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Headline: Ivana Kupala festivities held in Kyiv following Cossack traditions

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Participants perform a Kupala round dance around a young man holding the ceremonial Kupala tree (Marena) during the large-scale Kupaila na Yvana celebration held according to authentic Ukrainian traditions at the Mamayeva Sloboda Cossack settlement in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 23, 2026

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