not only in cult and protective symbols, but also in the form of Runes, which, like letters in ancient times, had their own figurative meaning. So, for example, in the ancient Kh’Aryan Karuna, i.e. Runic alphabet, there were four Runes depicting Swastika elements:

Rune Fash - had a figurative meaning: a powerful, directed, destructive Fiery stream (thermonuclear fire) ...

Rune Agni - had figurative meanings: the Sacred Fire of the hearth, as well as the Sacred Fire of Life, located in the human body, and other meanings ...

Rune Mara - had a figurative meaning: the Ice Flame guarding the Peace of the Universe. The rune of the transition from the World of Reveal to the World of Light Navi (Glory), incarnation in a new Life ... Symbol of Winter and Sleep.

Rune Inglia - had a figurative meaning of the Primary Fire of the Creation of the Universe, from this Fire a lot of different Universes and various forms of Life appeared ...

Swastika symbols carry a huge secret meaning. They have great wisdom. Each Swastika symbol opens before us great picture universe.

The legacy of the Ancestors says that the knowledge of Ancient Wisdom does not accept a stereotypical approach. The study of ancient symbols and ancient Traditions must be approached with an open heart and a pure Soul.

Not for self-interest, but for knowledge!

Swastika symbols in Russia, for political purposes, were used by all and sundry: monarchists, Bolsheviks, Mensheviks, but much earlier, representatives of the Black Hundred began to use their Swastika, then the Russian Fascist Party in Harbin intercepted the baton. At the end of the 20th century, the Russian National Unity organization began to use the Swastika symbolism (see below).

A knowledgeable person never says that the Swastika is a German or fascist symbol. So they say only the essence of unreasonable and ignorant people, because they reject what they are not able to understand and know, and also try to wishful thinking.

But if ignorant people reject any symbol or any information, this still does not mean that this symbol or information does not exist.

The denial or distortion of truth in favor of some violates the harmonious development of others. Even the ancient symbol of the Majesty of the Fertility of the Mother of the Raw Earth, called SOLARD in ancient times, is considered by some incompetent people to be fascist symbols. A symbol that appeared many thousands of years before the rise of National Socialism.

At the same time, it does not even take into account the fact that RNE's SOLARD is combined with the Star of the Lada-Virgin Mary, where the Divine Forces (Golden Field), the Forces of Primary Fire (red), the Heavenly Forces (blue) and the Forces of Nature (green) united together. The only difference between the original Symbol of Mother Nature and the sign used by the RNU is the multicolor of the Original Symbol of Mother Nature and the two color of the Russian National Unity.

At ordinary people had their own names of Swastika symbols. In the villages of the Ryazan province, she was called "feather grass" - the embodiment of the Wind; on Pechora - "hare", here the graphic symbol was perceived as a particle Sunlight, ray, sunbeam; in some places the Solar Cross was called a “horse”, “horse shank” (horse head), because a long time ago a horse was considered a symbol of the Sun and Wind; were called Swastikas-Solyarniki and "flinters", again, in honor of Yarila-Sun. The people very correctly felt both the Fiery, Fiery Nature of the symbol (Sun) and its Spiritual essence (Wind).

The oldest master of Khokhloma painting Stepan Pavlovich Veseloe (1903-1993) from the village of Mogushino Nizhny Novgorod region, observing traditions, he painted the Swastika on wooden plates and bowls, calling it “ginger”, the Sun, and explained: “This is the wind of a blade of grass shakes, stirs.”

In the photo you can see swastika symbols even on a carved cutting board.

In the village, until now, girls and women are dressed for holidays, dressed up, and shirts, and men - blouses embroidered with swastika symbols various shapes. Lush loaves and sweet cookies are baked, decorated on top with Kolovrat, Salting, Solstice and other Swastika patterns.

As mentioned earlier, before the second half of the 20th century, the main and almost the only patterns and symbols that existed in Slavic embroidery were Swastika ornaments.

But in the second half of the 20th century, in America, Europe and the USSR, they began to decisively eradicate this Solar symbol, and they eradicated it in the same way as they had previously eradicated: the ancient folk Slavic and Aryan Culture; ancient Faith and folk traditions; the true Heritage of the Ancestors, undistorted by the rulers, and the long-suffering Slavic people, the bearer of the ancient Slavic-Aryan Culture.

And even now, the same people or their descendants are trying to ban any kind of rotating Solar Crosses, but using different pretexts: if earlier this was done under the pretext of class struggle and anti-Soviet conspiracies, now it is a fight against the manifestation of extremist activity.

