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October 12, 2012
October 12, 2012
Midsummer Night, Russia
Photograph by Jonas Bendiksen, National Geographic
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Midsummer Night, known as the festival of Ivan Kupala (St. John the Baptist), is marked by candles and flower garlands in Vladimirskoye. Celebrants walk three times around Svetloyar Lake, which legend says makes wishes come true.
See more pictures from the July 2012 feature story "Russian Summer."
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