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Ivan - Kupala - Festival of summer solstice. Kiev. Obolon (23-24 June 2012).
From the participants of the festival, people who know the rules of ritual, select "constable", which will be engaged in the preparation and conduct of the festival. Slavleniya and various ritual spells during the festival read: priests (magicians, priests, and others.), Constable, Elder (in the direction to the right)
Midsummer Festival came to us from pagan times. This day is famous for the sun, and the celebration itself is closely related to water, fire and herbs. Required attributes Midsummer festival - jumping over the fire, weaving wreaths and swimming. Each action is associated with certain ceremonies and carries meaning. This day has always attributed a special "magical" value. Why are only the search for the fern flower, which according to legend blooms only at night, and found him get whatever he wants.





Men harvest firewood stacked near the tree two fires. One large ("Kupalets"), up to four human growth; it is set in the middle of a tall pole on top of which is attached tarred wooden wheel or a bunch of straw, dry branches. Near the fire, and this goes most fun. Another fire, folded as well, not so great, a man from the waist up. It is the funeral pyre (Krada), to burn the face Yarily



In the morning, the girls collect herbs and flowers, making wreaths, and store up herbs, amulets (wormwood, St. John's wort, stinging nettle) for all participants of the festival. Oberezhnye grass is usually mounted on a belt



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The guys ahead of time cut down a tree (birch tree, willow, chernoklёn) poltoradva height of human growth. It is mounted on the place chosen for the festivities (clean, flat field, hill, river, lake). Girls decorate a tree with flowers and colored patches of fabric



All are built around birch. By series allowed Bratina - bucket with intoxicating drink. After reading any of the known glories Yarily. Around the trees all the teaching-ticipants give birth to dance, was playing in whistles, rattles, tambourines but bells, sings songs Yarily wire (usually sing "Kostroma»):



Held in the spring, summer red met. All are arranged in a semicircle or near temples or around birch. Magus, standing in front of the gods and raising his hands to the sky, creates intonation



Priest collects from each requiring Kupala (breads, pancakes, cakes, corn, peas, biscuits), places it in the temple, where sanctifies with the words:
"God required - shine sanctifies,
From the earth to the sky - the light is sanctified,
From salt yes bread - the light is sanctified,
Abide Lepa - the light is sanctified! »
Then, selecting the largest Korowai passes him down the row. Everyone needs to touch the bread with his right hand, make a wish. Treba relies fire burning in the temple. Then, before the face of God, on a separate plate sanctified food for distribution to parts of it at the feast. Women give birth to dance around and sing birch



The guys on the dance make "forays", not in full, of course, force, trying to snatch the birch tree. Those who manage it, running down to the river, where waiting for the others. The Magi from the birch pieces break off and distribute to everyone. These pieces - fertile. Tree thrown into the water, and magicians doing the sentence:
"Swim, swim, for water,
Yes, for the holy dew ... »



in 5 seconds ... before the raid!)))



Raid!))) ... Well, actually trampled dechonok!))



Wheel 1



Wheel 2)



The water is thrown flowers, consecrated herbs, nettles (guardian of the mermaids) and bare, begin to swim. Enough to enjoy the water, closer to dusk going to the fire - Kupaltsu. Burn his supposed girlfriend. Here it begins a walk. The noise is so din in horns and tambourines, bells strums ratchet yes, yes sing loudly Runaround:



Flowers 2)



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Once, at night, light wooden wheel and roll it to the water. On the river narrowing exchanged garlands, after which each puts a wreath on a raft made of branches and straw and puts it on the water. The girls sing:



On the shore of a fire is lit couples, selling and naked, bathed in the river the night, and after doing love. Not found couples gather at the stake - Kupaltse who go to bed, someone Elder detachment until the morning to be on guard, guard the celebration of vorogov. The Magi from the night until dawn collect healing Kupala dew cut ox-Sebnem grass (nard, Chertogon, Chernobyl, headache herb St. John's wort, Bogoroditskaya grass, Velez root triputnik, Zyablitsev, tirlich, od deer root, crybaby, gap-grass, and etc.). The Braves are looking for in the color of night fern. At the dawn of the holiday ends.



Two Povitruli!))



Well, it's just like in the fairy tale about Snow White ... she jumped over the fire ... and melted ... (((



all! ..
I'd add that this buzz ... I have not received, the atmosphere ... it just fly away ... like back home ... from which you have separated against their will! ((
ZY going to the car. povsyudu.donosilis voice ... the guys that are universally resting on the river bank (vodka, barbecue, chanson) and cho ... then I have a feeling ... and not kidnyak this ... a thousand-odd years! (



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