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Ukrainians gather to celebrate pagan holiday of Ivana Kupala

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Revelers buy wreaths as they celebrate Ivana Kupala at the Pyrohiv outdoor Museum of Folk Architecture and Life of Ukraine on July 6.
Photo by Volodymyr Petrov

On the evening of July 6, hundreds of Kyivans celebrate the pagan holiday of Ivana Kupala to mark the summer solstice, when nights are the shortest and the Earth is ar the farthest distance from the sun.

During celebrations and different folk ensembles arrived in Kyiv to sing, dance and have a good time.