It would seem that the appearance in the forest of many buffoons, russules or chanterelles should only please, but those who know the signs, seeing that many mushrooms are only upset, according to the beliefs, such a phenomenon does not bode well.
Why in the forest there are many mushrooms according to the signs?
People's signs say that many mushrooms promise nothing more than the beginning of military operations. To believe that there are many mushrooms for war, or the sign is not at all true, it is up to each to decide for oneself, but it is worth noting that the confirmation of this fact does exist. Many people asked their grandparents whether this was confirmed by superstition before the beginning of one of the most bloody wars in the history of mankind. Thanks to the stories of the veterans, the memories of those who survived the Second World War reached us, and judging by them, in 1940, the harvest of forest meat was really unprecedented, and in many regions of different countries. Reviews of grandmothers and grandfathers about that summer and autumn are really impressive, because listening to them you can make an unambiguous conclusion that in the last prewar year, mushrooms grew not only in forests more often, many of them could be seen on the streets of villages and villages, near highways and even in city parks. It is thanks to these stories that many of our contemporaries believe that many mushrooms are a bad sign and promises the beginning of hostilities, bloodshed, famine and death.
But, there are other beliefs associated with a large cluster of mushrooms in one place. For example, some people who are engaged in quiet hunting, argue that a lot of mushrooms is a sign that there is someone's grave nearby. This superstition arose after the First World War, wide popularity it acquired relatively recently, around the 1950s of the last century. By the way, biologists find a perfectly reasonable explanation for the fact that not far from the mushroom cluster and the truth is often found mass graves, old cemeteries or graves. Scientists say that forest meat grows best where the soil is sufficiently saturated with various minerals and biologically active substances. When decomposing the human body or the remains of animals, these substances are allocated, which leads to the fact that often on the site of graves, official or unknown, many mushrooms grow. Of course, after the corpse finally decays, and another 15-20 years pass, such a cluster of forest gifts will not be observed in such a place, since the soil composition will change again.
Do you believe in beliefs about mushrooms and war?
Scientists claim that there is no connection between the appearance of a large number of forest gifts and military actions, this opinion is shared not only by biologists, but also by historians who also did not find any confirmation of the veracity of such a sign . There were many wars in the world, but not all of them, according to the memories of the participants, it was noticed that the harvest of forest gifts was really impressive.
Biologists say that the number of fungi in the forest depends on two main factors, first, what was the previous summer, and secondly, how much precipitation falls in August this year. If the last summer months were warm and wet, and the eighth month of this year pleased the rains, then the harvest is likely to be rich. On the average, the appearance of many mushrooms is noted every 4-5 years, and wars in the territories of their mass congestion are marked much less often. Therefore, there is no scientific and statistical confirmation of the war, but many people still believe in it.