Feast of St John
| when: | Jun 2010 (annual) |
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| where: | Málaga |
| cost: | Free |
| time: | Daily all day |
Throughout the different neighbourhoods of Málaga, spectacular goings-on celebrate the Feast of St John (San Juan). The festival reaches a climax at midnight on 23 June, when large cloth figures known as juas are set on fire.
The júas figures, filled with sawdust, paper and similar materials, are made by the locals of Málaga and usually represent a grotesque caricature of some public figure.
Most of the bonfires prepared to burn the júas are set up along the beach. Locals sometimes use this occasion to get rid of old furniture, which helps to keep the fire burning much longer!
When the flames have dwindled to an appropriate size, young people start jumping over the fire, demonstrating great ability in a competition of skill and bravery. At the same time the rest of the group continues to dance around the fire.
According to tradition, the night of San Juan is magical (in Rome it is thought the witches fly) and anyone having a swim in the sea or who washes his/her face with sea water at the stroke of midnight will conserve eternal beauty.
The Veladilla, or evening celebrations, organised by the youth group at the church of San Juan are particularly noteworthy. After decorating the Calle San Juan and surrounding streets, the group organises games for children and adults, dances, competitions, masquerades, etc. There is also a beauty contest to choose Miss Veladilla for the coming year. This is a great night to find oneself in the pretty town of Málaga.
| Town Information: | Málaga |
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| Name: | Costa del Sol Tourist Board |
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| Location: | Málaga |
| Address: | Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones de la Costa del Sol, 4ª planta, c/Mexico, s/n, 29620 Torremolinos, Málaga, Spain |
| Email: | info@visitcostadelsol.com |
| Phone: | +34 95 205 8694 |
| Fax: | +34 95 205 0311 / +34 95 237 0406 |
| Name: | Tourist Board of Málaga City |
| Location: | Málaga |
| Address: | Plaza de la Marina, 11, 29001, Málaga, Spain |
| Email: | info@malagaturismo.com |
| Phone: | +34 952 219 893 |
| Fax: | +34 952 122 023 |
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| Location: | Andalusia |
| Address: | Plaza Mariana de Pineda 10, Granada |
| Phone: | +34 958 24 71 28 |
| Name: | Spanish National Tourist Office |
| Location: | Spain |
| Address: | José Lazaro Galdiano, 6, Madrid 28036 |
| Fax: | +34 913 43 35 00 |
| Name: | Spanish National Tourist Office (Turespaña) |
| Location: | Spain |
| Address: | Jose Lázaro Galdiano, 6, 28071 Madrid, Spain |
| Email: | infosmile@tourspain.es |
| Phone: | +34 913 43 35 00 |
| Name: | Spanish Tourist Board (London) |
| Location: | Spain |
| Address: | PO Box 4009, London, W1A 6NB |
| Email: | info.londres@tourspain.es |
| Phone: | +44 (0) 20 7486 8077 |
| Fax: | +44 (0) 20 7486 8034 |
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