Albrecht Durer (1471-1528),
John the Baptist and St. Onuphrius in the Wilderness, c.1504, woodcut, 8 3/8 x 5 9/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchase/gift of the Mahonri M. Young Estate, 1959.
This evening begins the festivities associated with St. John's Eve, which is the night before St. John's Day. Celebrated in Western Christian traditions, St. John's Eve celebrates John the Baptist's birth. Traditional festivities include lighting large bonfires and collecting medicinal plants.