Ukrainians Celebrate Ivan Kupala In Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 21: A woman in a flower wreath poses for photo during the celebration of Ivan Kupala on June 21, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Ivan Kupala (also Kupala Night) is one of the major folk holidays in Ukraine. A number of activities and rituals are associated with Ivan Kupala, such as gathering herbs and flowers and decorating people, animals, and houses with them, bathing or dousing with water, lighting fires, dancing, singing, and jumping over fire. (Photo by Andrew Kravchenko/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)