The sun is wonderful.0:06
It's the giver of life, and all living things on Earth depend on the energy that comes from it.0:09
It isn't surprising then that people have always celebrated the sun.0:15
In Russia, people honor the sun on Midsummer Day, or Ivan Kupala Day, one of the most exciting celebrations of the year.0:19
Ivan Kupala Day is an ancient holiday still celebrated in a lot of countries, including Russia.0:29
It is a huge celebration of the sun and takes place every year around the summer solstice, the day the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.0:36
It is a popular and fun holiday filled with a variety of rites and ceremonies connected with water, fire, and plants.0:45
On the evening before Ivan Kupala Day, people look through their gardens or wander around forested areas looking for fern flowers.0:53
People believe that these flowers only bloom for a few moments on the eve of the summer solstice.1:02
Legend also has it that when the fern flower blossoms, you can see all the treasures of the earth.1:08
Finding a fern flower is thought to bring prosperity to the lucky finder.1:14
On Ivan Kupala Day, The fun begins with children playing tricks and having water fights.1:18
Swimming on Ivan Kupala Day is also a popular custom.1:24
In the evening, people light huge bonfires as part of the celebrations.1:28
They dance around them and jump over them.1:33
The person who jumps the highest is believed to be the happiest.1:36
In the past, many people thought that on this night, the shortest one of the year, evil spirits came out.1:40
And so they would stay up all night performing different rites to keep the evil spirits away.1:46
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