Fiesta de San Juan

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Fiesta de San Juan is a traditional midsummer celebration in Spain, marked by bonfires, beach gatherings, and rituals associated with the summer solstice and Saint John the Baptist.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf annual event ⓘ
cultural celebration ⓘ
traditional festival ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Noche de San Juan ⓘ
Verbena de San Juan ⓘ
hasCountry Spain ⓘ
hasCulinaryElement regional foods and drinks ⓘ
traditional sweets ⓘ
hasCulturalContext Spanish culture ⓘ
hasDedication Saint John the Baptist ⓘ
linked to: John the Baptist
hasKeyElement beach gatherings ⓘ
bonfires ⓘ
burning of old objects or wishes ⓘ
fireworks ⓘ
music and dancing ⓘ
night-time celebrations ⓘ
ritual bathing in the sea ⓘ
hasNotableCelebrationIn Alicante ⓘ
Barcelona ⓘ
La Coruña ⓘ
linked to: A Coruña

Málaga ⓘ
Tarragona ⓘ
hasPreChristianRoots pagan solstice rituals ⓘ
hasReligiousAspect Catholic tradition ⓘ
hasSocialFunction community gathering ⓘ
family celebration ⓘ
hasSymbol fire ⓘ
light ⓘ
water ⓘ
hasTheme cleansing ⓘ
renewal ⓘ
transition to summer ⓘ
hasTypicalDate 23 June ⓘ
24 June ⓘ
isAssociatedWith midsummer ⓘ
summer solstice ⓘ
isCelebratedIn Andalusia ⓘ
Asturias ⓘ
Balearic Islands ⓘ
Canary Islands ⓘ
Cantabria ⓘ
Catalonia ⓘ
Galicia ⓘ
Murcia ⓘ
Valencian Community ⓘ
isLinkedTo fertility beliefs ⓘ
good luck rituals ⓘ
protection against evil ⓘ
purification rituals ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

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

Almuñécar → hasFestival → Fiesta de San Juan ⓘ
Sahagún → hasFestival → Fiestas de San Juan de Sahagún ⓘ
linked to: Fiesta de San Juan
Afro-Venezuelans → influenceOnFestivals → Fiesta de San Juan Bautista ⓘ
linked to: Fiesta de San Juan
Barlovento → celebratesFestival → Fiesta de San Juan ⓘ