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Saint John's Fire

In Bretagne (Brittany) fires are lit in the public square at the summer solstice, on St John's eve (21 June), couples leap through them, acquiring certain benefits

Picture No
10194607
Media ID
47408791
Size
4607px x 2987px (2.0MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Liebig card in series 980 Vieilles coutumes de France' issued in 1909 1 of 6
Date
1909

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