For a man swans embody the beauty, romance, symbol of rebirth, purity, nobility and wisdom, which is caused by their elegant build of body, the ability to fly and swim.
Whooper Swan declared the national bird of Finland. Mute swan - the national bird of Denmark [8]. Black swan - the emblem of Western Australia, whose motto - «Cygnis Insignis» ( «Bearer sign swan").
In the UK, mute swans are the property of the Queen, and eating swans permitted only members of the royal family.
Cygnus is sometimes considered a symbol of Martin Luther. According to legend, the reformer Jan Hus during burning said: "Today you will roast goose, but from the ashes rise up the swan, and you do not destroy". Swan was often portrayed in the Lutheran painting, on the liturgical books, sometimes - in the sculptural decoration. It can also be seen on the spiers of some Lutheran churches, for example, in the German town of Monschau.
Hunting swans often prohibited when one or the other subspecies is in the stage of extinction. The main objective is hunting swan feathers. According to writer Hunter S. Aksakov (1852), meat Swan "so tightly that, in spite of the two-day pre-soaking, it was hard to chew," and taste "like a wild-goose, but the goose is much softer, juicier and tastier "
This year they are to our guests arrived at the lake