Every year on the night of 6-7 July Ukraine celebrates the pagan feast of Kupala Night.
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The brightest celebration of Kupala Night took place in the Pyrohiv village in 2017.
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Girls put wreathes on the water to find love. According to the legend, if a wreath has drowned, a girl will not merry this year; but if it has sailed from the shore, a groom is somewhere nearby.
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Traditionally people light a big camp fire in Kupala Night evening.
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It is believed that a couple will be inseparable if they jump over the flames hand in hand
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Smoldering fire was a real entertainment for guests of the holiday.
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People could shot with arrows from a bow in the big steppe of Pyrohiv.
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Girls had original wreaths at the holiday.
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Burning of sheaves is the old tradition of the holiday.
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The leaders of the event managed to launch a flaming wheel into the lake only from the second attempt. It was a spectacular event!
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"Rozhanytsa" folk group sang folk Kupala Night songs
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Young Sofia Polischuk charmed everyone with her voice.
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Country singer Bryan came to the Kupala Night feast from New York. He has learnt Ukrainian in three weeks.
