Show observing st johns eve in poland SL johns eve is marked by the lighting of bonfires and the throwing of wreaths into rivers and streams for the occasion girls weave flowers cowers and herbs into crowns and placing a light in the center of the leaves toss them into brooks or rivers youthful swains eit either wp 7 stand on the batik bank or boat out into the batet and attempt to catch the wreaths on poles it if a girls lover succeeds in rescuing her wreath the tha poles believe that the love affair will have a happy ending if hi b tails to an unfortunate one in warsaw this festival takes the form of a gay water fete |