The Legend says: A very long time ago, during the old times when nobody remembers, the sacred Habi-Bila has come forth to people from great KyzylKum desert in the valley of Fergana. In this valley, a place full of pure water and sunshines. And It has told people: «Equip yourselves with modern conveniences, kind people! Live with pure thoughts, pure words and pure affairs! Protect the ground which you feed, water, which you drink, and fire which warms you! I am tired, kind people! Perhaps, I shall have a rest! I shall fall asleep! I shall have a sleep... «With these words sacred Habi-Bila left the valley and people... At the sacred Tomb of Habi-Bila some pilgrims read their prayers...
When sacred Habi-Bila has fallen asleep, a greater trouble has come to this fertile valley. The trouble sends black forces and Black Death. The Black Death began to wipe away all male population from young to old. And women have remained without the men, without husbands, without defenders, they too were threatened with death. Then the many women of the valley gathered to address the Supreme with entreaty for their rescue: " O, Supreme, rescue us from Black Death! " they prayed.
And the Supreme, having heard their pleas, have transformed them into white storks, soon they became the symbol of well-being and happiness for people of all times. Since then, each spring, these birds of happiness came to Khaf-Buvo to meet their sisters. The ancient legend says further: " Years later, the women were tired of being white storks, they have again addressed with entreaty to Supreme: " O, Supreme! We have got tired of being birds! We ask you to transform us again into women! We want, as before, to be women - to be the favourite, to give birth to children for continuation of the life on the ground! «The Supreme, having heard entreaty of white storks (women), the replied: " Address to the Sacred Habi-Bila. When he wakes up, lead him to me and I shall comply with your request! You will again become earthly women! "
Since then their sisters on the ground, wait for an arrival of white storks in the spring. With the arrival of white storks in valley of Khaf-Buv, they go to the sacred tomb to sacrifice, cry, pray, plead and dance, for Habi-Bila's revival. Hoping when Habi-Bila has woken up, revived, lead to Supreme, It would ask the Supreme to transform again sisters of white storks into earthy women...
A lot of time has passed, generations were replaced, but storks were always here and watched closely how people there live their lives. The Storks know, what aspire people's dream. Storks as if angels of heavens see each fertile day which are spent by people on the ground.
To everyone the earthly temptations and the day of farewell are unavoidable... But during the instant when the person passes from the world, his soul is released from the body to the Founder.. The main thing in it is only your name - that was made by your many kind affairs, your descendants knows you with honour... Otherwise - you are silly and self-confident people, that failed to resist the worldly desires has been tempted to you
Our world is in constant movement and everyone goes from birth to his farewell with this world, and everyone hastens to execute their promises vainly to the world...
With respect to the grown-up the knowledge of this world begins, from respect to younger it proceeds and it should never break, if this world lives in a kindly and understanding manner....
Those who has accepted the soul of this world - knows, there is a time to for repentance, and there is time to reverence. Without reverence there is no pardon for those who understands the essence, understands that this world is not perfect and for its perfection, for the mere mortals, it is necessary for the ground to be sacred. And consequently they pray at a tomb sacred Habi-Bila for the Founder to grant His blessing and pardon...
The person comes to this world for understanding itself, for perfection, - so people from the East consider. This terrestrial world is only a step for a transition in the other world. The hope is given by the one who passes the earthly Desires. Then after this there are admirers who would like to pass the same way...
And the women will come in this valley each year with an arrival of white storks of the sisters and to wait, when will wake up sacred Habi-Bila and will ask the mighty to transform them again into the terrestrial women...
Review and photos by ESI EKO FILM