For those who are not indifferent to the ancient Native Great Russian Culture, several typical patterns of Slavic embroidery of the 18th-20th centuries are given. On all enlarged fragments you can see the Swastika symbols and ornaments for yourself.

The use of swastika symbols in ornaments on Slavic lands just uncountable. They are used in the Baltic States, Belarus, the Volga region, Pomorie, Perm, Siberia, the Caucasus, the Urals, Altai and the Far East and other regions.

Academician B.A. Rybakov called the Solar symbol - Kolovrat - a link between the Paleolithic, where it first appeared, and modern ethnography, which provides innumerable examples of swastika patterns in fabrics, embroidery and weaving.

But after the Second World War, in which Russia, as well as all Slavic and Aryan peoples suffered huge losses, the enemies of the Aryan and Slavic Culture, began to equate fascism and the Swastika.

The Slavs used this Solar sign throughout their existence

Streams of lies and fictions regarding the Swastika overflowed the cup of absurdity. "Russian teachers" in modern schools, lyceums and gymnasiums in Russia teach children that the Swastika is a German fascist cross, made up of four letters "G", denoting the first letters of the leaders of Nazi Germany: Hitler, Himmler, Goering and Goebbels (sometimes it is replaced by Hess).

Listening to teachers, one might think that Germany during the time of Adolf Hitler used exclusively the Russian alphabet, and not at all the Latin script and the German Runic.

Is it in German surnames: HITLER, HIMMLER, GERING, GEBELS (HESS), there is at least one Russian letter "G" - no! But the flow of lies does not stop.

Swastika patterns and elements have been used by the peoples of the Earth over the past 10-15 thousand years, which is confirmed even by archaeologists.

Ancient thinkers said more than once: "Two troubles hinder human development: ignorance and ignorance." Our Ancestors were knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and therefore used various Swastika elements and ornaments in everyday life, considering them as symbols of the Yarila-Sun, Life, Happiness and prosperity.

In general, only one symbol was called the Swastika. This is an equilateral cross with curved short rays. Each beam has a ratio of 2:1.

Only narrow-minded and ignorant people can denigrate everything pure, bright and expensive that remains among the Slavic and Aryan peoples.

Let's not be like them! Do not paint over the Swastika symbols in the ancient Slavic Temples and Christian temples, on the Images of the Wise Ancestors.

Do not destroy, at the whim of the ignoramuses and Slav-haters, the so-called "Soviet staircase", the mosaic floor and ceilings of the Hermitage or the domes of the Moscow St. Basil's Cathedral just because they have been painted for hundreds of years various versions of the Swastika.

Everyone knows that the Slavic prince Prophetic Oleg nailed his shield to the gates of Tsargrad (Constantinople), but few now know what was depicted on the shield. However, a description of the symbolism of his shield and armor can be found in historical chronicles (Figure of the Prophetic Oleg shield below).

Prophetic people, i.e., possessing the gift of Spiritual Foresight and knowing the Ancient Wisdom, which was left to people, were endowed by the Priests with various symbols. One of these most notable people was the Slavic prince - Prophetic Oleg.

In addition to being a prince and an excellent military strategist, he was also a priest high level. The symbolism, which was depicted on his clothes, weapons, armor and the princely banner, tells about this in all the detailed images.

The Fiery Swastika (symbolizing the land of the Ancestors) in the center of the nine-pointed Star of Inglia (the symbol of the Faith of the First Ancestors) was surrounded by the Great Kolo (Circle of Patron Gods), which radiated eight rays of Spiritual Light (the eighth degree of Priestly initiation) to the Svarog Circle. All this symbolism spoke of the enormous Spiritual and physical strength that is directed to protect the Native Land and the Holy Old Faith.

They believed in the Swastika as a talisman that "attracts" good luck and happiness. On Ancient Rus' it was believed that if you draw Kolovrat on the palm of your hand, you will definitely be lucky. Even modern students draw the Swastika on the palm of their hand before exams. The swastika was also painted on the walls of the house so that happiness reigned there, this exists in Russia, and in Siberia, and in India.

For those readers who wish to receive more information about the Swastika, we recommend Roman Vladimirovich Bagdasarov's Ethno-Religious Studies "SWASTIKA: A Sacred Symbol".

One generation replaces another, collapse government systems and regimes, but as long as the People remember their Ancient Roots, honor the traditions of their Great Ancestors, preserve their Ancient culture and symbols, until that time the People are ALIVE and will LIVE!

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Disputes about the origin of the swastika have not subsided for many years. Its fragments have been found on almost all continents in the cultures of Hinduism, Lamaism, and Christianity. Its first images on Aryan altars and burials, Harappan seals and weapons, Samarian bowls date back to the 30th century BC. In the Urals, the ancient city-temple of the Aryans Arkaim, the same age as the pyramids of Egypt, has been excavated, having a street layout in the form of a round swastika mandala with an altar in the center.

