June Festival
Autor: Class 101 | Publicado: 2012-06-01T17:03:00-07:00





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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;There are several types of commemoration of June
festivities around the world. Not only in Brazil that makes this kind of
celebration, some countries also celebrate as:



&nbsp;* Portugal: Despite all the Brazilianness of state
fairs, clothes and hillbillies quentão perfectly suited to winter, know that
the origin of the celebration is not here and dates from a time far more
distant. A tribute to our well-known St. John is actually a pagan festival of
the summer solstice. Only in the Middle Ages the party was incorporated into
Christianity and became associated with the saint. To this day the state fairs
are very important in Europe.



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Inherited almost all the traditions of our party of Lusitanian, which were later added a touch of culture. For the Portuguese June party must have a good camp with fireworks, delicious grilled sardines, music in the streets inviting everyone to leave their homes and participate in the celebration and of course ... The beats with plastic hammers and leeks in the minds of children and boys who want to mess with the girls singles. &nbsp;Enjoying the excitement of having the whole town together, decoration, food and drink in Lisbon is very common to have multiple marriages in the days of St. Anthony. Usually 200 to 300 couples "economic" often take advantage of the date each year and claim the votes with the blessing of the saint. Besides Brazil, other communities in countries that served as Portuguese colonies such as Macau, India, Malaysia, and many others in Africa and Asia, the tradition of the saints is very strong and popular festivals celebrated well. &nbsp;Although the most popular saints that are celebrated on the feast be St. John, St. Anthony and St. Peter, a myriad of other saints is also honored (depending on what you're wishing) and the parties are often called the Popular Saints celebrations rather than June Festivals. &nbsp; In some cities the celebrations are similar to the Salvador Carnival with people jumping and cheering in the streets for several days. Who ever was in June for the city of Porto know what we're talking!

* France: With many features still pagan, the Fête de Saint-Jean, is also commemorated on June 24. Most impressive is the enormous chavande, bonfire to honor the saint. Instead of tack and grits, France wine and cheese dominate ... in fact, any party. A very interesting experience to see the original gang, as the quadrille dance came from there.






* Poland: If the principal figure in Brazil's June Festival is the backwoodsman, the rustic with his pants patched, holes in place of teeth, straw hat and mono Eyelash in Noc? Wi? Toja? Ska (Night of Saint John) Polish figure dominating are the pirates, the Ulas and the wolves of the sea!






The party usually starts at 8 o'clock in the morning of June 23 tends to pierce the night and people dressed in everything, not just the old wolves of the sea, spread through the streets of Warsaw and Cracow, where the celebration is part of the official calendar cities. If we had to make a flyer of the party would be something like "a crazy summer night", as they are celebrating the solstice, the longest day of the year, it is common to celebrate life, nature, instinct with numerous doses of vodka dives in lakes and public ... a pirate life for me ...



* Ukraine&nbsp;

Most of all when it comes to duration, Ivana Kupala (Yes, John is Ivan in Russian) runs from June 23 to July 6 and although it is actually a celebration of the Orthodox Church, its features are pagan par excellence : marks the fire, water, fertility and should be thought of purification (just like any carnival or micareta here right?).









Many women throw flowers in the river for good luck (and maybe a good night). Is there also comes the tradition of jumping the bonfire, something impossible to do in France for example.



*Sweden:&nbsp;



Unexpectedly, the June Festival in Sweden, Midsommarafton, is one of the world's most famous and by far, is the most important national holiday, even more important than Christmas. Perhaps the proximity of the Santas house and reindeer have left the Swedes sick of the party season. Their customs are valid for the other Scandinavian countries and with the same rural character of our parties, big cities like Stockholm are deserted since almost everyone goes to their homes inside and wear their costumes from the 20th to 26th July.







Eaten in large quantities and at the time as strawberries and potatoes dominate the huge tables in town centers. Squares and flowers decorate homes. One of the many sympathies at the time committed by women is to place bouquets of seven or nine different flowers at night, dreaming of her future husband. Instead of fire, people gather around a flagpole, the majstången, to sing traditional songs.

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