23rd June is the longest day of the year, as well as the shortest night. The Saint John's Eve in Catalonia matches with and celebrates the Summer Solstice, which is one of the twice a year event, when the sun's apparent position in the sky reaches the maximum declination over the Equator line and is at its highest position, the zenith. If on June 23rd the sun has shone, at night the Earth shows off its most splendorous peak. The custom of the ancient Romans was to …
