catalan festivities

2. Introduction
Sant Joan is a celebration that takes
place during the night of 23 of June.
Traditionally, you have dinner with
family and friends, eat cake for
dessert, then throw firecrackers set
off fireworks, and make a bonfire.

3. The cake is The bonfire.
called coca.

4. CALENDAR

5. Origins and history
This celebration was started by ancient
civilisations who lit a bonefire, as they
noticed that from that day onwards the
days started to become shorter. In this
way they gave strength to the Sun.

6. The Catholic Church adopted the
celebrations to make it coincide with
the birth of St. John.

7. Rituals and traditions
It is a traditional bonfire made with
wood and old furniture.
In Sant Joan, people believe that
jumping over the fire will bring them
good luck.

8. If you get hair wet during Sant Joan it
will grow faster and better.
It is believed that some plants and
herbs have special properties if you pick
them with your eyes closed that night.

9. Sant Joan today
St. Joan is one of the most important
parties in the summer.
It is celebrated in a great deal of cities
and villages of Catalonia.
It is also traditional to have dinner with
family or friends. At dessert, you eat cake
and drink champagne.

10. St. Joan is celebrated by people of all
ages. Young children set off different
types of fireworks and firecrackers,
like pop snappers or light flares,
because they can hurt themselves with
bigger fireworks.
Fireworks Firecrackers

11. Sant Joan sayings
-Qui riu per Sant Joan, plora per Nadal.
-
-Bany de Sant Joan, salut per tot l'any.
-Qui encén foc per Sant Joan, no es crema
en tot l’any.
-Sant Antoni es va enamorar d’un porc;
i Sant Joan, d’un be i jo de vostè.

12. La nit de sant Joan és nit
d’alegria.Estrellat de flors, l’estiu ens
- arriba de mans de un follet que li fa de
guia; Primavera mort, l’hivern es retira.
Bona sort per Nadal, desventura per
Sant Joan .