Kupala Night in Russia Every year Russia celebrates the oldest Slavic holiday, the Kupala Night. This celebration has its roots in paganism and relates to the summer solstice. On June 23-24, the Kaluga region once again revived the ancient pagan rituals of their Slavic ancestors, dancing in circles, singing special ritual songs, cooking traditional meals, jumping over bonfires and floating wreaths of flowers
1. Kupala Nightin Russia Every yearRussia celebrates the oldest
Slavic holiday, the Kupala Night. Thiscelebration has its roots
inpaganism and relates to the summersolstice. On June23- 24, the
Kaluga region once again revivedthe ancient pagan rituals of their
Slavic ancestors, dancingin circles, singing special ritualsongs,
cooking traditional meals, jumping over bonfires and floating
wreaths of flowers on the water.
2. Jedes Jahr feiert Russland den ltesten slawischen Feiertag,
die Kupala Nacht. Dieses Fest hat seine Wurzeln im Heidentum
undbezieht sich auf die Sommersonnenwende. Am 23-24,Juni belebte
die Region Kaluga wieder die alten heidnischen Rituale
ihrerslawischen Vorfahren.Die Menschen tanzen im Kreis, singen
Lieder, ein besonderes Ritual, das Kochen der traditionellen
Mahlzeiten, springenber Feuerund schwimmendeBlumenkrnzeauf dem
Wasser.
