Презентация на тему Івана Купала

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.

jump over the flames of bonfires in a ritual test of

bravery and faith. The failure of a couple in love to complete the jump while holding hands is a sign of their destined separation

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. Men may attempt to capture the wreaths, in the hope of capturing the interest of the woman who floated the wreath.

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. It is to be noted, however, that biologists have held the persistent scientific fact that ferns have never and will never bloom.

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. However, the tradition of Kupala predates Christianity.

the pagan celebration, with time it was simply accepted

and reestablished as one of the native Christian traditions intertwined with local folklore.

celebrated by the younger people of Eastern Europe. The

night preceding the holiday (Tvorila night) is considered the night for "good humour" mischiefs.On Ivan Kupala day itself, children engage in water fights and perform pranks, mostly involving pouring water over someone.

and colorful Kupala celebrations are expected on the island

of Khortytsya, near Zaporozhye (June 23 – 24, 2012), and in Kiev: in the Pirogovo Museum of Folk Architecture and Rural Life and the Mamaeva Sloboda Cossack village (July 6 – 7, 2012).