People wear floral head wreaths while celebrating Ivan Kupala, the annual celebration of Summer Solistice near Moscow, Russia on June 26, 2022. Ivan Kupala, also called Kupala Night is a traditional Slavic holiday that was originally celebrated on the shortest night of the year. The celebration relates to the summer solstice when nights are the shortest and includes a number of Slavic rituals including herb collecting, bonfire lighting, and bathing in the river. (Photo by Alexander Manzyuk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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