Celebration of Kupala Night Holiday in Russia's Tatarstan
Celebration of Kupala Night Holiday in Russia's Tatarstan
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Kupala Night is now celebrated annually on July 7. The date of the holiday is fixed and does not change. Kupala Night is an ancient pagan and then popular holiday of the Eastern Slavs, which was celebrated annually at the end of June.
The holiday of Kupala Night is an ancient pagan and folk festival originally celebrated by the Eastern Slavs. With the advent of Christianity, there were certain changes, but other traditions remained and today the holiday is celebrated with music, dancing, and bonfires. As with any folk holiday, there are many rituals associated with the day of Ivan Kupala. One of the most popular rituals of this holiday is jumping over bonfires, which is believed to bring good luck, health, and love.Take a look at Sputnik's gallery to see how Kupala Night is celebrated in Russia's Tatarstan:
Kupala Night holiday was originally celebrated on the night of the summer solstice, 21 June but these days it is celebrated annually over the night of 6/7 July.
The holiday of Kupala Night is an ancient pagan and folk festival originally celebrated by the Eastern Slavs. With the advent of Christianity, there were certain changes, but other traditions remained and today the holiday is celebrated with music, dancing, and bonfires.
As with any folk holiday, there are many rituals associated with the day of Ivan Kupala. One of the most popular rituals of this holiday is jumping over bonfires, which is believed to bring good luck, health, and love.
Take a look at Sputnik's gallery to see how Kupala Night is celebrated in Russia's Tatarstan:
The holiday is also associated with love and romance, and young couples often go into the forest to look for the mythical fern flower, which is said to bring luck in love.
Above: a participant in Kupala Night bathes a baby in the river in the park in Zelenodolsk.
The main hero of the plant world on the night is the fern. The Slavs believed that it blooms only once a year, on Kupala Night (in fact, the fern has no flowers).
Above: Participants of Kupala Night in the park in Zelenodolsk.
A participant in the Kupala Night celebration lets her hair down in the park in Zelenodolsk.
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