Scenario for the holiday “Ivan Kupala” for all age groups. Folk festival "Kupala" Competitions for Ivan Kupala villages
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.
To foster a desire to take part in the celebration of the calendar holiday of Ivan Kupala, to cultivate respect for the traditions of one’s people
Activities: gaming, communicative, cognitive, motor.
History of the celebration of Ivan Kupala
D.A.: Ivan Kupala (Midsummer Day, Kupala Night) - summer . Earlier 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!
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 holiday as noisily as possible. After all, noise scares away evil “evil spirits”: devils, merman, goblin, mermaids. It was believed in Ancient Rus' that before Ivan Kupala it was forbidden to swim in lakes and rivers. People believed that in all bodies of water there lived creatures that could harm a person who decided to swim. They leave their places of permanent residence only with the arrival of Midsummer. And only after Midsummer’s Day it was possible to swim in rivers and lakes - dark forces would no longer harm bathers. Midsummer water was endowed with life-giving and magical properties. And it was with bathing and washing that traditions were associated.
It was customary to get dirty and throw mud on 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. It was forbidden to pour on pregnant women, small children and the elderly.
As was previously believed, it is on this night that the fern blooms. And it blooms only one night. Those who were lucky enough to find it were promised unprecedented success in life.
Midsummer's Day has always been filled with various rituals that are 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.
And the holiday ended with the lighting of a large wheel, which was then rolled into the water.
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.
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 only for a few seconds on the night of Ivan Kupala. With it you can find any treasures, even those that are very deep underground. A person who found a blooming fern supposedly became clairvoyant and could see everything. , no matter how deep in the earth they are and understand the language of animals.
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 the holiday, the wreath was 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 and then used for treatment, protecting fields and vegetable gardens from “worms”.
Theatrical play performance
Before the start of the holiday, folk songs are played.
1 presenter .: Good afternoon, invited and welcome guests! Come for a walk and meet Kupala! Songs to sing and dance! We'll start soon!
On a beautiful good summer day
We congratulate everyone.
And let Kupala cleanse the world,
So that love can rule them,
So that the fern blooms luxuriously,
So that everything can be resolved,
So that everyone loves each other
And the surrounding area lived with joy.
So that the world is filled with goodness
And everyone felt comfortable in it!
2 presenter .: Gather people in our Kupala round dance! It’s good today, brothers, we can all gain strength together, take a walk and laugh!
1 presenter .: We will sing and dance at the celebration today. Today we invite everyone to joke and play!
2 presenter .: There is an iron law at our holiday: the gloomy and sad are not allowed here!
Round dance 1
1 presenter .: It’s a beautiful holiday, an ancient holiday, we’ll celebrate today, and it’s called IVAN KUPALA.
Music: Ivan's exit ( Ivan Kupala comes out)
Kupala: Hey girls! Hi all!
Do you recognize me? No?
I Kupala - a mischief maker
And I’m not used to being bored!
The sun is shining cheerfully
Warms us with rays!
After all, Ivan Kupala has arrived,
Douse whoever you want! (sprays from a sprinkler to cheerful music)
Kupala sits on a tree stump and is sad.
2 presenter .: What happened to you, Ivashka?
1 presenter .: Oh, I don't like this!
Ivan Kupala: How can I not be sad... Girls, the holiday of Ivan Kupala has arrived, when you need to enjoy the sun and water, play different games and have fun from the heart. On this day, the only time a year a fern flower blooms, which fulfills wishes and indicates the place where the treasure is located, but evil forces tore off my entire map and pulled it in different directions. Eh, now I can’t find the treasure.
2 presenter .: If we collect all the sheets, will we be able to find the treasure?
Ivan Kupala: Yes!
2 presenter .: That's a problem - no problem! Will we find the petals?
Pupils: Yes!
1 presenter .:
Let's go visit the evil spirits,
And we’ll collect all the leaves.
And we will find Lethe's treasure!
Which of the girls is with me?
Pupils: We! I! All!
Music: for the entrance of Baba Yaga (appearing Baba Yaga swears, dances, conjures.)
Baba Yaga:I hear it, I hear it! What's that stink? Smells like the Russian spirit! Akhchi!
Ivan Kupala: Oh, oh, here comes the evil spirit. Who are you grandma?
Baba Yaga: Guess the riddle - the deception, then you will find out:
I fly in a mortar,
I kidnap children
In a hut on a chicken farm
I live on my feet
Golden-haired beauty
And my name is...
Pupils: Baba Yaga!
Baba Yaga: Vasilisa the Wise. So let's post it, do you need any FAQ? What herbs for bewitching, or for illness?
Ivan Kupala:Give me the piece of paper from the card!
Baba Yaga : Look! Look! Look at him, give him a piece of paper from the map.
1.2 presenter .: Yes! Give it back! Otherwise we'll bathe you in the swamp(grab her by the elbows and drag her).
Baba Yaga:Oh, my dears, don't! I'll give it all, I'll give it all! Just complete my tasks.
Ivan Kupala:Eh, grandma, are you dictating your terms again?
Baba Yaga:This is not a condition at all, but a game. And it’s called “Granny’s Broom.” Everyone stands around. We pass the broom to the music. Whoever the music stops on and whoever has the broom in his hands runs in circles on it.
Game "Granny's Broom"
to the music
Baba Yaga: Oh, well done!
Ivan Kupala:Well, Grandma Ezhka, give me the card.
Baba Yaga:Wow, how fast!? Let's play another game of "The Kite and the Hen". A kite and a hen are selected. All the girls stand behind the hen, holding each other. The kite tries to grab the last chick, the hen protects, and the tail also dodges the kite.
“The Kite and the Hen” (2-3 times)
Presenter 1,2:That's it, grandma, give me a piece of the card!
