Fiesta de San Juan

Night of Saint John (the Baptist) is a very old holiday that is often associated with fire or fire. Some associated with this event with a celebration in which they celebrate the arrival of the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere, the main thing is the ritual fire. The purpose of this rule is "to give strength to the sun," which since then, become "weak", the days are getting shorter until the winter solstice. Symbolic fire also has the function of "cleansing" the people who see them. The festival is celebrated in many parts of Europe, but particularly strong in Spain, Portugal (São João Fogueiras), Norway (Jonsok), Denmark (Sankthans), Sweden (Midsommar), Finland (Juhannus) and England (Midsummer). In South America, Brazil has Festas Junin, Paraguay, Bolivia, Chile, Peru and Venezuela the night of San Juan. La noche de San Juan, too, is associated with ancient traditions and legends of Spanish as a Legend Enchanted.
In many places there is no doubt that the celebration today has a direct connection to ancient celebrations associated with the summer solstice, is influenced by pre-Christian rite or just related to natural cycles. However, elsewhere (eg Spain and Portugal) the relationship between the celebration of summer solstice (northern hemisphere) which took place June 20 to 21 and the celebration of Midsummer's Day (which is June 24) vary depending on date, discontinuities in the tradition celebrations, and customs, etc.. However, there are common elements such as making a bonfire in the streets and plazas in cities where family and friends gathered.