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 ...

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 ...

MOGILEV, 3 June (BelTA) – Bereginya, a protective female spirit from Slavic mythology, has been chosen as the symbol of the national Kupala Night Festival (Alexandria Gathers Friends), said Aleksandr ...

Like in many other European countries, the arrival of summer is celebrated on St. John’s Eve in Poland. While part of the Polish custom ‒ bonfires, singing and dancing ‒ resembles other celebrations ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the day begins in late June, people collect flowers and herbs from meadows and riverbanks, fashioning them into wreaths. They ...

Over the weekend, people across Russia and Belarus gathered to celebrate Ivan Kupala Night – an ancient Slavic festival to mark midsummer. This folk holiday has both pagan and Christian roots, ...

Exiled Belarusians gathered in Vilnius on June 29 to commemorate what's known as Ivan Kupala, an ancient pagan tradition in Slavic cultures that celebrates the peak of summer, fertility, and the ...

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 ...

Poland celebrates St. John’s Eve on June 24, a night rich in Slavic traditions distinct from the summer solstice. Traditional elements of St. John’s Eve, or Kupala Night, in Slavic countries include ...

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Suddenly see lots of people in traditional dresses with flower wreaths jumping over a bonfire? Be sure, they celebrate the ancient holiday of midsummer. 1. On the night of July 6-7, many Slavic folks ...

The Slavic Gods series was created in 1917 and published one year later. It is comprised of 15 colourful lithographs depicting Slavic deities: Svetovid, Dziedzilia, Radegast, Triglav, Dogoda, Svarog, ...