Baba Yaga:I give, I give! (takes it out of his pocket and gives it to Ivan)
Ivan Kupala:Thank you, grandma, don’t do any more mischief!
Baba Yaga:I won't! Bee sting me! I won't! A nail in my bast shoes.
Ivan Kupala:The first piece is there, you need to look for the rest.
Baba Yaga:And I know who else has a piece of the map.
Ivan: Who?
Baba Yaga:Would you allow me to stay with you during the holiday? I'll tell you.
Presenter 1,2: We will allow it.
Baba Yaga:
In a dense forest, in a swamp
You will definitely find her.
She's not a fish, she's not a frog,
My sister and girlfriend.
Slender figure
Her name is Snow Maiden. Hee hee.
YES.: And not the Snow Maiden at all, but Kikimora Bolotnaya. Ivashka, you need to go to the swamp.
Ivan:Well, go ahead, girls!
"Kikimora"
Hey, Kikimora, the beauty of the swamp!
Kikimora: What kind of screams? Who is stopping me from sleeping? Ugh! There are so many nasty kids here. What are you complaining about?
Ivan Kupala: Kikimora, take a bow and return the leaf to us!
Kikimora: Ha! Give us back the leaflet. I'm bored of sitting alone in the silence of the river! Play with me!
"Rope": who has it longerto the music
"Ribbon": dance under the falling ribbon to the music
Kikimora:
Oh they made me laugh
And a little tired!
Here you are holding a piece of paper.
Just know, my friend,
There is one more leaf.
Ivan Kupala: Tell Kikimora.
Kikimora:There is water inside it,
They don't want to hang out with him
And all his girlfriends -
Leeches and frogs!
Overgrown with algae
Good grandfather...
Ivan, Presenters:Freezing. What does frost have to do with it? This is Vodyanoy!.
Ivan Kupala:Thank you Kikimora for the leaflet and the tip.
Kikimora:Ivan, let me stay at the holiday?
Ivan:Of course stay!
The merman's song "I am a merman" sounds
HOSTS 1,2: Hello, Uncle Vodyanoy, why are you sitting so gloomy?
Water:
Neptune invited me to his daughter’s birthday party,
I prepared a card as a gift - congratulations,
And the frogs took it and dirty everything with their paws.
Presenter 1: The girls and I are not averse to helping your troubles.
(Children take water pistols, spray them on an easel with a painted film, washing off the paint, under which is a postcard for Neptune’s daughter).
Water: Well, thank you, you're welcome!
Presenter 2: Vodyanoy, answer me, my friend, do you have a piece of paper?
Water: Maybe there is, maybe not! Maybe this is my secret!
Ivan Kupala: Let’s make a deal - we’ll play with you, and you’ll give us the piece of paper!
Water: Don’t give me your conditions! And I love to play. Let's play my game. Make me happy - your leaflet.
"Salochki": One of the players is the driver, he gets to catch. The rest run away. Whoever the driver touches with his palm joins him and catches the others with him. Having caught the third, they catch the fourth, fifth, etc., until they catch everyone. When everyone is caught, the game starts again.
“One, two, three catch!”
Water: Pleased, pleased! Keep your piece of paper.
Presenter 1: Well, thank you, Vodyanoy, we say goodbye to you.
Water:Ivan, let me stay with you at the holiday?
Ivan:Of course stay!
Water:I'll tell you now! No, I won’t say! I'll tell you now! No, I won’t say!
Ivan:What are you muttering under your breath?
Water:I really liked you. I’ll tell you a secret: there is one more leaf. There is also one in the forest
Very important gentleman.
He's all overgrown with cones,
Only the nose is visible on the face.
Can be shy like a bunny
And his name is...
Ivan, Presenters:Dunno. What does Dunno have to do with it?
Ivan Kupala:No, this is Leshy, Leshy has a piece of the map.
Water:But I didn't tell you anything.
Ivan Kupala: Thank you.
They are looking for Leshy (they come to Leshy’s clearing)
Goblin:
Who came here without asking?
Get out quickly!
They swooped down like wasps
From all sides!
Who's walking here?
Is he collecting my mushrooms?
Kupala:It's me, Ivan Kupala.
Goblin
Salty mushroom for you!
I'll grab you
I won't let you go home,
I'll drag you underground!
The goblin grabs Ivashka.
Presenter 2:
Leshy, Leshy, don't be angry,
Welcome us as guests!
Goblin:
I tell you right away
Why I don’t like guests!
I’m sick, I have fever, high blood pressure, I need a little jam!
Presenter 2: Stop groaning and wailing.
They treat you to jam.
Goblin:
Oh, thank you, you're welcome,
Healed, healed!
Now I'm completely fine
Listen to Leshiy's riddles!
(The goblin makes riddles about the forest and its inhabitants, the children guess)
He lives in the wilderness of the forest,
Hero of my heart.
He rattles his bones
And everyone in the area is scared.
What kind of old man is this?
Well, of course, ...
Piglet Koschey the Immortal
Here's someone important
On a little white leg,
He has a red hat
There are polka dots on the hat. (Fly agaric.)
He came, filled the tubs,
I diligently watered the beds,
Noisily he washed the windows,
I danced on the porch.
Wandered around the roof to my heart's content
And he walked through the puddles into the field. (Rain.)
And I remembered one more riddle.
We all like it
Without him we cry.
And as soon as it appears -
We look away and hide:
It's very bright
And it's hot and hot. (Sun.)
Goblin:
Okay, we honestly deserve it
Here, hold the piece of paper,
Our native forest, our nature
Just take care!
Ivan Kupala: We promise to protect the forest,
Goodbye! See you again!
"The Robber's Song"
Robbers:
Look who's coming! Brave little people!
