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Legends on fire the night of San Juan

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By AndaluNet on 22/06/2018

San Juan night

The shortest night of the year, It is a different night to the other. One night in which magic is detected in the environment. For hundreds of years during the night of San Juan, It has maintained the tradition of lighting bonfires all night, and welcoming the summer.

A bonfire is added the feat of jumping over them being reserved for the brave and take a dip in the sea at midnight.

Tonight will be held from 23 to the 24 June and originally was not called night of San Juan, This name was taken by the Christian influence in honor of San Juan Bautista. And they took the symbol of fire as an act of purification of sins, thus giving the beginning of a clean and pure stage.

It is believed that the night of San Juan is the protagonist of the scene of cast spells, make a wish, do magical rituals and scare away evil spirits.

Some of the legends that have passed from generation to generation during tonight are all kinds of magical beings, which do not belong to this world, They come out of hiding attracted to light fires trying to interfere with the desires asking people to gather around the fire. Here comes in the magical qualities of the famous four-leaf clover, that will deliver us from all evil. Although few people have had the good fortune to find them. But not everything was going to be evil, during tonight forest fairies come out of hiding our help to keep us safe.