краткий пересказ текста на 3 предложения на английском K upalle, summer solstice ['solstis] (21 June), (1) and celebrated pagan (языческий)..... is the most (2) in today s Be…

Краткий пересказ текста на 3 предложения на английском K upalle, summer solstice ['solstis] (21 June), (1) and celebrated pagan (языческий)..... is the most (2) in today s Be larus, which has been around for centuries. Its celebration of- fers a whole complex of... (3) rituals ['ritsuǝlz], beliefs, love and magic. Like in ancient times, Kupalle is (4) in the night from 6 July to 7 July. Years ago young girls went into the meadows to collect plants and herbs cornflowers, ferns, etc. dur- ing the day of 6 July. It was ... (5) that the plants gathered at that time had special magic and... (6) and could... (7) people and their homes from illnesses and evil spirits. That's why some of these plants were used in ... (8), some were put up on the walls of the houses, and some of the plants were used in the wreaths worn on the head by young men and women during the Kupalle... (9). The central part in Kupalle celebration was a fire, which symbolised life and Yaryla and drove away death. During the day young men would prepare the place to start the fire. They ferns [famz] - папоротники; "wreaths [ri:es] - венки 136 would go around uld ville (10) old things - clothes, broken Barrels and would take them out to the place, chosen fortin festivity. Usually it wo the bus meadow, a forest glade (noas fa) or a bank of a river. The oiled wooden wheel would be set on fire to symbolise the sun. People would stay up till early morn ing hours. They followed a lot of customs on that night, including pu- rification rituals (ритуалы очищения) during the celebra tion... (11) over the fire, bathing in the river, rolling in the grass dew¹. They would join hands and... (12) in karagods, compete in strength, tell fortunes and look for a blossoming fern flower "Paparats-kvetka". It was thought lucky if a cou ple (napa) could find it: they would live... (13) ever after. Special ritual food was... (14) on the fire fried eggs (egg symbolised both sun and life), kulaha (a sort of a pudding made of wheat flour), vareniki (dumplings stuffed with berries blueberries, cherries and raspberries). A lot of this tradition is followed today.