Ivan Kupala:
We came for the leaves,
Better give it yourself!
Rogue 1: Courage, at least to reduce it!
Rogue 2: Will you play with us? (Yes)
Rogue 2: This is my agreement - jump over the fire!
(Game “Bonfire”. Children jump over the fire)
Rogue 1: And now attention - I invite you to the competition!
(Game “Who will pour the water faster?” Children scoop water from a bucket with a glass and pour it into a jar to the accompaniment of music)
Game "Distillation"
Rogue 1: We know how to lose - hold the leaves!
Robber 2 : And with sports, children, you are always friends!
Ivan Kupala: Thank you robbers. Do you want to stay with us at the holiday?
Robbers:Of course we do, thank you.
Ivan: Where is the last petal?
Rogue1:Listen, Ivan, we know where the last piece of the map is.
Ivan: Where?
Rogue2:Deep in the underwater kingdom, near the Mermaid.
They go to the pond to the music: “The Sound of the Sea”
Ivan:Dear Rusalka! Allow us to float wreaths on the water and make our fortunes!
Mermaid:I allow it. I'll tell you fortune. Bring your wreaths.
YES:Commanders of each group, bring your wreath.
Ivan:What does this wreath promise for the girls this year?
Mermaid:The girls are promised this wreath this year......
1. Happiness, health, luck
2. Meet kind people.
3. Luck in your studies
4. Victories in competitions
5. Heavy parcels
6. Letters and negotiations.
7. Good luck in all endeavors
Ivan Kupala:Little Mermaid, thank you for the fortune telling. They say Little Mermaid, do you have a piece of the map?
Mermaid: Eat!
Ivan Kupala:Dear Little Mermaid, give it to us. After all, today is a holiday and today the fern will bloom, and we definitely need to find it.
Mermaid: What for?
Ivan Kupala:We want to find the treasure. And we'll give you a share.
Mermaid:Okay, but first, have fun with me, play my games.
Ivan Kupala: We agree.
“Jump Rope”, “Fisherman and Fish”,
"Scythe." to the music
Mermaid:Today we need to dance in circles and decorate birch trees.
Round dance around birches and tying ribbons.“There was a birch tree in the field”
Ivan:So we have a map. And now we invite the commanders to help us, to figure out where the place where the fern blooms is located. Try! If you find a flowering fern, we can easily find the treasure.
They look for ferns while listening to music.There is a riddle note in the fern where the treasure is hidden.
YES.:
Look! What is this?
The treasure that Summer gave!
I believed in your success!
You girls are the best!
I. Kupala:
Happy holiday, good people!
I wish you many years of health!
Chests full of goodness,
Happiness bright eyes!
Round dance 2
Presenter 1: On Ivan, on Kupala
The world has become more fun!
Sun, shine brighter,
Try to warm everyone up with warmth!
Presenter 2: Let Kupala water
Will give you health for years!
Children drink juice, a children's disco plays, everyone dances along with the characters and teachers.
D.A.: Thank you everyone for your attention. Our holiday has come to an end. See you again!
The circle stops. The merman gets up and, without opening his eyes, approaches one of the players. His task is to determine who is in front of him. The merman can touch the player standing in front of him, but his eyes cannot be opened. If Vodyanoy guessed right, he changes role, and now the one whose name was named becomes the driver.
BOYAR.
The game takes place on a flat surface. The players are divided into two teams, which line up opposite each other in a chain at a distance of 10-15 meters.
The first team goes forward with the words: - Boyars, we have come to you!
And returns to its original place: - Dear ones, we have come to you!
Another repeats this maneuver with the words: - Boyars, why did they come? Dear ones, why did you come?
The dialogue begins: - Boyars, we need a bride. Dear ones, we need a bride.
- Boyars, which one is dear to you? Dear ones, which one is your favorite?
The first team deliberates and chooses someone: - Boyars, this one is dear to us (pointing to the chosen one).
- Dear ones, this one is sweet to us.
The selected player turns around and now walks and stands in a chain, facing the other direction. The dialogue continues:
- Boyars, she is our fool. Dear ones, she is our fool.
- Boyars, and we use her whip. Dear ones, we whip it.
- Boyars, she is afraid of the whip. Dear ones, she is afraid of the whip.
- Boyars, we’ll give you some gingerbread. Dear ones, we’ll give you some gingerbread.
- Boyars, her teeth hurt. Dear ones, her teeth hurt.
- Boyars, we’ll take you to the doctor. Dear ones, we’ll take you to the doctor.
- Boyars, she will bite the doctor. Dear ones, she will bite the doctor.
The first command completes: - Boyars, don’t play the fool, give us the bride forever!
The guy who chose the bride must run up and break the chain of the other team. If he succeeds, he returns to his team, taking with him his bride from the first team. If the chain is not broken, then the bride remains in the first team, that is, she does not get married. In any case, the losing team starts the second round. The teams' task is to keep more players.
In fact, in each village the words and sometimes the rules of the game were different. There are different text options. And every option is correct. The same goes for round dances and songs. Collectors on expeditions themselves were surprised at how the words for the same round dance differ in neighboring villages, or vice versa, the words are the same, but the drawings of the round dances are different.
Here is another version of the words of this game.
BOYAR-PRUNCHESSES. Guys and girls stand in two lines opposite each other. In ranks they lock arms with their elbows (as if in shackles). In the first phrase the line moves forward, in the second backward. He who is silent stands.
Boyars (B): Princesses, yes, we have come before you. Young people, we have come before you.
Princesses (K): Boyars, why did you come? Young people, why did you come?
B: Princesses, we are looking for brides. Young, yes, we are looking for brides.
TO: Boyars, we have no brides. Young people, we don’t have any brides.
