08/07/2017
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Deep immersion to Russian culture 🇷🇺
RF is still so close to Slavic traditions, and we have two interesting holidays, which still alive in spite of Soviet Union affords to uproot it from our people. Those are Maslenitsa and Ivan Kupala.
We are speaking about the last one, which was celebrated on the night from 6th to 7th of July.
The celebration relates to the summer solstice when nights are the shortest and includes a number of Slavic rituals.
Those are:
🏊🏼♀️ Swimming in lake or river before the sunrise.
🔥Jumping over the flames of bonfires in a ritual test of bravery and faith.
🌸Girls may float wreaths of flowers (often lit with candles) on rivers, and would attempt to gain foresight into their relationship fortunes from the flow patterns of the flowers on the river.
💦Perform pranks, mostly involving pouring water over humans (it means you clear them from energy dirtiness and give bless). There is an ancient Kupala belief that the eve of Ivan Kupala is the only time of the year when ferns bloom. ☘️ Prosperity, luck, discernment and power would befall on whoever finds a fern flower.
On this holiday, according to popular beliefs, water can "make friends" with fire.The symbol of this connection were fires, which were lit on the night of Kupala along the banks of the rivers. 🔥💦
Russians appreciate this holiday so much, and we hope it will live as long, as Russian soul lives 🙌🏻👩🏼
