Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/06/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]St John?s day is also celbrated with bonfires here (France) - a long standing tradition. Is this what you call midsummer? Some interesting pyres there, usually built by the local fire brigade (mostly volunteers). feux de la saint jean alsace <https://www.google.fr/search?q=feux+de+la+saint+jean+alsace&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjw8taG--jbAhWC8RQKHfJXAxQQ_AUICygC&biw=1570&bih=973#imgrc=PlIHbYD29h1O1M:> Amities Philippe > Le 22 juin 2018 ? 18:26, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> a ?crit : > > Very nice document indeed. I have always found it curious that this very > Scandinavian (or at least Northern European) holiday is such a bid deal in > Spain, where the difference between winter and summer in terms of length > of day is much less extreme, and given that midsummer is not celebrated in > most of the countries in-between Spain and Scandinavia?not in France, not > in Belgium, not in Germany etc. Maybe my wild ancestors brought the habit > with them when the sailed up the Guadalquivir river in the 800s ;-) > > Un abrazo, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator > <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> On 20 Jun 2018, at 01:29, Lluis Ripoll via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> >> wrote: >> >> The night of the 23th. June is a longtime tradition, the celebration of >> the Summer Solstice in all the Catalan Countries, with fire, fire works >> and dancing. The 24th. June is a holiday day, it is the St. John Day. In >> the small village of Sant Pere de Ribes in the Region called ?El Garraf? >> (Catalonia) it was prepared very big stacked lumber to burn, I?ve found >> also a family following a tradition from Valencia the make a dummy to be >> fired. Here you will see the preparation of everything and the final fire. >> >> I re-post this publication made two years ago, I think interesting >> remember these old traditions on these days >> >> <https://lluisripollphotography.wordpress.com/2016/06/20/sant-joan-summer-solstice-traditions-1991/> >> >> Thanks for looking >> >> Your c&c are welcome >> Saludos cordiales >> Lluis >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information