 Bobr, Belarus:  Ivana Kupala Night. On the night of this pagan festival, celebrated on July 7,  the Gregorian summer solstice, young women don wreathes and celebrants jump  through fire and swim naked. The rites are connected to ancient beliefs about  fertility and autopurification.
Bobr, Belarus:  Ivana Kupala Night. On the night of this pagan festival, celebrated on July 7,  the Gregorian summer solstice, young women don wreathes and celebrants jump  through fire and swim naked. The rites are connected to ancient beliefs about  fertility and autopurification.
 
