Happy Saint John

Tomorrow is Sant Joan in Catalunya and San Juan in the rest of Spain.  A national holiday it marks the start of the summer season and tonight the streets will be full of people partying and migrating to the beach in celebration.  Along the way kids will be trowing firecrackers and impromtu bonfires will be blazing in intersentions, while groups of men and women will be running around with sparklers and setting fire to piles of wood.  It's truly amazing the city doesn't burn down, but I guess that's what come from centuries of practice.  If going out, I recommend wearing long sleeve shirts and pants with shoes and not flip-flops to avoid and stray sparks from leaving a nasty mark.