page_title: Fern flower
section_title: Russian, Ukrainian, Belarus and Polish tradition
hierarchical_section_title: Fern flower / Slavic tradition / Russian, Ukrainian, Belarus and Polish tradition
caption_attribution_description: English: "Kupalle", Silver commemorative coins, denomination: 20 rubles Беларуская: "Купальле", беларуская срэбраная памятная манэта, намінал: 20 рублёў Русский: "Купала", белорусская серебряная памятная монета, номинал: 20 рублей
context_page_description: The fern flower is a magic flower in Slavic mythology and in Baltic mythology, in Estonian mythology.
context_section_description: In Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Poland, the holiday is practiced on the eve of Ivan Kupala Day. Young girls wear wreaths in their hair and couples go into the woods searching for the fern flower. When they come out of the woods, if the male is wearing the girl's wreath, it means the couple is engaged to be married.
  According to folklore, the flower is chervona ruta. The flower is yellow, but according to legend, it turns red on the eve of Ivan Kupala Day.
caption: Fern flower on a commemorative coin of the National Bank of Belarus