MIDSUMMER (SAINT JOHN’S FEAST) IN IRELAND: THE OLD AND THE NEW
“Bonfire Night”, or Oíche Fhéile Eóin (“Saint John’s Night”), has been observed in parts of Ireland for centuries. The earliest documentary evidence of the lighting of bonfires on the eve of the feast, 23 June, dates to the 17th century. The custom was so important that it gave rise to the appellati...
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| Language: | English |
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Romanian Academy
2016-04-01
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| Series: | Revista Română de Sociologie |
| Online Access: | http://revistadesociologie.ro/en/sites/default/files/02-tsoverino_1.pdf |