As the day begins in late June, people collect flowers and herbs from meadows and riverbanks, fashioning them into wreaths. They craft effigies out of willow and straw of the ancient deities Kupalo ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Hundreds of Ukrainians observed the longest day of the year on Saturday with a midsummer celebration of some of their oldest traditions, a display of cultural perseverance in a ...

The Ukrainian National Women’s League of America hosted Ivana Kupala, a summer celebration, Saturday, June 24, 2023, at The Ice House at Sand Island Park in Bethlehem. The event included wreath laying ...

On the bank of the Vltava River, Ukrainians gathered on July 8 to mark Ivan Kupala night amid news of horrifying Russian missile attacks across their home country. 1 Maria from Kyiv gathers ...

KHOTIV, Ukraine (AP) — Despite war-time restrictions, Ukrainians marked midsummer with festivals that featured frenetic folk dancing, flower decoration and jumping over bonfires. The festival of Ivana ...

Exiled Belarusians gathered in Vilnius on June 29 to commemorate what's known as Ivan Kupala, an ancient pagan tradition in Slavic cultures that celebrates the peak of summer, fertility, and the ...