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Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day (French: Fête de la Saint-Jean-Baptiste, la Saint-Jean, Fête nationale du Québec), also known in English as St John the Baptist Day, is a holiday celebrated on June 24 in the Canadian province of Quebec.
In France, the "Fête de la Saint-Jean" (feast of St John), traditionally celebrated with bonfires (le feu de la Saint-Jean) that are reminiscent of Midsummer's pagan rituals, is a Catholic festivity in celebration of Saint John the Baptist. It takes place on June 24, (St John's day). Nowadays it is seldom celebrated.
Feasts celebrating the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist: January 7, an Eastern Orthodox feast; June 24, Midsummer Day. an Eastern Orthodox feast celebrating his birth; a Roman Catholic, Lutheran and Anglican feast celebrating his birth Fête St-Jean-Baptiste; Festival of San Juan; Saint Jonas Day; Jaaniõhtu; Festa Junina; See also Saint John ...
Saint-Jean-de-Luz, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department; Saint-Jean-de-Marcel, in the Tarn department; Saint-Jean-de-Marsacq, in the Landes department; Saint-Jean-de-Maruéjols-et-Avéjan, in the Gard department; Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, in the Savoie department; Saint-Jean-de-Minervois, in the Hérault department
The first Grand Lodge was formed on 24 June the feast day of John the Baptist in 1717. [1] This may arise from an old tradition, as the Baptist appears to have been regarded as the patron of stonemasons in continental Europe during the Middle Ages.
Variable date between March 20 and April 23: Good Friday: Vendredi saint: Commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus, on the Friday preceding Easter. In Quebec, non-federally regulated employers must give either Good Friday or Easter Monday as a statutory holiday, though some give both days. July 1: Canada Day: Fête du Canada
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Festa de São João do Porto (Portuguese for 'Festival of St John of Porto') is a festival during Midsummer, on the night of 23 June (Saint John's Eve), in the city of Porto, in the north of Portugal, as thousands of people come to the city centre and more traditional neighborhoods to pay a tribute to Saint John the Baptist, in a party that mixes sacred and profane traditions.