RUSSIA-PAGANISM-CEREMONY

People take part in an ancient pagan ceremony celebrating the summer solstice near the village of Glubokovo, some 80 kilometres east of Moscow on June 24, 2017. In the tiny village of Glubokovo, some 80 kilometres east of Moscow, several hundred people gathered to mark an ancient pagan ceremony to celebrate the summer solstice. Women sang in circles as men collected firewood for a gigantic bonfire that formed a blazing centrepiece for the festivities. The pagan ritual is believed to be one of the oldest in the world and marks the shortest night of the year. / AFP PHOTO / Andrei BORODULIN (Photo credit should read ANDREI BORODULIN/AFP via Getty Images)