September 9, 2024Languages and dialects of the Iberian Peninsula (and their legal status) There are 7 native languages with multiple dialects in the Peninsula. (Languages of the Iberian Peninsula) Spain
September 9, 2024“I saw you one clear night, St. John’s night, putting the fresh herbs in the fountain to calm you down. And you were so beautiful like a rose in the rosebush that everything is covered with fresh dew.” A ritual practiced in Galicia on the eve of the summer solstice, transmitted and practiced by women through the centuries. Spain
September 9, 2024In many Asturian villages, on the eve of San Xuan, fountains are entwined with flowers. It is said that the flower of water caught in the morning has magical properties. In Asturias, on the eve of the summer solstice, some people decorate fountains with flowers. The “xanes” also come out that night. Spain
