Among the Kyrgyz, there is a preserved legend-myth. In those distant times, when the world was being created, the Prophet — the apostle Noah (or Nuh) had two beautiful daughters — Rajal and Kaiyr. They both loved the apostle Solomon very much and wanted to marry him. However, Solomon married a poor but very resourceful girl. Out of resentment, both beauties flew to the sky and turned into stars.
These two stars can be seen in various places in the northern part of the sky. For example, on the first day of any month in the lunar calendar, they are visible in the eastern part of the sky; on the second — in the northeast; on the fifth day — in the south; on the sixth — in the north; on the seventh — in the southwest; on the eighth — in the northwest; on the ninth — the stars are not visible, as they descend to the earth, and on the tenth day they appear again above the horizon. Astronomers, determining the locations of Rajal and Kaiyr in the past year, predicted what spring would be like — early or late, whether a warm or cold winter was ahead, and so on. Unfortunately, this centuries-old knowledge of astronomers was not widely disseminated and preserved for future generations. The Kyrgyz attributed the following words to these stars: Whoever wants to know, I will help, and whoever does not want to know — I will punish.
