Imikhosi ka-Ivan Kupala yisikhathi lapho umlingo unamandla amakhulu futhi wonke umuntu unethuba lokuzisebenzisa ngokunenzuzo. Amantombazane amaningi enesizungu enza ukupenda ngothando ku-Ivan Kupala, ukuze abophe indoda ayeyithandayo. Kukhona umlando wokuthi uma uthola i-fern ehluma futhi ukhetha imbali, khona-ke umuntu uyojabula futhi acebe ukuphila. Awukwazi ukwenza isipele ngothando kumuntu oshadile ngobusuku bokugeza, njengoba lokhu kuzoba nemiphumela emibi yemilingo.
Uthando uphawula indoda e-Ivan Kupala nge-fern
Kusukela ezikhathini zasendulo, amantombazane afuna ukumbopha umuntu futhi aphile naye yonke impilo yakhe ngenjabulo nangothando. Ukuqhuba umkhosi, kufanele uhambe ehlathini, uthole inhlanzi bese uqeda amaqabunga amaningana. Ngemuva kwalokho, thola i-aspen, uhlale naye emuva futhi uzibethe ngamaqabunga amafern, uthi amagama alandelayo:
"Omile, utshani, owomile, ubune."
Masibuye nome
Ngami umngane wami othandekayo
Inceku kaNkulunkulu (igama). Amen. "
Emva kwalokho, amaqabunga kufanele ahlanganiswe ne-aspen futhi ahambe ekhaya ngaphandle kokubuka emuva. Kubalulekile ukuthi ungakhulumi nanoma ubani endleleni.
Uthando lupela ngobusuku buka-Ivan Kupala ngehora
Uthando alukwenziwa nje ngamantombazane angashadile kuphela, kodwa nabesifazane abashadile abafuna indoda ukuba ihlale iseduze futhi ingabheki abanye besifazane. Ngaphambi kuka- Ivan Kupala, thatha ijazi lomkakho bese ulala embhedeni, bese-ke, ume ngezinyawo bese uthi ugobe olunjalo:
"Bongani uNkulunkulu,
Izwe lingumngcele wami,
Amanzi aqeda umlilo,
Futhi wena, inceku kaNkulunkulu (igama),
Mina, inceku kaNkulunkulu (igama),
Ungathinti!
Egameni likaYise neNdodana noMoya oNgcwele.
Manje naphakade
Futhi kuze kube phakade. Amen. "
Isipela esinamandla ku-Ivan Kupala emlilweni
Lesi siko kubhekwa njengenye yezinamandla kakhulu, futhi kufanele kwenziwe ngobusuku buka-Ivan Kupala phambi komlilo. Kubalulekile ukuthi kukhona into yokudumisa kule holide. Bheka i-bonfire bese uthi la mazwi:
"Umlilo uvutha umlilo,
Ubusuku buzokhanya ngokukhanyayo,
Imfihlo yothando izosisiza ukuba ngivule,
(igama) ukuzishaya.
Masinyane lapho simbamba,
Uthando olunomdlandla uthele.
Umlilo wothando lwethu uzobopha,
Izinhliziyo zethu zizobumbana kuze kube phakade ".
Ngemuva kokuthi icebo lifundwa, kuyadingeka, kanye nento yokudumisa, ukugxuma phezu komlilo. Kubalulekile ukubamba izandla futhi ungavumeli ukuhamba phakathi kokugxuma.
Le sipela ku-Ivan Kupala otshanini
Amantombazane enesizungu angenza umqondo wokuthanda imilingo. Ngalesi sizathu, kubalulekile ukuqala ukuqoqa umqoqo wezitshalo, okufaka izinyembezi ze-clover, i-thistle ne-cuckoo. Ngemuva kwamabili ebusuku, kudingeka uhlale ekhaya wedwa, ufake imbiza yamanzi esitofu ukuze uqale ukuphuza i-potion. Lapho amanzi amathumba, uphonsa kuwo i-clover encane, inhloko yesikhukhula kanye nembali yezinyembezi ze-cuckoo. Hlanganisa i-potion ngommese, tshela icebo elinjalo:
"Ubilisa, i-potion yami, amathumba,
Thatha konke ubumnandi emasimini,
Thatha i-herbal dope,
Qoqa inkungu ye-meadow.
Njengomhlaba wonke wamaKristu
Uthanda amadlelo nezinsimu,
Ngakho futhi (okunjalo nokunye)
Ngithande kakhulu.
Egameni likaYise neNdodana noMoya oNgcwele.
Manje naphakade
Futhi kuze kube phakade. Amen. "
I-potion ihlukumeze, bese uyixulela eziphuzweni zomuntu othandekayo.