As in the entire Spanish Mediterranean coast, Badalona will also celebrate in style the San Juans night The 23 day of June.
This festival, the first of the summer, is celebrated between fire and water: the fire serves to burn everything that has passed and to start a new stage, and the water serves to purify. As in the entire coastline, this night is celebrated with bonfires, barbecues, drinks, friends and music.
In Badalona an extensive device is deployed to ensure that everyone can light their bonfire on the main beach of Badalona, Riera Canyet.
This year the cleaning work will begin at 6 in the morning, so at 5,30 in the morning the authorities will ask that the beaches be cleared. During the night there will be a lifeguard and rescue service on the beach. Likewise, the beach bars will have permission to open until four in the morning. The Petroleum Bridge will remain closed.
To further guarantee security, the Guàrdia Urbana will mount controls at the entrances to the promenade and on Eduard Maristany street during the festival. These controls will be in operation from seven in the afternoon until six in the morning. The City Council recommends parking in the Port area and accessing the bridge from Calle Industria.
It is a festival full of symbolism throughout the peninsula, but in coastal cities such as Badalona, they are especially celebrated. Traditionally, the night of San Juan is the shortest of the year, when light triumphs over darkness. The sun, fire and water are the essential elements of the night of San Juan.
Legend has it that if a bonfire is made that night, skin diseases can be cured by jumping over the fire three times, and the body and soul will be purified.