Ivan Kupala in Chernihiv Oblast: Kupala Songs and Ancient Traditions

July 6, 1998, Chernihiv. Chernihiv Regional State Television and Radio Company.

The program “On the Night of Ivan, on the Night of Kupala” is dedicated to the traditions and rituals of the Ivan Kupala holiday. It explores the history of the Ivan Kupala holiday, as well as its traditions and rituals. Kupala songs play in the background as the narration unfolds. The video features picturesque landscapes of the Chernihiv region, natural settings, and a Kupala bonfire.

The program was produced by: host Tetiana Myrhorodska, writer Tetiana Kotsyura, cinematographer Valerii Tsyrkun, editors Oleksandr Liubenko and Ihor Marschak, and music by Tetiana Maidan and Liubov Bodnaruk.