THE EAGLE IS A SYMBOL OF THE REBIRTH OF SPRING AND FERTILITY IN THE TRADITIONAL REPRESENTATIONS OF THE KYRGYZ

Abstract

The article summarizes some traditional ideas of the Kyrgyz, indicating the existence of the image of the eagle as a symbol of spring and fertility. To achieve the objectives of the study, the comparative method and the method of analogies of similar phenomena in the ethnographic stratum of other peoples were applied. It is shown that the origins of this idea are universal and are connected with the archetypes of the eagle – in which he appears as a symbol of the sun, fire, the arbiter of the change of seasons, and along the way the giver of fertility. Ethnographically, this archetype is most clearly found among the Yakuts (Sakha). Similar ideas to the Yakut ones are found among Finns. The mythological motif of the eagle as the host of the world tree is universal and is found even among Native American groups. The same motif is reflected in the Kyrgyz epic "Er-Toshtuk". The connection of the image of the eagle with the shaman and shamanism determined the place of the eagle in Kyrgyz shamanism and healing practices.