San Hordi in Spain
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On this day Barcelona is literally strewn with bouquets of red roses. Traditionally, boys give their girls red roses, and girls give boys books.
The festival is associated with the legend of how St. George killed the dragon and gave the princess a red rose that grew out of a drop of dragon blood.
On the same day, the “Battle with the Dragon” is organized. In the square in front of the Cathedral of Barcelona all day sits peacefully flock of dragons, allowing walkers to take pictures with them in an embrace, and children to pull their tails and teeth. And at midnight they begin to slide in the darkness to the center of the square, crowding the audience. Then they start hissing, snorting smoke and fire, showering spectators with burning splashes... Then St. George will defeat them, and as a sign of defeat from the mouths of dragons will grow a bouquet of roses.