IVAN KUPALA DAY
Is a traditional Slavonic holiday which celebrated on the night of 6/7 July. The celebration relates to the summer solstice when nights are the shortest and includes a number of Slavic rituals. There is an ancient Kupala belief that the eve of Ivan Kupala is the only time of the year when ferns bloom.
Is a traditional Slavonic holiday which celebrated on the night of 6/7 July. The celebration relates to the summer solstice when nights are the shortest and includes a number of Slavic rituals. 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. Therefore, on that night, village folk would roam through the forests in search of magical herbs and especially the elusive fern flower. It is to be noted, however, that ferns are not angiosperms (flowering plants), and instead reproduce by spores; they cannot flower.
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