Birch and willow branches over still water at night, branches bent as if weighted

birches at rusalka week

During Rusalka Week, in early June around Pentecost, the rusalki were said to leave the water and spend the nights swinging in birch and willow trees. Swimming was forbidden for the duration.

Basis: Rusalka Week observances, Russia, Belarus and Ukraine · AI-generated

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