B: Princesses, do you have any age? Young people, but some aged? (“Overaged”, those who are no longer married).
TO: Boyars and runts. Young, but undersized. (Those who are not allowed yet).
B: Princesses, yes, they are overgrown. Young, but overgrown. (Like, just like that).
TO: Boyars, show me the groom. Young people, show me the groom.
B: Princesses, isn’t this the groom? Young people, isn’t this the groom? (it turns out that the one who was chosen as the groom then joins his line).
B: Princesses, isn’t this (word). Young, isn’t this (word). The guys show the required word by any means and prove the groom’s worth.
TO: Boyars, show me your boots. Young people, show me your boots.
B: Princesses, aren't these boots for you? Young people, aren’t these boots for you?
TO: Boyars, boots have no soles. Young, boots without soles.
B: Princesses, please pay for the embarrassment. Young people, you will pay for the embarrassment.
TO: Boyars, which one is dear to you? Young people, which one is cute to you?
B: Princesses, yes (name) is dear to us. Young people, yes (name) is dear to us.
TO: Boyars, we won’t give her up (and she’s a fool among us). Young people, we won’t give her away (and she’s a fool among us).
B: Princesses, we will come and pick it up. Young people, we will come and take it.
The guys are trying to take away the named girl, and the Princesses are protecting her. If they take it, they put it in their line along with the groom. Then the motive changes.
B: In our regiment it has arrived, it has arrived. Oh, did-ladoo, it has arrived, it has arrived.
TO: Our regiment has lost and gone. Oh, did-ladoo, it’s gone, it’s gone.
B: In our regiment I sali, pl I sali. Oh, did-ladoo, pl I sali, pl I sali.
TO: In our regiment they cried and cried. Oh, did-ladoo, they cried and cried.
B: In our regiment the poppy is blooming, the poppy is blooming. Oh, did-ladoo, the poppy is blooming, the poppy is blooming.
TO: In our regiment the dirt is black, the dirt is black. Oh, did ladoo, the dirt is black, the dirt is black.
B: In our regiment they drink beer, they drink beer. Oh, did-ladoo, they drink beer, they drink beer.
TO: In our regiment, tears are shed, tears are shed. Oh, did-ladoo, tears are flowing, tears are flowing.
STAND DAWN.
Men and women play. Women are Zorka, men are watching them. Everyone stands in a circle. Each man stands behind his girlfriend. The arms are freely lowered. Women look at each other, their task is to change places with the one with whom they exchanged blinks. And the man’s task is to prevent the girl from running away. He must catch her by the shoulders and hold her.
Games for children and teenagers.
Tails .
They play in pairs. Each player receives a rope of the same length as their opponent. The rope is tucked into the waistband of the trousers so that 2/3 hangs down the back like a tail. Each player must take the tail from the opponent without giving up his own at the same time. During the game, you must not push, fight, grab everything except the tail, or trip the animal. The winner is the one who took the enemy's tail, but saved his own. You can play with 4-5 people at a time, the goal is to save your tail and collect more tails of your opponents.
Burners .
This is, one might say, a “classic of the genre.” Players sit in pairs, holding hands and forming a column. The driver stands in front. Everyone speaks loudly or chants in chorus:
In any case, when the word “run” is said, those standing in the last pair open their arms and rush to the beginning of the column, running around it from different sides (one on the left, the other on the right), and the driver tries to catch one of them before the pair , having met, will join hands again. If this works, then together with the caught player the driver stands in the first pair of the column, and the one who was not caught becomes the driver.
The whole day the children prepare for the holiday: They decorate the bathing tree with ribbons.
And the main Kupala festivities are usually held on the banks of a river or lake. Where you could really play with water. One of the fairly common rituals of Ivan Kupala is dousing each other. After all, on this day the water is filled with solar energy and is healing.
Today is a swimsuit holiday - holding hands, the guys share their impressions with us. The festive game program allows for educational and educational work. To the question of what can be prepared from turnips, answers followed that Vasilisa the Wise herself did not know about.
You can carol not only in winter, but also in summer. Only a treat for carolers, not sweets, but an egg. Hence the kissing game. Wherever the egg points, kiss him; if the girls were idolized, they chose true friends.
The seventh of July is the longest day, after which the days begin to wane. And most entertainment is therefore dedicated to day and night. Folk beliefs were also tested on Ivan Kupala - when the weather is good, the guys throw coins into an old tub. If you fall into the water there will be a bucket, and it will rain.
In summer, each blade of grass has a healing property, adds strength and has a cleansing effect. Jumping over a nettle fire added excitement to the educational program.
Boys and girls decorate the birch tree with colored ribbons and make a wish.
Girls weave wreaths from field herbs and flowers. The guys on stage make wicker fences and a straw effigy of the Slavic god Kupala for the festive performance. After dinner, everyone decorates each other with greenery, garlands of flowers and leaves.
Did you know that this holiday of Ivan Kupala is called the holiday of lights. It was fire that was the symbolic embodiment of the powerful sun, and by jumping over the Kupala bonfires, according to popular belief, people become healthy and gain new strength.
On Ivan Kupala they wish for their fate and pour water on it, which on this night has a cleansing power. The girls also lower wreaths with lit candles into the water and wait to see where the current will take them. If the wreath floats far away, it means that your dear one will not soon ask you to get married, but if it washes up on the shore, expect matchmakers to come to the house soon.
On the day of Ivan Kupala all the forest evil spirits become active. Mermen, goblins, and kikimoras are having as much fun as people. And if you appease them with generous gifts and kind words, then they will not harm people for a whole year. And if you make them laugh and please with beautiful songs and dances, then maybe they will also help.
