A young woman places lit candles in the water during the Ivan Kupala celebrations at the Berezovaya Roshcha (Birch Grove) park, in Zelenodolsk, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. 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, including making flower wreaths, fortune-telling, jumping over bonfires, and burning a wheel-like effigy symbolizing the sun.
- Package: Russia Ivan Kupala Festivity
- Location: Zelenodolsk, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia
- Event date: 07.07.2023
- Date published: 07.07.2023
- Author: Maksim Bogodvid
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 6404x4424px, 14.9Mb
- Job-ID: 24ae706bbdb937c4