What is the Galician name for the midsummer night celebrated with fires and seafood?

Noite de San Xoán is the Galician name for the midsummer night celebrated with fires and seafood.

The phrase means “Night of Saint John” in the Galician language. Celebrations take place on the night of June 23, leading into Saint John’s Day on June 24, and are marked by bonfires, communal meals and coastal traditions.

In Galicia, sardines are especially associated with the celebration, and people may gather around neighborhood fires known as cacharelas or fogueiras. Galicia’s Noite de San Xoán is related to Saint John’s Eve customs elsewhere in Spain and Portugal, but the Galician name and local rituals distinguish it from Catalonia’s Nit de Sant Joan or Portugal’s São João.