The summer health camp on Ivan Kupala Day turns into a grandiose Sabbath on Bald Mountain. The girls dance in a circle and sing Kupala songs. They glorify trees, water, wind, sun. After all, the power of man lies in unity with nature. Our ancestors knew this well. That is why they dedicated so many rituals and holidays to nature.
The girls ask the Water’s permission to lower their wreaths into the water and find out their fate:
Come to the shore, Vodyanoy, Let us swim, Play over the water, Throw wreaths into the water, Tell fortunes to the people.
The merman, having heard such calling songs, gets out to the shore, and not alone, but with mermaid girlfriends:
Who dared to disturb me, in the depths of the estuary waters. Why are people making noise and dancing near the shore?
They explained to him that this holiday is wonderful in the camp - Ivan Kupala Day, that girls on this day tell fortunes about their grooms, he was delighted:
Grooms! This is good! Otherwise, Liman is full of mermaids of marriageable age. But mermaids are my sisters, my soul hurts for them. Only they don’t need any suitors. So, okay, make some noise. I really want to look at the suitors, let them show who they are!
The young men dance, sing, demonstrate martial arts - the merman and the mermaids really want to please them. The merman has a stern disposition:
Tell me something, sister! If not, then lead the drowning! Suddenly the Mermaids will tickle you, if he doesn’t want to get married!
But as soon as the girls lowered the wreaths into the water, the witch immediately got wind that someone was casting a spell behind his back. She flew in on a broom and brought her retinue with her: a goblin, a kikimora and other evil spirits.
Who's going to do magic without me? They completely forgot about me. When it’s time to use some herbs to cure someone’s illness or to bewitch someone, you find a path to me, but I wasn’t invited to the Ivan Kupala holiday, the Witch.
Indeed, on Kupala night, many herbs and plants acquire healing and magical powers. And most importantly, only this night, one day a year, on Ivan Kupala, the fern blooms. And whoever manages to pluck it will receive all earthly treasures.
Well, those who are unlucky enough to pick a fern this year, in order to remain happy and healthy all year round, douse themselves with water, jump over the Kupala bonfires, so that all ailments and sorrows burn out in this flame. It is not forbidden to simply sit by the fire, turning to the spirit of fire with a request to burn out everything bad, heavy, oppressive from life.
And at sunrise you can wash your face with dew to stay beautiful all year round.
And of course, there is a Kupala loaf waiting for everyone, touching which you need to make a wish. And it will certainly come true!
Games for Ivan Kupala
Game "Aquarius"
On the day of Ivan Kupala, all traditions have a close connection with water. The most common of the rituals that have survived to this day is pouring water on passers-by.
Buckets filled with water are usually placed at the beginning of the race, and empty buckets are placed at the finish. The first player scoops up water with a ladle and runs to an empty bucket, pours water into it, returns and passes the ladle to the next participant. The team that fills their bucket the fastest or has the most water in their bucket after time (3-5 minutes) wins.
Game "Flame of the Fire"
The game is to jump over the fire more successfully and quickly, completing the entire relay race.
Each team has its own “bonfire” - two players with a jump rope. At the signal, they pull the rope in front of the first player who steps over it. The “bonfires” run forward and again pull the rope in front of the player. Thus, they move to the end of the distance, returning back by running.
Game "Blooming Fern"
The most famous legend of the Kupala holidays tells about a flower. On the festive night of Ivan Kupala, this flower blooms and seems to glow in the night, pointing to the place where the treasure is buried. The first player of the team, riding a broom, runs at the signal to the end of the distance, where there are cardboard boxes for each team. They contain a large number of cards with images of ferns, but only a few (according to the number of participants in the team) have blooming ferns.
The player looks for a card with a picture of a blooming fern, returns with it and passes the broom to the next participant. The winner is the team that finishes the relay first.
Jumping over the fire
At night, when the fire reaches its greatest strength and becomes the highest, boys and girls jump over it with a running start, in pairs and one at a time. During walks and games, the girl pats the guy on the shoulder and runs away, and he runs to catch up with her. Having caught it, he leads her to the fire, over which they jump, holding on to a doll on a stick. If the hands do not move apart when jumping, then the pair is made. And if they separate, then everyone is looking for a new couple. In case of luck, when the fire is not touched, the flame does not spark and the hands of those jumping over the fire are not separated, there will be a pair.
Ivan Kupala holiday: mythology and customs
Ivan Kupala holiday: mythology
The name "Kupala" means "bright white". That’s why the white flower is called kupava, and for its special whiteness the word “boil” was chosen. That's what they say: boiling white color. Chamomile is a symbol of the Kupala holiday. “On Ivan Kupala I wove a wreath, I wove a wreath, I told fortunes using a daisy.”
Kupaila has been known among the Slavs since ancient times as a holiday of the Sun, the ripeness of summer and green mowing. People girded themselves with bandages of flowers, and put wreaths of herbs on their heads. They led odes and sang songs. With the help of friction of dry sticks, “living fire” was produced, fires were lit, in the middle of which they placed a pole with a burning wheel mounted on it - a symbol of the sun.
However, the main hero of the plant world on this day was the fern, which was widely associated with legends about treasures and about endowing the one who is lucky enough to get a fern flower with magical, supernatural qualities and abilities.
As we remember from legends, the wonderful gift of foresight is given to the one who picks a fern flower. True, this is a case where it is easier said than done. According to legend, the fern blooms only for a few moments at midnight on Ivan Kupala.
Midsummer is the period of the longest days and shortest nights. For these people, the shortness of the night hides some kind of concentrated, and therefore especially powerful, magical power. Kupel rituals are associated with the forces of nature: earth, water. Fire occupies a special place in the sacrament. People jump over a fire to get rid of everything bad, and to make a wish come true, they walk over the coals.
