Midsummer in Barcelona is celebrated with a big bang as
fireworks colour the sky in a festive prelude to the national
holiday of the Feast of John the Baptist. Ancient traditions
observed the summer solstice as the most important event of the
solar year and fire was celebrated as the symbol of abundance,
purity and fertility. So too today, the solstice festivities have
fire as their central focus. Each neighbourhood stages fireworks
and all-night bonfires are fuelled by collections of old fur Event Date: 23 June 2012 Website:www.bcn.es/santjoan
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