Crimean beach

“NEPTUNE” BEACH RITUAL (Koktebel, Crimea, Ukraine) “2017”

Original was uploaded on 2020-11-04

“NEPTUNE” BEACH RITUAL” (Koktebel, Crimea, Ukraine) “2017”
MUSIC: (SEE BELOW)
00:00 JOHANN STRAUSS (VOICES OF SPRING OP.410)
16:55 JOHANN STRAUSS (THE BLUE DANUBE 0P.314)

This video captures a festive Neptune-themed ritual on a pebbly beach in Koktebel, Crimea. Participants, many fully nude or in minimal attire, feature elaborate body paint with snakes, stripes, and tribal designs. They carry wooden staffs and headdresses, forming processions, circles, and dances amid the seaside hills and turquoise waters. Intimate hugs and embraces unfold openly with onlookers present.