Saint Juan

Last year, when I wrote about Saint Juan, I had no idea what it is about.

Actually, I knew that they celebrate it through making fires and jumping over them. Making fireworks,...

The occasion, according to our teacher, is somehow nice: 24th of June (Saint Juan day) comes with the shortest night of the year. That's why they celebrate it here in Catalunya.

We, in fact, have the same thing in Persian culture: "Yalda" which is the longest night of the year. We celebrate it because it gives us a feeling of hope, tomorrow is on the way; brightness.
And the darkness has to go; no way...

The other point is the celebration style which resembles our "charshanbe souri": Jumping over fires.
Here, they put all their old burnable things in a public place, burn them, sing and dance. In Persian culture we make fire, sing and jump wishing a safe and healthy year for ourselves, our family, ...