Volumes have been written about the swastika in the world, and only Russian authors are silent about it. But this is our history! Recall that the Aryans once lived in modern areas of Eastern Europe(where today Moldova, Belarus, the western part of Russia are located) and then, under the pressure of an unfavorable climate, they migrated to the Urals and south towards India. Their symbols and traditions were later passed on to the Scythian-Sarmatians and Russian Slavs who settled here.

In Rus', the cross with bends even had Russian name - « Kolovrat". Like the term "Suasti", its roots are translated as "Sun" and "rotation", or "solstice".

Swastika - to be beautiful

Judging by the sound, it is from "Suasti" that the name "swastika" came from. In Sanskrit, "suasti" means:

• SU - beautiful, good
• ASTI - to be, that is, “BE GOOD! "

or " BE BEAUTIFUL! »

That is, such a name came to the world from Indian culture, although it was not this culture that gave this symbol to the world. Once the solar symbols came to India (although then it was not called that) from the northern peoples - from the Aryans. But where the Aryans got it from is the subject of controversy. Versions are different.

According to archaeological excavations, Russia is the richest territory for the use of the swastika, both a religious and a cultural and everyday symbol - neither Europe nor India can compare with Russia in an abundance of swastika symbols covering Russian weapons, banners, national costume, houses, objects everyday life and temples. Excavations of ancient burial mounds and settlements speak for themselves - many ancient Slavic settlements had a clear shape of the Swastika, oriented to the four cardinal points. Swastika symbols denoted calendar signs back in the days of the Great Scythian Kingdom (a vessel from the Scythian Kingdom of 3-4 thousand BC is depicted)

The swastika and swastika symbols were the main and, one might even say, almost the only elements of the most ancient Slavic ornaments. The swastika was found in Malta, in Tibet, in Russia, in Germany, in China, in Japan, on the island of Crete, in the ancient states of the Celts, in India, in Greece, in Egypt, in Scandinavia, in Rome, among the Aztecs, on the fabrics of the Incas, and in other states.

There is an interpretation of the name "Swastika" through the runes. The author of this publication does not have sufficient knowledge in the field of runes, and can only convey what was found in other sources. In this version, the word SWASTIKA was translated as COMING FROM HEAVEN, MOVEMENT OF HEAVEN.

• Rune SVA meant heaven,
• C - rune of direction,
• rune TIKA - movement, advent, flow.

Until now, there is a word TICK, that is, to run. Words such as mystic, arctic are formed from the same rune. Ancient religions describe it as a cluster of good luck signs.

Even the Jews themselves tried to master the swastika. Before World War II, the swastika mosaic adorned the synagogue in Hartford (Connecticut, USA). The Jews used the left-handed collective Swastika. But it was used in isolated cases. Jews are forbidden to bow before the Sun. Only in Judaism the worship of the Sun is a terrible sin.

Swastika in the movement of the stars

There is also an explanation of the origin of the swastika of an astronomical nature. True, in this version it is precisely the form of the sign itself that is explained, but not the name, and the time reference point is taken - the turn of the fifth - fourth millennium BC, as the time of the appearance of the sign.

At this time, the north celestial pole was about one degree from star A (alpha) in the constellation Draco. A few hundred years later, during the construction of the Great Pyramids, the north pole will coincide with this star.

The priests of the ancient Tripolye culture, watching the night sky, sketched its position at the same time of day four times a year: in autumn, winter, spring and summer. At the time of interest to us, the north celestial pole, as we know, was near the star Tuban ("Dragon"). The direction to the pole is given by a line drawn through the stars g (gamma) and h (this) of the constellation Ursa Minor. Now let's sketch the position of Ursa Minor at exactly 10 pm on one of the days of October, January, April and July. Let's connect with smooth lines passing through the center of rotation - the celestial pole - part of the stars of the small bucket and the handle. As a result, we get a well-known symbol - the swastika - meaning the annual cycle of changing seasons.

Unfortunately, in the 20th century, this ancient symbol acquired a negative meaning. He is associated with the Nazis. That is why in the summer of 1941, shortly after the start of the Great Patriotic War, by special order of the NKVD, local commissioners confiscated clothes and household utensils with an ornament in the form of a swastika in the Russian outback. Although, specifically in Russia, this symbolism was banned even earlier, after Lunacharsky's note in the newspaper in 1924.

And yet, for the Slavs, the closest and most correct name is rather Kolovrat - why do we need these imported names.