If you would like to take part in La Noche de San Juan, find a beach, get there early, be prepared to get wet and have a great time doing so. Also remember it is turtle nesting season, so watch out for turtle nests. Cost: Getting Wet.
The celebration of La Noche de San Juan is not unique to Puerto Rico as it is also celebrated in other countries around the world. In Ireland as well as celebrating with water, bonfires are lit and the ashes are used to spread on the land. To take part in this tradition, all you need to do is get yourself to a beach, be prepared to stay up late and get wet. Are you ready to get lucky? But confusion over the name led to a switch to the names that we use today.
In Puerto Rico, at exactly midnight between June 23 and 24, on the eve of his birth, people walk backward into the ocean and fall backwards into it. They do this 3 times in a row. The water is said to be "blessed", so dipping into it is supposed to clean you of the bad things so as to bring good luck or at least help ward off evil throughout the year. Some people also do more than 3 dunkings 7 or 12 are the other usual number of dunkings.
It is all in good fun and everyone is welcome to join in, whether you believe in the tradition or not. The good luck part of this tradition is, perhaps, questionable in its reliability, but it is a happy celebration where family and friends get together and enjoy food, music and the good company.
Of course, since so many people live in the San Juan area and it is his namesake , you will find throngs of people at those beaches seriously — it can be almost elbow to elbow. A beach in the San Juan area is the place to be if you want to really experience the scene — a huge beach party. Many of the hotels in San Juan will have some type of organized event happening on their beaches. The balnearios and public beaches are open for the fun, too.
However, there is one special day that stands out from all the rest. Unlike other festivities around the world, in Puerto Rico, this celebration marks a holiday spent at the beach, just two days after the summer solstice. The tradition says that at the stroke of midnight, people should take at least three backward plunges. Noche de San Juan in Puerto Rico. Credit: Marisol Pesquera. The day begins as family and friends play Dominoes and practice beach sports.
As midnight approaches, the long day ends with splashing in the rejuvenating ocean. All rights reserved.
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