Tatyana Nesterova
Presentation “Introduction to the holiday of Ivan Kupala”
Scenario holiday Ivan Kupala Day
Goals:
To develop children's interest in ancient Russian customs.
Develop intonation expressiveness of speech.
To form in pupils the need for physical activity and physical improvement.
Evoke an emotional response from children.
Introduce to ritual culture.
Cultivate a desire to take part in celebration of the calendar holiday of Ivan Kupala, cultivate respect for the traditions of your people
Story Ivan Kupala celebrations
Before the beginning holiday folk songs are heard.
Ivan Kupala(The day of Ivan, Kupala night) - summer folk holiday of the Slavs. Previously, this date was tied to the summer solstice, June 22, but then it was gradually moved to a later date on July 7.
But knowing the traditions of your people is good and right!
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On the night of July 7, according to ancient beliefs, people should under no circumstances go to bed. And it was necessary to celebrate this as noisily as possible holiday. After all, noise scares away evil “evil spirits”: devils, merman, goblin, mermaids. It was believed in Ancient Rus' that before Ivan Kupala you cannot swim in lakes and rivers. People believed that in all bodies of water there lived creatures that could harm a person who decided take a swim. They leave their places of permanent residence only with the arrival of Midsummer's Day. And only after the onset It was possible to swim on Midsummer's Day in rivers and lakes - dark forces will no longer harm bathers. Water Ivanova of the day was endowed with life-giving and magical properties. And precisely with swimming and washing and associated traditions.
It was customary to get dirty and splash each other - after all, the more often a person washes and cleans himself on this day, the better! And no one was offended by this.
Ivanov the day was always filled with various rituals associated with water, fire and herbs. After all, water is considered a symbol of purification, and fire is a symbol of the Sun.
On this night, fire can cleanse a person from many sins, damage, the evil eye and diseases. And that is why large fires were lit, around which round dances were held. The boys and girls sang special Kupala songs. By the way, the round dance symbolized the movement of the Sun. Bonfires were lit late in the evening and burned most often until the morning.
And when the fire burned out, everyone jumped over it. Whoever jumped the highest was considered lucky for a year, and those who refused to jump were considered witches and were whipped with nettles in order to drive out evil spirits from them.
Clothes taken from sick people were burned in bonfires so that the illnesses would recede.
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And ended holiday by lighting a large wheel, which was then rolled into the water.
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The herbs collected that night had special magical and healing properties. And the girls prepared various “love” and “turnaround” potions from them. These herbs were used to fumigate the sick, fight evil spirits, and also be used for other rituals. According to customs, nettles and wormwood were placed on the threshold and on the windowsills to protect one's home from attacks by witches.
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However, the most important herb of this day is traditionally fern. Ancient legends about treasures are associated with it. It is believed that the color of the fern appears at midnight for only a few seconds on the night of the Ivana Kupala. With it you can find any treasures, even those that are very deep underground. A person who found a blooming fern allegedly became clairvoyant and could see all the treasures, no matter how deep in the ground they were, and understand the language of animals.
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On this night, unmarried girls made fortunes about family life - they wove wreaths, placed lighted candles in them and launched them into the water. If the wreath floats far away, it means that your dear one will not soon ask you to get married. If she drowns, there will be no love, the girl will not get married. Well, if he washes up on the shore, expect guests to come to the house soon, they will come to woo you.
A wreath was a mandatory attribute of the games. It was made from wild herbs and flowers. During holiday wreath most often destroyed: thrown into water, burned in a fire, thrown onto a tree or the roof of a house. Sometimes the wreath was preserved, then used for treatment, protection of fields and gardens from "worms".
On Ivana, on Kupala
The world has become more fun!
Sun, shine brighter,
Try to warm everyone up with warmth!
Let Kupala water
Will give you health for years!
Now you know what it is Ivan Kupala holiday, see you again!
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Celebration of Ivan Kupala
Guys! Your favorite day is approaching - Ivan Kupala. If you are interested in finding out why this day is called that and how it was celebrated in the old days, then we will now find out everything!
Ivan Kupala (Midsummer Night, Midsummer Day) is one of the main holidays of the Slavic calendar, the day of the Nativity of John the Baptist, the day of the summer solstice.
The pre-Christian name of the holiday is unknown. The name Ivan Kupala is of Christian origin and is a folk Slavic version of the name John the Baptist - translated as “bather, immerser.” This name of the holiday was also due to Slavic ideas: it meant ritual ablution, cleansing, which was carried out in open reservoirs. Therefore, on the one hand, this particular verb was used to translate the epithet “baptist,” and on the other hand, the name of the holiday was later reinterpreted by folk etymology and linked to ritual bathing in rivers during this holiday. Story
Rituals of the Midsummer holiday is filled with rituals associated with water, fire and herbs. The main part of Kupala rituals takes place at night.
