Yarila's Day in Khmelnytskyi Region

March 2003, Khmelnytskyi Region.

In the video: celebration of Yarila's Day, bonfires, round dances; the organizer of the holiday talks about the thousand-year-old traditions of the celebration; feast, people in folk costumes are treated; lighting a bonfire, ceremonial events; spring dances, folk songs.

Reference: Yarila's Day (Yarila's Day) is a traditional spring holiday of the Slavic calendar cycle, associated with the image of Yarila, a mythological character who symbolizes the spring awakening of nature, vitality, fertility and the beginning of a new agrarian year. Traditionally, it was celebrated at the end of March, accompanying the celebration with round dances, ceremonial songs, folk festivities and rituals aimed at ensuring a good harvest and the well-being of the community.