St John’s Day
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St John’s Day is a Christian feast celebrated around the summer solstice in honor of St John the Baptist, often marked by bonfires, festivals, and various midsummer folk traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St John’s Day canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian feast day
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midsummer festival ⓘ religious holiday ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
divination rituals
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folk magic practices ⓘ healing herbs ⓘ summer solstice ⓘ |
| celebratedBy |
Anglican Communion
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Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Lutheran churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ other Protestant churches ⓘ |
| celebratedOn | June 24 ⓘ |
| commemorates | birth of John the Baptist ⓘ |
| dateRelativeTo | Christmas minus six months ⓘ |
| fixedDate | true ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole | marker of midsummer ⓘ |
| hasCustom |
blessing of fires
ⓘ
community gatherings ⓘ singing of hymns to John the Baptist ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalName | Nativity of Saint John the Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalRank | solemnity in Roman Catholic Church ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
fertility
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light ⓘ protection from evil ⓘ purification ⓘ |
| hasTradition |
blessing of water
ⓘ
bonfires ⓘ folk dances ⓘ lighting of fires on hills ⓘ midsummer festivals ⓘ processions ⓘ |
| honors | John the Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | pre-Christian solstice traditions ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Feast of Saint John the Baptist
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Saint John’s Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Midsummer
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Saint John’s Eve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedIn |
Europe
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Latin America NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Africa ⓘ |
| occursIn | liturgical year ⓘ |
| oneOfFewSaintsBirthFeasts | true ⓘ |
| partOf | Christian liturgical calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronageLinkedTo | John the Baptist as patron of baptism ⓘ |
| precedes | Feast of Saints Peter and Paul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.