Bonfires of Saint John

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Bonfires of Saint John is a traditional summer solstice festival in Alicante, Spain, featuring large artistic bonfires, fireworks, parades, and street celebrations.

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Label Occurrences
Bonfires of Saint John canonical 1
bonfires of Saint John 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural event ⓘ
festival ⓘ
public holiday celebration ⓘ
traditional festival ⓘ
attracts international tourists ⓘ
local residents ⓘ
national tourists ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
followsCalendarEvent summer solstice ⓘ
hasActivity bonfires ⓘ
burning of bonfires ⓘ
construction of artistic bonfires ⓘ
dancing ⓘ
fireworks ⓘ
music ⓘ
parades ⓘ
processions ⓘ
pyrotechnic shows ⓘ
street celebrations ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Fogueres de Sant Joan ⓘ
linked to: Nit de Sant Joan

Hogueras de San Juan ⓘ
linked to: Noche del Fuego
hasCharacteristic large artistic bonfires ⓘ
night-time celebrations ⓘ
noisy fireworks ⓘ
street parties ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance important tourist attraction ⓘ
major festival of Alicante ⓘ
symbol of local identity in Alicante ⓘ
hasLanguage Spanish ⓘ
Valencian ⓘ
hasOrigin European midsummer fire customs ⓘ
local traditions in Alicante ⓘ
hasTheme celebration of summer solstice ⓘ
fire ⓘ
renewal ⓘ
locatedIn Alicante ⓘ
Province of Alicante ⓘ
Valencian Community ⓘ
mainCity Alicante ⓘ
partOf Mediterranean fire festivals ⓘ
Spanish summer festivals ⓘ
relatedTo Midsummer ⓘ
Saint John the Baptist ⓘ
linked to: John the Baptist

Saint John’s Eve ⓘ
linked to: St John’s Eve
season summer ⓘ
typicalDate around 23 June ⓘ
around 24 June ⓘ
late June ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alicante → hasFestival → Bonfires of Saint John ⓘ
Flama del Canigó → relatedTo → bonfires of Saint John ⓘ
linked to: Bonfires of Saint John