Festive cycle around the devotion and worship towards Saint John the Baptist
UNESCO inscribed Venezuela’s festive cycle around devotion and worship towards Saint John the Baptist in 2021; its description identifies practices on 23 June and 24 June.
Date and recurrence
23–24 June; 24 June is the central Saint John date in the cited cycle
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Venezuela / UNESCO intangible cultural heritage. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
St John’s Day (Venezuela)
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Faith Context Respect.
Sources
Frequently asked questions
When is Festive cycle around the devotion and worship towards Saint John the Baptist?
23–24 June; 24 June is the central Saint John date in the cited cycle The stored recurrence guidance is: 23–24 June; 24 June is the central Saint John date in the cited cycle.
Does Festive cycle around the devotion and worship towards Saint John the Baptist fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is Festive cycle around the devotion and worship towards Saint John the Baptist an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Venezuela / UNESCO intangible cultural heritage. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Festive cycle around the devotion and worship towards Saint John the Baptist?
The stored designation basis is: UNESCO inscribed Venezuela’s festive cycle around devotion and worship towards Saint John the Baptist in 2021; its description identifies practices on 23 June and 24 June.. Supporting provenance includes UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage — Saint John the Baptist festive cycle. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Festive cycle around the devotion and worship towards Saint John the Baptist international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to Venezuela. Its fuller verified scope is: Venezuela / UNESCO intangible cultural heritage.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.