Water A mandatory custom on Ivan's Day was mass bathing: from this day on, all evil spirits came out of the rivers, so until Ilya's Day one could swim without fear. In addition, Midsummer water was endowed with life-giving and magical properties. In places where there was a ban on swimming in rivers (due to the same evil spirits), they bathed in holy springs. In the Russian North, on Midsummer's day, baths were heated, in which they washed and steamed, brewing herbs collected on this day and using Ivanovo brooms. Both water and herbs on Midsummer's Day were endowed with magical powers, so their use was supposed to endow a person with vitality and health. On this holiday, according to popular belief, water can be “friends” with fire, and their union is considered a natural force. The symbol of such a connection is the bonfires along the banks of the rivers that were burned on this day.
fire The main feature of the Kupala night is the cleansing bonfires. People danced around them and jumped over them: whoever jumps more successfully and higher will be happier. In some places, livestock was driven through the Kupala fire to protect it from pestilence. In the Kupala bonfires, mothers burned the shirts taken from their sick children, so that illnesses would be burned along with this linen. Young people and children, jumping over the fires, had noisy fun games and races.
herbs Fern (Male shield) A characteristic sign of Ivan Kupala is numerous customs and legends associated with the plant world. Herbs and flowers collected on Midsummer's Day are placed under Midsummer's dew, dried and preserved, considering such herbs to be more healing. They fumigate the sick, fight evil spirits, throw them into a flooded oven during a thunderstorm to protect the house from a lightning strike, and use them to kindle love or to “dry it out.” The main hero of the plant world on Midsummer's Day was the fern, with which legends about treasures were universally associated. With a fern flower appearing for just a few moments at midnight on Midsummer, you can see all the treasures, no matter how deep in the ground they are.
Ivan-da-Marya (Maryannik Oak) In addition, one of the main symbols of Midsummer’s Day was the Ivan-da-Marya flower, which symbolized the magical union of fire and water. Ivan Maryu called to the bathhouse. Where Ivan swam - The shore swayed. Where Marya swam - The grass spread out. Ivan was swimming and fell into the water.
customs 1. On the night before Ivan Kupala, girls lower wreaths with lighted splinters or candles onto the river waves, weave wreaths from Ivan da Marya, burdock, Bogorodskaya grass and bear's ear. If the wreath sinks immediately, it means that the betrothed has fallen out of love and cannot marry him. The one whose wreath floats the longest will be the happiest, and the one whose wreath burns the longest will live a long, long life.
2. On Midsummer night, witches become more dangerous, and therefore you should place nettles on the threshold and on windowsills to protect yourself from their attacks. It is necessary to lock the horses so that the witches do not steal them and ride them to Bald Mountain: the horse will not return from there alive.
3. On Midsummer night, oil is collected in a vessel on ant heaps, which is considered a healing remedy against various ailments. 4. On Kupala night, trees move from place to place and talk to each other through the rustling of leaves; Animals and even herbs talk to each other, which are filled with special, miraculous power that night.
5. If on this night you pick an Ivan da Marya flower and put it in the corners of the hut, the thief will not approach the house: the brother and sister (yellow and purple flowers of the plant) will talk to each other, and the thief will think that the owner and the mistress are talking.
Wish tree
Games and fun
Let's weave wreaths for Ivan Kupala
Wreaths suit boys too
Let's go down the river Let's make a wish
Compiled by teacher Bylinkina Lyudmila Aleksandrovna MKS(K) OU “Kuzedeevskaya boarding school of the VIII type”
The presentation will help tell children about the summer holiday Ivan Kupala, which has its own unusual traditions, preserved for centuries by the Slavs and sacredly revered to this day, its own history. This day is celebrated in the summer (July 6-7), but schoolchildren can be told about it when getting acquainted with folk holidays and during class hours or lessons about the world around them (grades 2-3). The manual can be downloaded by workers of children's camps who are preparing to hold a real celebration around the fire with all the traditions: weaving wreaths, leading round dances, searching for a fern flower.
A presentation on the theme “Midsummer’s Day” talks about a folk holiday that has come to us since pagan times. It is celebrated today more and more often, as its traditions attract today's youth. Who doesn’t want to sit by the fire, sing folk songs, dance a round dance, and weave a wreath. Fortune telling is common on this night, but the most famous custom is the search for an unusual fern flower, which, according to legends and traditions, blooms only on this night and has unprecedented power. You can download a work about Midsummer's Day or the Kupala holiday for a class hour or thematic lessons in elementary school.
The presentation on the topic “Kupala” talks about an ancient pagan holiday that the peoples of Europe celebrate on the night of July 6-7. In some countries this holiday is called a little differently. If you hear the names Midsummer Day or Ivan Kupala, you should know that we are talking about the same folk festival.
11 pages of the resource tell about Kupala:
- who is Kupala?
- the shortest night of the year;
- unprecedented flower;
- Kupala fortune telling;
- beliefs;
- Ivan Chistoplotny;
- night festivities.
The presentation introduces all the signs that are associated with the holiday of Ivan Kupala. Previously, this holiday was highly anticipated, people prepared for it in advance and had high hopes for this unusual night. Some wanted to find love, others went to the river bank to the fire to walk with friends, and the bravest ones went in search of the mysterious fern flower. It is he who blooms on this short summer night. It is not easy to find him, as he is guarded by evil spirits. Schoolchildren will recognize many more interesting signs related to Kupala wreaths, fire, and flowers after watching the work in full.