Initially, the pagan holiday of Ivan Kupala was associated with the summer solstice. And it was celebrated on the night of June 20-21. Later, the ritual part was timed to June 24 in the old style, and July 7 in the new style. So everyone celebrates differently now. Which date is closer to whom? If on the night of Ivan Kupala, no matter what style, you still manage to find a blooming fern, then you have skipped botany. It can bloom only this way - thanks to the flickering of a candle.
They said that with a fern flower opening for just a few moments at Ivano-Kupala midnight, you can see all the treasures, no matter how deep in the ground they are. True, getting such a flower is almost more difficult than the treasure itself. According to the stories, around midnight, from the wide leaves of the fern, “a bud suddenly appears, which, rising higher and higher, then sways, then stops - and suddenly staggers, turns over and jumps. Exactly at 12 o'clock at night, a ripe bud bursts with a bang, and a bright fiery flower is presented to the eyes, so bright that it is impossible to look at it: an invisible hand plucks it, and a person almost never manages to do this. During the flowering of the fern, it is as if the voice and chirping of an evil spirit is heard, not wanting to allow a person to see a wonderful, rare flower that has precious properties.” Whoever finds a blossoming fern and manages to take possession of it, “he acquires the power to command everyone. Powerful rulers will be powerless before him, and unclean spirits will be at his complete disposal; he may know where the treasures are hidden; he will enter any treasury, no matter what locks it may be locked, as the owner, for the doors themselves will dissolve in front of him - one has only to attach a wonderful flower to the lock; Invisibly, its owner makes his way to any beauty - and there is nothing that would be impossible for him. Such is the strength and power of this flower."
Ivan Kupala holiday: customs
On the night of July 6-7, this mystical, mysterious, but at the same time cheerful and riotous day of Ivan Kupala is celebrated.
Midsummer's Day was filled with various rituals related to water. The most common custom is to swim on Midsummer's Day, although in some areas peasants considered swimming dangerous, since on this day the birthday person is a merman who should not be disturbed.
Any careless person who enters his kingdom will be drowned. Another belief: on this enchanted Kupala night, trees move from one place to another and whisper to each other using their leaves. Herbs on this night are filled with special magical powers.
The main character of the plant world on the day of Ivan Kupala is the fern; widespread legends about treasures were associated with this plant. On this day, the fern reveals a fiery red, strong flickering light, which makes it possible for the one who finds it to guess the future. Only with the help of a fern flower, which opens only at midnight for a few moments on Midsummer's Day, can you see all the deposits, no matter how deep in the ground they are hidden.
The main feature of the Kupala night is the cleansing bonfires. People always danced and jumped around them: whoever jumps higher and more successfully will be happier. In some places they even drove cattle through the Kupala fire to protect them from pestilence. In the Kupala bonfire, one could burn the shirts taken from children who were often ill, so that the illnesses would burn along with them. Children and youth, jumping over the fires, had fun, noisy games and races. The game of burners was also traditional.
Girls unhappy in love, in order to bewitch their chosen one, had to run around a rye field several times at midnight, preferably naked. It was believed that while the girl was running naked in circles, the lover would see her in a dream, and in the morning he would understand that she was his destiny.
On this day, it was a custom to throw a wreath of birch branches and leaves into the river: if the wreath floats, you will get married, if it drowns, you will die, if it washes up on the shore, you will be unmarried. There is a custom of eating kutya and steaming in a bathhouse with brooms of Ivan da Marya flowers.
The sun plays and jumps on the day of Ivan Kupala. Ethnographers have recorded many different beliefs that on Peter’s Day and Ivan Kupala Day “the sun plays at sunrise, shimmers with all the colors of the rainbow, plunges into water and appears again.”
The Kupala songs express the same ideas: “The sun played on Ivan early...”; “The sun is setting...”
Similar observations of the “playing” sun continued until Peter’s Day, which should obviously be considered as a day of farewell to the sun, which gradually waned after the summer solstice.
Observations of the “playing” sun continued until Peter’s Day (Kupala), which should obviously be considered as the day of farewell to the sun, which gradually waned after the summer solstice. There was a custom of “watching the sun.” In the evening, taking food, young people, and in the first half of the 19th century. and elderly peasants went to the hill, where they walked all night, lit fires and waited for the sunrise to see the play of the sun.
Some celebrate the so-called Dew Festival, others decorate the willow tree and dance round dances around it, and still others organize a witch gathering on a high mountain.
There is a belief: on the shortest night, water and plants show their miraculous ability to cure diseases and increase the fertility of the earth. People light fires, lower wreaths onto the surface of the water and look for wonderful fern flowers in the forest.
According to legend, a loving woman and man stand on opposite banks of the river. They strive for each other, but only once a year, on July 7, can they meet by fording the river.
The men build a huge fire, dance around it, and then have fun below the fire: they sing songs, dance and play.
Mermaids are another fairy-tale character of this mysterious night. Mermaids are renowned for their unearthly beauty. There is a belief that mermaids on Kupala night are endowed with enormous strength and are able to drag them to the bottom. In order to appease the river maidens, the most beautiful girls weave wreaths of wild flowers and float them on the water. According to signs, mermaids, having taken on human form, come out to admire the swimming lights on the shore from afar and, meeting a man in the forest, can bewitch him. The spell ends when Midsummer passes.
At the festival, everyone must undergo complete cleansing in order to begin collecting the fruits of the field fully cleansed. A complete cleanse consists of three parts:
First cleansing (Cleansing the Body): Everyone present at the holiday on Kupala Day must wash their body in sacred waters (rivers, lakes, reservoirs, dew, etc., preferably flowing water) at least 9 times to wash off tired and dirty.
