NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST | Capturing the night | WEEK 19 | The summer solstice | ENG / ESP

The summer solstice is the day of transition between spring and summer. Traditionally on the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands it is celebrated with a festival of ancestral origin in which the burning of negative things and the entrance of positive ones is staged. The event begins at midnight and lasts between one and two hours, depending on the place, during which time a large group of "demons" purify all the attendees with fireworks and firecrackers in a cathartic encounter.

In the pictures you can see the different phases of the event.

ESP

El solsticio de verano es día de la transición entre la primavera y el verano. Tradicionalmente en el litoral mediterráneo de la península ibérica y en las islas Baleares se celebra con un fiesta de origen ancestral en la que se escenifica la quema de las cosas negativas y la entrada de las positivas. La ación empieza a medianoche y dura entre una y dos horas dependiendo del lugar, en ese tiempo un numeroso grupo de "demonios" van purificando a todos los asistentes con fuegos artificiales y petardos en un encuentro catártico.

En las imágenes se pueden ver las distintas fases del evento.

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The pictures were taken in the Island of Mallorca.

Fotografías tomadas en la Isla de Mallorca

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