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In Italy the night between the 23th and the 24th of June is called “Notte di San Giovanni” (Saint John’s Night) but also “Notte delle streghe” (Witche’s night).

There are many folk traditions connected to this night, most of them involving water and herbs, particularly Hypericum perforatum, also known as Saint John’s Worth.

One of them is collecting a few herbs and leaving them in a water basin overnight. In the morning one would sprinkle their face with the water in a ritual to ward against sicknesses and the evil-eye.

It’s also said that tonight is a favorable time to collect herbs that will be used inside magic rituals.