Braga - St. John festival

Today, the St. John celebrations happen all over Portugal. This is the biggest celebration in Portugal and everyone will party today and especially in the evening. The streets are decorated and street performers are everywhere. Throughout the streets they sell toy hammers that squeak. It is good luck tradition to bop anyone on the head, this happens in the evening after a few drinks! The old tradition was to wear long garlic on your head and hit each other with the garlic.