In stark contrast to the grim reality of air raid sirens and blackouts amid Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukrainians gathered to celebrate one of the most magical and ancient rituals of their ...

As the day begins in late June, people collect flowers and herbs from meadows and riverbanks, fashioning them into wreaths. They craft effigies out of willow and straw of the ancient deities Kupalo ...

Ivan Kupala, also known as Kupala Night or Kupala Day, is a traditional Slavic holiday celebrated in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Poland, and other countries with Slavic heritage. The holiday, which ...

On the night of June 21, Ukrainians gathered to celebrate Ivan Kupala Night in Khortytsya, an important historical site on the Dnieper River. The festival marks the summer solstice -- the longest day ...

The Ukrainian National Women’s League of America hosted Ivana Kupala, a summer celebration, Saturday, June 24, 2023, at The Ice House at Sand Island Park in Bethlehem. The event included wreath laying ...

Ivan Kupala Day, also known as Ivana-Kupala or Kupala Night, is a traditional pagan holiday celebrated in eastern Slavic cultures. Various rituals are traditionally performed on Kupala Night, ...

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MINSK, 14 March (BelTA) – Belarus' tourism and economic potential will be displayed at the Kupala Night Festival (Alexandria Gathers Friends), Belarus' Deputy Prime Minister Igor Petrishenko said as ...

RBTH explains the main elements of this holiday with reference to the painting by Ivan Sokolov "The Night of Ivan Kupala" (1856). Many cultures around the world celebrate the summer solstice. The ...

Ivan Kupala Day, a fire day, was celebrated in the Kaluga Region, central Russia, on this weekend. Ivan Kupala Day is filled with rituals associated with water, fire and herbs. Most of the midsummer ...

The traditional Slavic festival of Kupala Night celebrates the summer solstice with overnight festivities. Kupala is celebrated in Ukraine, Belarus, Poland and Russia on the Gregorian calendar of June ...