- categories: Curiosities, Festivals, Folklore, Rural Life, Special Events - Self-catering apartments in Assisi's town center and nearby countryside. My farm neighbors are puzzled when I ask them why the basin must be left out to receive the guazza. Date: June 27, 2014 The farm women will soak the flowers and plants all night in a basin – outdoors. In accordance with the same article, they are entitled to obtain the erasure, conversion into anonymous form or freezing of all data used in breach of the law, to object, on legitimate grounds, to the processing of data relating to him. The principal for data treatment is Anne Robichaud Pian della Pieve Assisi 06081 (PG) Italy. Your email address will not be published. The important ingredient–and the one which often seems to be the most wily, almost always involving wading through thorny brambles in shorts to get at it–is, of course, l’erba di San Giovanni or St. John’s Wort. Unfortunately, down here in Apulia San Giovanni is not celebrated in any special way. Washing the eyes with this water will assure protection against eye diseases. This water will protect the child. 3 Comments. Pian della Pieve - Failure to provide such data may be the cause of the inability to obtain the requested information from the company. They beg, they plead, they cry, they bargain. We both washed face and hands in the perfumed water. (For any scientists out there still searching for the missing link between the animal kingdom and homo erectus, I’m here to tell you that it is little boys. The personal data is treated in compliance with the Legislative Decree no. It sounded a bit odd and finding its origin in a rather generic Paganism didn't shock me at all. Our assortment includes flowers in season (broom, rose, lavender, chamomile), herbs from our garden (rosemary, mint, thyme, sage), and aromatic plants along the country roads (bay, walnut, wild fennel). Agenzia Viaggi Stoppini in Assisi handles all technical support for my guided visits (bus transportation, organization of meals, etc), Anne Robichaud - Pity, it looks like fun to take a bath in all those flowers! Surely tied to ancient pagan beliefs surrounding the summer solstice and the increased potency of the four elements (earth, wind, fire and water) during that night, even today you hear the aforism: La guazza di Santo Gioanno fa guarì da ogni malanno or “St. All this water worship has made me realize that the water back home is nowhere near ready for worship, I picked up the watersoftenerguide.com to inform myself on what I should do about it. And so, the morning of the 24th, we all gather around our small basin of profumed acqua di San Giovanni. Infants will be washed directly in the basin of the acqua di San Giovanni before the water is used by others. “Come for a wash in my perfumed water of San Giovanni!” invites Peppa. Head to Grello on June 24th for la Festa del Fuoco e Guazza di San Giovanni, Water? It must be curative- you look wonderful!? Peppa demonstrates to an Atlanta visitor how to wash in the sacred water. And, second, it is imperitive that the infusion be moistened by the first dew the next morning. Specific safety measures are taken to prevent any data loss, illicit or incorrect use and unauthorized access. Fire? Except for the above mentioned navigation data, the user may be asked to supply his own personal data through queries or messages to the email addresses shown in the contact pages. And so, the morning of the 24 th, we all gather around our small basin of profumed acqua di San Giovanni.. And no morning wash is more glorious than that of Umbria’s rural people on June 24th. Lei ci segue sempre per poi sfociare nei ... L'acqua che scorre è la vita. Roughly between the ages of 3 and 30.) I can recommend Lush bath bombs, especially the Softy (which is full of rose petals), but it doesn’t appear to be available in Italy. This 'acqua di San Giovanni' was a refreshing view! All requests have to be transmitted to the e-mail address anne@annesitaly.com. They can only tell me that their ancestors “have always done so – and so must we”. Keeping the basin out all night assures that the first guazza or dew will enter the water. And the fact that there was no kicking and screaming about washing is proof enough that l’acqua di San Giovanni works miracles! I, too, am the mother to two stinky little boys who don’t want to wash often enough! 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The ancients believed that on the vigil of June 24th (later designated as the feast of St. John the Baptist by the Church), he elements of Nature – water, fire, earth, and air – were charged with particular powers. I can also attest to the absolute mess left behind by the glitter and petals, though the glitter isn’t as bad as the petals. After all, always better to be on the safe side. Under Article 13 of the Italian Legislative Decree no. The same sorry scene repeats itself 364 days a year at my house. This tradition takes its name from the saint celebrated on 24th June, St John the Baptist . In many families, a ladleful of the acqua di San Giovanni is added to the bath water of each that day. During site consultation, personal data referring to identified or identifiable persons can be processed. I go first, rinsing my face and hands (sure, I may not be a believer, but the powers of the water are supposed to be especially beneficial to the skin and anything that can stave off wrinkles is worth a go, in my book). Fun in the tub with l’acqua di San Giovanni. Required fields are marked *. Tel: +39-075-802334 - Assisi, 06081 (PG) Italy - A miracle! Ann took my daughter and I to Peppa’s farm for this celebration 3 years ago. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. But they come out smelling of flowers and herbs, tradition and belief, blessings and health. The feast day of John the Baptist—La Festa di San Giovanni Battista—falls on June 24th, and on the eve of this holy day we spend an hour walking the fields and meadows around our house along with our Umbrian neighbors gathering petals of wildflowers, snippets of herbs, and scented leaves (tradition holds that there should be one hundred varieties gathered, but we start to fudge our numbers about an hour into the project) which we then soak in water in a small tub overnight to prepare the traditional acqua di San Giovanni. The data subjects are at any time entitled to obtain confirmation as to whether or not data relating to him are held, to know the contents and the origin, to check the correctness, to ask for integration, updating or change (art. The voluntary optional and explicit e-mail transmission to the addresses mentioned in this site implies the subsequent acquisition of the sender’s address, necessary to reply to the queries, as well as the other eventual personal data registered in the message. 7 Decree Law 196:June 2003). Partita Iva: 02973710540 - credits. It’s a shame, because they were fun and had a nice scent that wasn’t ovewhelming (though did overwhelm their little boy smell!). The guazza, or dew, which settles during the night of Saint John has long been thought to have mystical powers. And what fire and water elements in Umbria’s late June festivities! Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. First, tradition holds that during the night the Madonna and Saint John pass to leave their benediction on the profumed water, the power of which can stay curses, envy, and harmful charms—especially those directed towards children—and ward off demons and witches.
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