Second cleansing (Cleansing of the Soul): In order for those present at the holiday on Kupala Day to cleanse their Soul, large bonfires are lit, and everyone jumps over these bonfires at least 9 times, because Fire burns all negativity and cleanses the aura and Soul person.
Third cleansing (Purification of the Spirit): Everyone present at the holiday on God's Day Kupala walks barefoot over burning coals at least 9 times.
From July 6 to July 7, a very ancient, one of the main holidays of the Slavs is celebrated. It is rich in its rituals and traditions: collecting fragrant flowers and herbs, weaving beautiful wreaths, decorating houses with greenery, jumping over bouquets and bonfires, fortune telling, dousing with water, night riots and tracking down evil spirits.
The holiday of Ivan Kupala is known as the day of the sun, green mowing and the ripeness of summer.
Celebration of Ivan Kupala consisted in the fact that people girded themselves with flowers and herbs, put wreaths on their heads, danced in circles, danced and sang songs, lit fires, in the center of which a pole with a burning wheel was fixed - a symbol of warmth and sun.
The holiday of Ivan Kupala is a revered and riotous holiday among the people.
The celebration of Ivan Kupala is associated with various water procedures and rituals. For example, in the morning on Midsummer's Day you must take a swim.
And the main feature of the Kupala night is the cleansing bonfires. There are dances around them, and young people jump over them. Once upon a time, parents burned the clothes of sick children in these bonfires so that all diseases would burn away with them.
The Kupala dance “Rucheyok” is still known, in which young couples, holding hands, run through a special “gate” made of raised hands. This dance is mystical in nature. It depicts the moon and sun emerging from the heavenly “gate.”
Fun and games for the holiday of Ivan Kupala
1. Game "Tails"It needs to be played in pairs. Each participant takes a rope of the same length as his opponent and tucks it into the waistband of his trousers so that 2/3 of it hangs down behind him, resembling a tail. Each player must take the “tail” from the enemy without losing his own. But the interesting thing is that during the game you cannot fight, push or grab anything other than the “tail”. The winner is the player who took the “tail” from the opponent, but did not lose his own. This game can be played by 5-6 people. Then you need to collect more “tails” of your opponents and save your own.
2. Game "Water"
For it you need to choose a driver who sits in a circle with his eyes closed, and the participants move around the circle saying:
Watery, Watery,
Why are you sitting under water?
Come on out,
Sit with us.
At the end of these words, the circle stops, and the merman gets up and approaches one player. He must determine with his eyes closed who is in front of him. If you guess right, you change places with the participant you guessed right.
3. Game "Golden Gate" If there are many participants, they must divide into two teams. One of the teams forms a circle, and the participants join hands and raise them up. In a circle, players are positioned at such a distance from each other that a person can pass between them. The second team, moving like a snake, goes around each player in turn, finding itself either in the middle of the circle or outside it.
The first team says the words:
Golden Gate
They don't always miss.
The first one is allowed
The second time is prohibited
And for the third time
We won't miss you!
At the end of these words, the members of the first team abruptly lower their hands. Everyone who remains inside the circle leaves the chain and continues to stand there. The one who remains in the chain wins.
Traditions and rituals that accompany the holiday of Ivan Kupala
A very important tradition of Kupala night is jumping over the fire. It is believed that it cleanses a person from everything bad with fire. If the jump is successful, when the flame does not touch the jumper, then marriage awaits him. Whoever jumps the highest will be the happiest.
Bathing and dousing on the night of Ivan Kupala - also for cleaning.
A popular tradition is fortune telling. Single girls and women make fortunes about their future husbands. They weave wreaths of flowers and herbs and throw them down the river. If you make a wish during this process, it will definitely come true. If the wreath sinks, it means death. If she floats, the girl will soon get married. If she washes ashore, she will be unmarried.
Another custom associated with this holiday is searching for fern flower. It was believed that only on Kupala night the fern blooms for a moment in a fiery red color and that whoever manages to see it will be lucky and rich. He will see all the treasures, no matter how deeply they are buried in the ground. Such a person will gain power over everyone.
Kupala night is magical and it was believed that on this night wishes and cherished dreams come true. Do you have any doubts? Try it, make a wish and find out whether it’s true or not.
Don't be afraid of water,
I'll give you tea for your efforts.
What is the main mermaid
Are you ready to give now?
I'm happy! Let there be a holiday!
I have found a son-in-law!
(Music sounds. The representative of the vacationers carries the main mermaid to the water. She involuntarily pushes him into the water).
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Celebration scenario for the night of Ivan Kupala in the camp - teacher's piggy bank
Celebration scenario for the night of Ivan Kupala in the camp
CHARACTERS:
Kupalenka flower,
flower Ivan da Marya,
Fern,
Three girls
The stage is decorated with ribbons and birch branches, the Kupalenka and Ivan da Marya flowers are hidden in the corners, there is also a fern there, and somewhere behind the stage a river gurgles. The song sounds, the Well done and the Maiden come out.
Like we have three holidays a year:
The first holiday - Semik honest,
Another holiday - Trinity Day,
And the third holiday is the Bathing Suit.
GIRL: Where are you going, dear friend? Come with me to sing songs, lead round dances, weave wreaths, and make fortunes.
WELL DONE: I won’t go with you, my beloved. I want to go into the forest and find the color of the fern.
GIRL: What do you need it for? The whole land is yours - take it - I don’t want it. Don't go into the forest, it's scary there.
Well done: I decided to find the treasured color, so that I could later find all the treasures and lay them at your feet.
Girl: Oh, I don’t need all the treasures, I need you alive and well. Don’t go, it’s better to go to the river, bathe in the dew, and sprinkle yourself with holy water. Today the sun has lost its way and the bright-eyed maiden Dawn appeared to help him. She not only led him across the sky, but also washed him with dew, filled with the summer fragrance of flowers. Come swim with me, we will be cleansed of all sins, we will live a new life.
