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Dark Is the Night (Тёмная ночь, lit. Dark Night) is a famous Soviet song associated with the Great Patriotic War. It was originally performed by Mark Bernes in the 1943 war film Two Soldiers. The song was written by composer Nikita Bogoslovsky (1913-2004) and poet Vladimir Agatov who wrote text on his music.
Snake: hiss, rattle Rattlesnake: ... sing Humpback whale: Wild boar: growl, grumble ... Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 ...
The serpent, or snake, is one of the oldest and most widespread mythological symbols. The word is derived from Latin serpens, a crawling animal or snake. Snakes have been associated with some of the oldest rituals known to humankind [1] [2] and represent dual expression [3] of good and evil. [4] In some cultures, snakes were fertility symbols.
Although snakes are able to sense sound, they lack the outer ear that would enable them to hear the music. They follow the movement of the charmer and the pungi that the charmer holds with his hands. [5]: 251 The snake considers the person and pungi a threat and responds to it as if it were a predator.
Likewise, the Korean snake goddess Eobshin was portrayed as a black snake that had human ears. The Aztec spirit of intelligence and the wind, Quetzalcoatl ("Plumed Serpent"). The Mayan sky-goddess was a common attribute. However, in her case, the snakes leaned into her ears and whispered the secrets of the universe (i.e. the secrets of herself).
The snake is in fact responding to the movement of the flute, not the sound it makes, as snakes lack external ears (though they do have internal ears). [ 131 ] The Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 in India technically prohibits snake charming on the grounds of reducing animal cruelty.
A conjurer made a powder from a dried snake and a frog, put it in a jar, and buried it under the steps of the target's house to "Hoodoo the person." When the targeted individual walked over the jar, they had pain in their legs. Snakes in Hoodoo are used for healing, protection, and to curse people. [150] [112] [113]
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale is a 1975 children's picture book by Verna Aardema and illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon. Published in hardcover by Dial Books for Young Readers it is told in the form of a cumulative tale written for young children , which tells an African legend.