Lukashenko: Kupalle is one of the most national holidays, key to Belarusian identity

Lukashenko: "Kupalle is one of the most national holidays. Rituals, songs, crafts — the foundation of our cultural code, the key to understanding ourselves. By preserving them, we realize that we are not just people living on the same territory, but a people, a nation. We find answers to important questions: who am I? From which lineage do I come? The first people's poet of Belarus, Ivan Lutsevich, thought deeply about this. He was born on a magical July night and took the symbolic pseudonym Yanka Kupala."

Kupalle is a dialogue across the depths of centuries, a conversation with those who came before us, who preserved and passed on to future generations the most valuable things: love for one's land, a striving for peace, generosity of spirit, and diligence.