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“It is a pagan celebration. It is the cult of the sun, of fire, of water," said Germano Silva, a renowned writer and historian of the Portuguese city. “The saint enters when Christianity begins.

People rest their plastic hammers on a wall while watching flying lanterns soaring above the Douro river as the northern Portugal city of Porto, gears up to celebrate Saint John feast, Monday ...

The city of Porto welcomed summer the way it long has: by bonking friends and strangers alike with toy hammers and reveling in the streets all night.

A Christian holiday with pagan roots, the eve of the feast of St. John the Baptist — Porto's patron saint — is celebrated with fireworks, balloons and lots of grilled sardines.

A Christian holiday with pagan roots, the festival of St. John the Baptist — Porto's patron saint — is celebrated with fireworks, balloons and lots of grilled sardines.

Thousands of Estonian expats, however, usually celebrate a week or two in advance – and those who can, travel to Estonia for the real thing. Alternative perspective Lennart Meri, a legendary writer ...

Mass Appeal Summer Solstice celebrations Mass Appeal (Mass Appeal) - The pagan summer solstice is a holiday celebrated around June 20th marking the longest day and shortest night of the year.