{"id":1387,"date":"2010-06-24T20:43:14","date_gmt":"2010-06-24T20:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=1387"},"modified":"2018-08-07T11:26:25","modified_gmt":"2018-08-07T15:26:25","slug":"noche-de-san-juan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/noche-de-san-juan\/","title":{"rendered":"La noche de San Juan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00bfCrees en la magia?<\/p>\n<p>El 21 de junio celebramos en el hemisferio norte el d\u00eda m\u00e1s largo del a\u00f1o, conocido como solsticio de verano. Esta fecha corresponde al momento en que el sol alcanza el c\u00e9nit sobre el Tr\u00f3pico de C\u00e1ncer, y el eje de la tierra tiene una inclinaci\u00f3n de\u00a023,5 grados hacia el sol.\u00a0Pero\u00a0esta fecha tambi\u00e9n ha correspondido desde tiempos inmemoriales a celebraciones en honor al astro rey. Este es un d\u00eda de homenaje al sol, donde se encienden hogueras por doquier, simbolizando el poder del sol y como ayuda para renovar su energ\u00eda. Ya que a partir de este momento la luz del sol se iba haciendo cada vez m\u00e1s d\u00e9bil antiguamente se pensaba que no recuperar\u00eda su esplendor total. Por esta raz\u00f3n, fogatas y lumbres se encend\u00edan en la v\u00edspera del verano.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Los or\u00edgenes de esta celebraci\u00f3n son obviamente paganos, aunque posteriormente se intentaron \u201ccristianizar\u201d, y por eso no se celebra el d\u00eda del solsticio, sino la noche de San Juan, aunque realmente la figura del este santo poco o nada tienen que ver con esta noche m\u00e1gica. Posibles or\u00edgenes paganos son la celebraci\u00f3n celta del Beltaine, en honor al dios Belenos. Durante el Beltaine se encend\u00edan hogueras, y los druidas purificaban el ganado y ped\u00edan por un a\u00f1o fruct\u00edfero. Otro puede ser la celebraci\u00f3n griega en honor a Apolo, fiestas purificadoras celebradas durante el solsticio.<\/p>\n<p>Se dice que en San Juan se abren las puertas a dimensiones m\u00e1gicas del planeta, se permite conocer tesoros ocultos, ver seres irreales, conocer nuestro futuro, e incluso contactar con demonios: es una noche de brujas perfecta. Por ello los rituales celebrados en esta noche m\u00e1gica van asociados al fuego, usado para ahuyentar malos esp\u00edritus, y al agua: ambos son elementos purificadores que simbolizan el renacimiento, la fecundidad de la tierra, la abundancia para el pr\u00f3ximo a\u00f1o.<\/p>\n<p>Aunque todo este simbolismo se va perdiendo con los a\u00f1os, hay ciertos ritos y costumbres que perduran hasta nuestros d\u00edas:<\/p>\n<p>-Puedes escribir tus deseos m\u00e1s profundos, arrojarlos a la hoguera, y danzar a su alrededor o saltar sobre ella para que se cumplan. Esto es realmente divertido, sobre todo cuando la hoguera se apaga con agua, y los danzantes reciben ese ba\u00f1o purificador.<\/p>\n<p>-Es imprescindible lavarse la cara y el cabello con agua de un manantial para conservar la belleza, recitando un encantamiento.<\/p>\n<p>-Formas de conocer el futuro: la m\u00e1s com\u00fan es leyendo la yema de un huevo en un vaso de agua, dejado a la intemperie para que la magia surta efecto.<\/p>\n<p>Tambi\u00e9n se pueden quemar los malos deseos en la hoguera, ba\u00f1arse en el mar de noche, saltando olas para atraer la buena suerte, y haciendo moragas y espetadas de sardinas en la playa. \u00bfTienes alg\u00fan plan mejor para el pr\u00f3ximo a\u00f1o en la Noche de San Juan? \u00bfO te vendr\u00e1s a disfrutar de la magia?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Do you believe in Magic?<\/p>\n<p>June 21st marks the celebration of the longest day of the year on the Northern Hemisphere, also known as the Summer Solstice. This date corresponds with the moment when the sun reaches its zenith over the Tropic of Cancer, and the Earth\u2019s axis is tilted 23.5 degrees towards the sun. This date has also marked celebrations of our star since olden times. Today is a day of homage to the Sun, and bonfires are lit everywhere, as a symbol of its power and as a token gift from us to help renew its energy. Considering that, from this day on, sunlight becomes progressively weaker, our ancestors used to believe that it wouldn\u2019t recover its full strength. For that reason, bonfires were lit on the last day before summer.<\/p>\n<p>The origins of this celebration are obviously pagan, but they were Christianized afterwards; that\u2019s the reason why it is not celebrated on the solstice, but on the night of St. John instead, even though the saint has little or nothing to do with this magical night. Some of the most likely pagan origins is the Celtic festival of Beltaine, honoring the god Belenos (the Bright One). Bonfires were lit during the festival, and druids purified the cattle and asked for a fruitful year. Another one could be the Greek festival of Apollo, a purifying rite celebrated during solstice.<\/p>\n<p>It is a popular belief that, during the eve of St. John, some doors to magical dimensions in our planet are opened, hidden treasures may be revealed, mythical creatures may be seen, the future may be known, and even that demons may be contacted. It\u2019s a perfect night for witches. For that reason, all rites related to that magical night are associated to fire, used to ward off evil spirits, and to water: they are both purifying elements that symbolize rebirth, the Earth\u2019s fertility, and abundance for the following year.<\/p>\n<p>Even though all these symbols get lost as time goes by, there are certain rites and traditions that are still alive today:<\/p>\n<p>-You can write down your innermost wishes, throw the paper into the fire, and dance around it or jump over it to make them come true. This is particularly funny, especially when the fire is put out with water, and the dancers receive a purifying soak.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>-It is essential to wash your face and hair with water from a natural spring in order to keep your beauty, reciting an enchantment at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>-Find out your future: the most common procedure involves reading an egg\u2019s yolk dropped into a glass of water and left outside overnight in order to let magic work its charm.<\/p>\n<p>You can also burn your bad wishes on the fire, bathe in the sea at night, jumping over waves to attract good fortune, and eating grilled or skewered sardines on the beach. Do you have any better plans for next year on the night of St. John? Or will you come over and enjoy the magic?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00bfCrees en la magia? El 21 de junio celebramos en el hemisferio norte el d\u00eda m\u00e1s largo del a\u00f1o, conocido como solsticio de verano. Esta fecha corresponde al momento en que el sol alcanza el c\u00e9nit sobre el Tr\u00f3pico de C\u00e1ncer, y el eje de la tierra tiene una inclinaci\u00f3n de\u00a023,5 grados hacia el sol.\u00a0Pero\u00a0esta&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/noche-de-san-juan\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":47,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[9663,358366],"class_list":["post-1387","post","type-post","status-publish","hentry","category-culture","tag-festivities","tag-holidays"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/47"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1387"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1387\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11869,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1387\/revisions\/11869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}