Wow! People jump over the bonfire at this festival in Ukraine
Updated On: 08 July, 2016 03:57 PM IST | | midday online correspondent
<p>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</p>

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
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