london uk 6th july 2023 ukrainians prepare to celebrate ivana kupala in richmond park ivana kupala day also known as ivana kupala or kupala night is a traditional pagan holiday folk celebration in eastern slavic cultures girls create and wear flower wreaths and perform various rituals initially ivana kupala was a pagan fertility rite that was also connected to the celebration of the summer solstice when nights are the shortest after christianity arrived the rites were intertwined with the christian feast of the nativity of john the baptist credit guy corbishleyalamy live news 2rb2fna.jpg from ivana hyde View Photo