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Monday, August 8, 2011

Las Hogueras de San Juan (Saint John's Bonfires)

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At the beginning, the bonfires of Saint John was a pagan party in which the summer solstice was celebrated. Later, the Catholic Church gave to this party a religious sense and it was named Saint John's Eve. It entails making bonfires on the beach and eating and drinking around them.