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| | Belarusian Holidays |
 | | Then later the youth would go around the village calling with their special Kupalle songs for the celebration. |
 | | Special ritual food was cooked on the fire - fried eggs (egg symbolized both sun and life), kulaha (a sort of a puding made of wheat powder), vareniki (dumplings stuffed with berries - blueberries, cherries, raspberies). |
 | | The oiled wooden wheel would be set on fire to symbolize sun. |
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