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sara spain Posted Sat 23 Jun, 2007 2:01 PM |
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sara spain Posted Sat 23 Jun, 2007 2:03 PM |
I Say....
Tonight in Spain is saint John night...
Everybody goes to the beach at 12 and you have to go inside the sea... and if you do this all the bad things goes away....
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ricv64 Posted Sat 23 Jun, 2007 2:23 PM |
| Couldn't do it here , the water is freezing |
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Joana Posted Sat 23 Jun, 2007 4:20 PM |
Today is Saint John too...in Porto!In portuguese "São João"
we send paper balloons to the air...eat sardines...hit people with plastic hammers...lol...very cool!
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Joana Posted Sat 23 Jun, 2007 4:31 PM |
And there is fireworks at midnight next to the Douro river...(forgot to mention it..lol...)
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michele Posted Sat 23 Jun, 2007 5:10 PM |
| Here in Parma, italy we use to eat tortelli d'erbetta |
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erikausagi Posted Mon 25 Jun, 2007 4:46 PM |
| cool!! sounds cool... but in the sea at night?? scary |
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SamuraiSandy Posted Mon 25 Jun, 2007 4:53 PM |
sara spain wrote: I Say....
Tonight in Spain is saint John night...
Everybody goes to the beach at 12 and you have to go inside the sea... and if you do this all the bad things goes away....
wow! is that a supersticious thing? or is it a spiritual/religious thing? i guess the way you put it, sounds a little supersticious, but i might be reading it incorrectly. sorry, i'm just wondering, that's all...
don't be offended! :) |
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Hanne Posted Mon 25 Jun, 2007 8:56 PM |
| I guess that's what we call St. Hans here. In Danish, St John is called St Johannes, and Hans is short form. Anyhow, we celebrated it on Saturday. It's basically the old Midsummer Night that was given a Christian name to justify the celebration :o) |
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ayana Posted Mon 25 Jun, 2007 9:21 PM |
sara spain wrote: I Say....
Tonight in Spain is saint John night...
Everybody goes to the beach at 12 and you have to go inside the sea... and if you do this all the bad things goes away....
you're lucky to live in Spain ! haha
In France, we have the Saint Jean night too.
Basically, people eat (a lot) and then dance around a fire, lol. |
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Monica Posted Wed 27 Jun, 2007 4:45 PM |
| But San Juan (in Spanish) is not celebrated in every city of Spain. It is a tradition in cities near the beach. Here in Madrid we don't celebrate San Juan. |
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