Kalina krasnaya is a Russian expression which describes the Viburnum opulus (Russian: Калина , Kalina Krasnaya or Кали́на обыкнове́нная, Kalina obyknovennaya).
The term kalina describes the berry and krasnaya the color red. Viburnum opulus (kalina) is an important element of the Russian folk culture.[1][2] Kalina derived in Russian language from kalit' or raskalyat', which means "to make red-hot". In Old Russian language the word for beautiful and red were completely identical. In the modern Russian language, the terms for red and beautiful are still strongly connected linguistically. Krasnaya (Russian: кра́сная) means red and is connected in modern Russian language to beautiful (Russian: красиво).[3][4]
The expression kalina krasnaya which means red viburnum is a symbol for love, beauty, youth, luck and passion and feelings people seek to feel. It represents one side of the Mother Rusĭ. A kalina berry can also symbolize a transition to the opposite, emotions and emotional worlds that feel painful for people, like sadness and grief (Горькая Калина, gor'kaya kalina).[5]
In Russian folklore, Kalina Krasnaya is the subject of many songs and poems.[6][7][8][9][10]
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- ^ "Калина. Энциклопедия славянской культуры, письменности и мифологии". history.wikireading.ru. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
- ^ Раиса Иванова (2016-03-21), Красивая песня - Калина красная., retrieved 2019-05-26
- ^ Andriusza Wolkow (2015-06-04), Михаил Шуфутинский - Калина красная, retrieved 2019-05-26
- ^ Александр Русаков (2015-10-04), Ах калина , красная калина., retrieved 2019-05-26
- ^ Александр Чернов (2014-04-08), Вика Цыганова - Калина красная, retrieved 2019-05-26
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