08 July,2016 03:57 PM IST | | midday online correspondent
Revellers participate in the Ivana Kupala night, an ancient heathen holiday, in the Pyrogove village near Kiev, Ukraine. During the celebrations, dating back to pagan times, people wear wreaths, jump over fires and bathe naked in rivers and lakes
People wearing traditional Ukrainian clothes jump over a bonfire during the Ivana Kupala night in the Pyrogove village near Kiev, Ukraine. Pics/AFP
Revellers participate in the Ivana Kupala night, an ancient heathen holiday, in the Pyrogove village near Kiev, Ukraine. During the celebrations, dating back to pagan times, people wear wreaths, jump over fires and bathe naked in rivers and lakes.
Girls wearing traditional Ukrainian clothes jump over a bonfire during the Ivana Kupala night in the Pyrogove village near Kiev, Ukraine. Pics/AFP
A couple jumps over a bonfire during the Ivana Kupala night in the Pyrogove village near Kiev, Ukraine. Pics/AFP
A couple kisses next to the bonfire during the Ivana Kupala night in the Pyrogove village near Kiev, Ukraine. Pics/AFP
People jump over a bonfire during the Ivana Kupala night in the Pyrogove village near Kiev, Ukraine. Pics/AFP
A father and son jump over a bonfire during the Ivana Kupala night in the Pyrogove village near Kiev, Ukraine. Pics/AFP
A girl wearing a wreath stands next to the bonfire during the Ivana Kupala night in the Pyrogove village near Kiev, Ukraine. Pics/AFP
