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Kupala Night
Kupala Night
, also known as
Ivan Kupala Day
(
Feast of St. John the Baptist
; ; ; ; ), is celebrated in
Ukraine
,
Belarus
,
Baltic countries
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
. In
Poland
(
Mazowsze
and
Podlasie
) it is celebrated on the night of 23/24 June. 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 Slavic
rituals
.
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