US EditionPorto Celebrates the Summer and a Beloved Saint with Plastic Hammers, Sardines and Leeks
- Several thousands celebrated Porto's St. John's Eve on June 23 with fireworks, balloons, grilled sardines, and plastic hammer bonking.
- The tradition stems from a mix of Christian and pagan summer solstice customs, promoting unity by playfully bonking friends and strangers alike.
- Historian Germano Silva explained the celebration bridges social divides by inviting strangers to join, symbolized by smelling leeks and playful hammer taps.
- Resident Joao Sousa described the event as a lively expression of the spirit and identity of Porto, highlighting the shared joy among the community despite the playful hammer taps.
- The event continues a decades-old local custom, with the plastic hammer introduced in the 1960s, fostering a raucous but friendly summer festivity.
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Porto celebrates the summer and its patron saint with plastic hammers, sardines and leeks
Many thousands of people welcomed the summer in Porto the way the city has been doing it for decades and centuries: by bonking friends and strangers alike with toy hammers and reveling in the streets all night.
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On the steep streets of Porto, several thousand people celebrated the summer as the city has done for decades and centuries: beating friends and strangers alike with toy hammers and enjoying on the streets all night.
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