In Bosnian mythology there is mention of a large white
rooster living in the sky, he is the king of all rooster on earth. When he
crows at dawn and stomps his leg in the sky, all the rooster on earth hear him
and they have to respond by crowing back. That's the reason why the people
liked white roosters far more because they believed that they have better
hearing than the roosters of a different colour. Crowing of the rooster is
regarded by the folk as something positive since they believe that it chases away
the Jinn and devils away from the house.
Belief in the king rooster probably comes from Iran. Ancient Iranians considered a rooster as a holly animal which reminds people to pray to God by crowing. In Bosnia it is believed that a rooster crows every time it sees an angel.
One of the greatest wisdom for the Bosnian dervishes and Sufis which they have to discover is contained in the following riddle: "When a rooster crows and stomps his foot, after seven minutes the heavenly rooster can hear him, and he too crows and stomps his foot. Therefore, what was down, went up, and what was up - never returns down?"
Belief in the king rooster probably comes from Iran. Ancient Iranians considered a rooster as a holly animal which reminds people to pray to God by crowing. In Bosnia it is believed that a rooster crows every time it sees an angel.
One of the greatest wisdom for the Bosnian dervishes and Sufis which they have to discover is contained in the following riddle: "When a rooster crows and stomps his foot, after seven minutes the heavenly rooster can hear him, and he too crows and stomps his foot. Therefore, what was down, went up, and what was up - never returns down?"
