Kupala Night is now celebrated annually on July 7. The date of the holiday is fixed and does not change. Kupala Night is an ancient pagan and then popular holiday of the Eastern Slavs, which was celebrated annually at the end of June.
In astronomical terms, summer begins Wednesday with the arrival of the summer solstice, which marks the longest day of the year for everyone north of the equator. This year, the summer solstice falls at exactly 10:57 a.m. EDT, when the sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer. South of the equator, the same time…
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