Андрей Рублёв
Many rites of this holiday are connected with water, [[fertility]] and [[Ritual purification|autopurification]]. The girls, for example, would float their flower garlands on the water of rivers and tell their fortunes from their movement. Lads and girls would jump over the flames of bonfires. Nude bathing is likewise practiced. [[Kupala Night|Nights on the Eve of Ivan Kupala]] inspired [[Modest Mussorgsky]] to create his "[[Night on Bald Mountain]]". A prominent Ivan Kupala night scene is featured in [[Andrei Tarkovsky]]'s film [[Andrei Rublev (film)|"Andrei Rublev"]]. Also, in [[Saint Petersburg]] the [[White Nights Festival]] is also predominantly connected with water.