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Noche de San Juan

Noche de San Juan . By Lydia Flores. Noche de San Juan. Night of S an Juan. WHERE IS IT CELEBRATED?. This is a catholic holiday celebrated world-wide especially in Spanish- speaking countries such as P uerto Rico, Bolivia, Spain, ect . . What do they celebrate?.

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Noche de San Juan

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  1. Noche de San Juan By Lydia Flores

  2. Noche de San Juan Night of San Juan

  3. WHERE IS IT CELEBRATED? This is a catholic holiday celebrated world-wide especially in Spanish- speaking countries such as Puerto Rico, Bolivia, Spain, ect.

  4. What do they celebrate? It’s different everywhere. For some it’s because it’s the birthday of Saint John the Baptist. For others it’s to welcome summer. In Spain it is a holiday for cleansing the soul.

  5. When is it celebrated JUNE 23rd- 24th The night of June 23rd to the 24th

  6. Where did the holiday start? Spain, but their tradition spread like a wildfire. (Joke intended) Though each country changes it just a little.

  7. How did the holiday start? It was the coldest night of the year so they build bonfires to keep themselves warm and keep the darkness away

  8. TOURIST On http://www.caribbeanconsulting.com/?p=298 it says 5 minutes to midnight thousands of people flooded the beach, they were all well behaved and most of them were around 20-40 years old. Another website said they expected 6,000 people to participate in the 2010 celebration.

  9. Food Drink They eat a lot but they don’t have any special food for the occassion Alcoholic drinks

  10. HOW ARE THE TRADITIONS SIMILAR TO TRADITIONS IN THE US? A

  11. Your favorite parts of the fiesta My favorite part is all the bonfires on the beach. Looking at the pictures the beach looks absolutely gorgeous with all orange fires filling the beach.

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