June 18, 2009, posted by Sairica | events

Flash-bang: it’s San Juan… June 24, 2009

Barcelona would like to invite you to a party the scale of which you ain’t never seen before… On 24th of June, the entire city and surrounding towns will erupt into a blaze of light.

The origins of the celebration can be traced back to the pagan sun worship rituals and the witching night. When the date made it into the Christian calendar, it became the feast of Saint John the Baptist.

In modern times, this translates to thousands of revellers descending onto the city’s beaches to party like it’s the end of the world. The chiringuitos ignite, music bursts out, booze flows and just about everyone ends up in the sea, scuttling off home at sun-up to nurse their hangovers and dodge the artillery of unspent firecrackers that bombard the city for three days afterwards. Sleep is for other people!