Origin and first mention of amber
Amber is a gem that has been known to mankind since ancient times, but still remains a mystery, surrounded by a halo of secrets and legends. Its first finds date back to the late Paleolithic period and were found in the territories of Mezhirichi, which today belong to the Dnipropetrovsk region. In the epoch of the neo-politician large amber deposits are already found on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea. Since that moment, the geography of amber has constantly expanded, demonstrating the magical beauty of rare stone to the inhabitants of all continents. Over time, it began to be mined in Mexico, the Republic of Dominican Republic, South America, Japan, China, Burma and Sakhalin, New Zealand and Australia. At all times, natural amber was revered by different nationalities, each time receiving a new name and special symbolism. The Greeks called amber - electrum, Arabs - amber, Slavs as a sunstone, cenarion, burshtyn. His magic did not bypass the inhabitants of the East.
Amber for residents of eastern countries
It's no secret that the people of the East are more closely connected with nature, thanks to which their life is harmonious, and the sensations are more subtle and sensual. Take at least the Celestial Empire. According to the assumptions of scientists, amber in China was much later than in Kievan Rus. At first, it was imported along the Silk Road, and much later its own amber deposits in the Middle Kingdom were found. The color of amber was associated with the Chinese with the color of the tiger's eyes, so they gave it a name in its own way - Khutso, which means "tiger's soul". They sincerely believed that after the death of the soul of this majestic animal falling into the ground, turned into a yellow stone. There was another belief that the "Amber Spirit" lives in the amber itself in the form of a good-natured old man in brown robes, surrounded by a thick cloudy mist, which is a protective background for all who wear amber products.
Not less respect for amber in the country of the rising sun - Japan. Until now, there is a living legend about "Shards of the Second Sun", which the Japanese consider an amber stone. In it, it was narrated that in ancient times before the appearance of man on Earth, there were two Suns in the sky. Once, according to the first version - they collided, and on the second - one Sun just exploded. Sun fragments fell to the ground, froze and turned into amber. From the Cretaceous period to the tertiary (from 110 million to 30 million years ago), there was also an amber path in Japan, the trajectory of which ran from the northern coast of the country to the southern one. Today, the pride and pearl of Japan is the Kuji Amber Museum.
In saturated with bright colors, Korea - amber jewelry has always been in the fashion top. They are worn every day, and on great holidays. Sincerely believing that the sun stone brings health and well-being - try to make gifts from natural amber to relatives and friends in unlimited quantity to any celebration.
The peoples of the Russian Far East also presented amber with their own legends and legends. In some stories the stone was called as an altar, in others "singing stone" and "combustible stone". It was located in the heart of the world. He kept the world tree on himself and was the throne of the world reign. He healed from serious illnesses, rejuvenated and gave immortality. The shamans of Siberia and Mongolia believed that amber was sent to them by the sky to treat the infirm and expel evil spirits.
Amber connection with science and medicine of the east
No matter how many legends, myths, tales of amber existed, they all have a rational grain and an essential share of truth, which were noticed by the common people from ancient times. Science has proved that amber is the result of a natural process of "transfiguration" of organic matter or as indicated in all the reference books - the hardened resin of coniferous trees. In its composition, the dominant positions are occupied by carbon, oxygen and hydrogen. But, perhaps, the greatest value is succinic acid. It is thanks to her that wearing amber jewelry brings such a positive effect to our health. By contacting the human skin, it manages to "start" the mechanisms of gas exchange in cells, thereby accelerating the development of living tissue and, on the whole, increasing the energy potential of the weakened organism. In other words, amber is a natural biostimulator. Therefore today it is so actively used in pharmacology, non-traditional medicine, cosmetology. In addition, honey transparency of the stone and calmly flowing warm light from its depths - has a beneficial psychotherapeutic effect on us. Soothes, relieves aggression and nervousness, eliminates fatigue. Restores the nervous system. Brings in order the thoughts and state of mind.