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Kupala Night
Kupala Night
Night on the Eve of Ivan Kupala, by Henryk Hector Siemiradzki Also called Feast of St. John the Baptist; -; ; ; Noc Kupay
Observed by Slavic people Significance Begins Ends Related to celebration relates to the summer solstice July 6 (June 23) July 7 (June 24) Summer Solstice, Nativity of St. John the Baptist
Kupala Night, Ivan Kupala Day (Feast of St. John the Baptist; Russian: -; Belarusian: ; Ukrainian: ; Polish: Noc Kupay) is celebrated in Ukraine, Belarus, Poland (Mazowsze and Podlasie) and Russia currently on the night of 6/7 July in the Gregorian or New Style calendar, which is 23/24 June in the Julian or Old Style calendar still used by many Orthodox Churches. Calendar-wise, it is opposite to the winter holiday Koliada. The celebration relates to the summer solstice when nights are the shortest and includes a number of fascinating Pagan rituals. Some early mythology scholars, such as Sir James Frazer, claimed that the holiday was originally Kupala; a pagan fertility rite later accepted into the Orthodox Christian calendar. There are analogues for celebrating the legacy of St. John around the time of the summer solstice elsewhere, including St. John's Day in Western Europe. The Ukrainian, Belarusian and Russian name of this holiday combines "Ivan" (John the Baptist) and Kupala which is related to a word derived from the Slavic word for bathing, which is cognate. The latter is reinterpreted as John's baptizing people through full immersion in water (therefore his biblical title of the Baptist). However, the tradition of Kupala predates Christianity. Due to the popularity of the pagan celebration that with time it was simply accepted and reestablished as one of the native Christian traditions intertwined with local folklore. The holiday is still enthusiastically celebrated by the younger people of the Eastern Europe. The night preceding the holiday (Tvorila night) is considered the night for "good humour" mischiefs (which sometimes would raise concerns of law enforcement agencies). On Ivan Kupala day itself, children are engaged in water fights and perform pranks mostly involving pouring water over someone.
Kupala Night
External links
Ukrainian Kupala (alt. Kupalo, Kupailo) traditions [1] The Day of Ivan Kupala as it has survived in the Vologda Region [2] Kupalle holiday in Belarus (video) [3] on the Official Website of the Republic of Belarus [4] Kupala Night in Poland [5]
References
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] http:/ / www. encyclopediaofukraine. com/ display. asp?AddButton=pages\K\U\Kupalofestival. htm http:/ / www. sras. org/ day_of_ivan_kupala http:/ / www. belarus. by/ en/ press-center/ video/ kupalle-holiday-in-belarus_i_209. html http:/ / www. belarus. by/ en http:/ / www. culture. pl/ web/ english/ events-calendar-full-page/ -/ eo_event_asset_publisher/ L6vx/ content/ poland-s-estival-valentine-s-day
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