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{{Short description|Portuguese festival}}
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'''''Festa de São João do Porto''''' ({{lang-en|Festival of St John of Porto
==History==
In June 2004, a journalist from [[The Guardian]] commented that "Porto's Festa de São João is one of Europe's liveliest street festivals, yet it is relatively unknown outside the country".<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2004/jun/12/portugal.guardiansaturdaytravelsection The Guardian, 12 June 2004, "There's only one São João"]</ref>▼
==Description==
The party starts early in the afternoon of 23 June and usually lasts until the morning of 24 June.
In fact, the party starts early in the afternoon of 23 June and usually lasts until the morning of 24 June. The traditional attractions of the night include street concerts, popular dancing parties, jumping over flames, eating barbecued sardines, [[Caldo verde]] and meat, drinking wine and releasing illuminated flame-propelled balloons over Porto's summer sky.<ref>[http://www.whatsonwhen.com/sisp/index.htm?fx=event&event_id=30262 Report about Saint John's party on site WhatsOnWhen.com]</ref> ▼
A tradition with roots in pagan courtship rituals is for people to hit each other either with garlic flowers or soft plastic hammers.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxUI-bd0vh4 Travel Channel YouTube Video 'Festival of São João']</ref>
At midnight, the partygoers make a short break to look at the sky at Saint John's [[firework]] spectacle. The show is increasingly sophisticated with the fireworks being associated with themes and multimedia shows. The party has sacred roots but is also mixed with pagan traditions, with the fireworks embodying the spirit of tribute to the Sun.<ref>[http://www.portoturismo.pt/saojoao/index.php?L=en Official Website of Porto's Saint John party]</ref> ▼
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▲In June 2004, a journalist from [[The Guardian]] commented that "Porto's Festa de São João is one of Europe's liveliest street festivals, yet it is relatively unknown outside the country".<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2004/jun/12/portugal.guardiansaturdaytravelsection The Guardian, 12 June 2004, "There's only one São João"]</ref>
==See also==
▲The firework are the climax of the event and mark the end of the official festivities. Yet, it is quite common for citizens of Porto to keep celebrating until 3 or 4 in the morning. Some take it further, staying up until the first hours in the morning. They walk from Porto's riverside core - Ribeira (for instance the parish of [[São Nicolau (Porto)|São Nicolau]]- up to the seaside in Foz (parishes of [[Foz do Douro]] and [[Nevogilde (Porto)|Nevogilde]]) or in the nearby suburb of [[Matosinhos]] where they wait for the sunrise near the sea, and sometimes, take a bath in the ocean.
* [[Bonfires of Saint John]]
* [[Saint John's Eve]]
* [[Midsummer|Saint John's Day]]
== Notes ==
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