GOOD GUY: No, I won’t go with you. I’ll go into the dark forest, seek, torture, explore my happiness. Don't remember it badly!
The fellow and the girl go their separate ways. The girl leaves for the song playing behind the stage:
The night is short!
Marya did not sleep
Petra took the keys
The dawn opened,
Released Rosa.
Honey dew,
Silk grass -
In the middle of the meadow
Against the sun.
The song stops, the young man is left alone. It gets darker, flowers and ferns come out of their hiding places, and Leshy joins them. They all circle around the young man, saying:
Like on Ivan Kupala
The sun was playing red.
The girls will go pick grass,
Remember your sister and brother:
Oh, where is that grass -
Thu brother and sister.
My brother is wearing blue,
The color on my sister is yellow.
Zarya-Zaryanitsa fell like dew,
Married my sister and brother.
Everyone starts pushing the young man, he becomes completely confused and screams. Everyone freezes, only the Ivan da Marya flower remains.
WELL DONE: Who are you?
IVAN-DA-MARYA: Ai didn’t recognize it? I am a reserved, magical flower. Take me, I will bring you happiness.
WELL DONE: Oh, I know you. You are the flower of fortune telling Ivan da Marya: the girl and the fellow fell in love with each other and got married, not knowing that they were brother and sister, and they turned into a flower with yellow and blue petals. I know you, I won’t take you with me. Go to the girls, they will pick you off, weave you into a wreath, and they will tell fortunes based on the wreath. I don't need you. I'm looking for another fiery color.
Everything started spinning again, spinning around the young man, again they began to kick and push him, chanting:
Kupala, Kupala,
Where did you fly?
I flew in the forest
Under the broom bush,
Under a birch leaf!
Kupala, Kupala,
Where did you winter?
I wintered in a meadow -
Under the little white snow!
Everyone runs away, only the Kupalenka flower remains.
KUPALENKA: Hello, good fellow. What are you doing here? Why did you come to the forest at night? Go to people, walk, jump over fires. On a sacred night you should not wander here.
GOOD GUY: What shouldn’t this be? That's it.
KUPALENKA: You know, it’s a witch’s night now. All sorts of evil spirits wander through the forest, mermaids crawl out of swamps, goblins don’t sit in hollows, they lead and spin around the forest. Get out of here.
WELL DONE: I know you, you Kupalenka, forest flower. But it’s not you I’m looking for, it’s not you I want. Let me in.
KUPALENKA: Oh, well done, you’ll be lost, you’ll perish in vain, brave valor will not help you, daring praise will not help you.
GOOD GUY: Let me go!
And again everything started spinning and spinning. A fine fellow goes forward, but they interfere with him, they howl a song:
Round, small field,
There are a lot of wonderful berries on it:
Ripe, mature,
Red and white.
Who walks at night
He will dial.
And Marya took the ripe ones,
And Ivan took mature ones -
Red and white.
Everything has disappeared, only the fern flower stands, blazing in all directions with an unprecedented, unheard of light.
Well done: That's what you are, a cherished, reserved flower. I've been looking for you for a long time, waiting. Here you are.
And the flower is getting brighter, glowing brighter. The young man rushed towards him and wanted to grab him, but Leshy grabbed him instead.
A girl's song is heard from afar:
Oh, on Ivan,
Oh, on Kupala
The girls wondered
Into fast water
They threw wreaths.
Tell me, water,
To the red maiden
About young life,
With whom to live forever?
Whom, little river,
Call it your favorite?
How long to live
Walk on the ground?
Bring, river, wreath
To the other bank.
Together with the song, three girls and a girl come out, holding wreaths in their hands. They finish them and throw them into the “river”, watching the flow. Two of them have buckets of water. They wet their hands with water, wash their faces, and splash it on their neighbors and in the hall. The girl is thoughtful.
FIRST GIRL: Why, my friend, are you sad? Or did you remember something bad?
GIRL: My good fellow went into the forest to torture his happiness, to look for a fern-flower. Oh, I'm afraid something bad will happen to him.
SECOND GIRL: And you hope, dear, that he will return to you.
THIRD GIRL: Let's light a fire, cheer ourselves up, cheer ourselves up.
The girls leave to prepare the fire, the girl goes in the opposite direction. A fine fellow “falls out” onto the stage and lies motionless. The girl runs out.
GIRL: Dear friend, what happened to you? What happened?
WELL DONE: Oh, I barely escaped the evil spirits. I saw the flower, but couldn’t take it.
GIRL: It’s good that he remained intact. And we will find treasures anyway. You are more valuable to me than all the treasures in the world.
WELL DONE: Oh, how old is the Kupala forest at night.
GIRL6 And we’ll go to the river, jump over the fire, and your soul will warm up. Let's go.
The fellow gets up and walks with the girl. Girls come out, light a fire, and sing:
Kupala by the water-sea!
Ivan's horse played at night,
I broke the stone with my hoof,
A spark lit the fire.
Ride first, horse,
Through the great fire.
The king and queen are behind you,
And the red maiden
And peace and feast,
And with kind people.
The young man and the girl begin to jump over the fire. The other three girls in the hall find the guys and jump with them. While everyone is jumping, the farewell Kupala song sounds in the background:
Like Kupala
The sun was playing!
Go, little siskin, at the gate,
Collect a round dance:
Guys - out for a walk,
The young ones are going for a swim,
And wreath the girls,
Walk to the river
Throw wreaths into the water,
Guess your destiny!
ALL: Happy holiday, good people! Happy holiday, Happy Bathing Night.
