Games
We all think the most fun game of all Festa junina games is the correio elegant, or as we call it in London, the cheeky mail. You will find our cheeky mail girls strolling around the party, sending anonymous messages to anyone and everyone. Fancy telling that interesting person to meet you behind the shed? Or maybe you want to let your best mate know how much you love him/her. So that’ it. Ask one of the cheeky girls. Don’t worry, they won’t tell the person who wrote the message. This game tends to get the party going, and everybody ends up sending a message or two.
We can also get competitive and strive to get all the prizes. Usually the best ones are won at the boca do palhaço, the clown’s mouth. People look at it and think it’s pretty easy to get the ball in 3 times, but it’s actually very very hard, and that is the reason why the prizes are so good. I’m sure you got the idea but here we have a little video to show you how we do it:
Do you guys play the danca da cadeira as well? You know, that one when you have to dance around the chair and when the music stops everybody sits down and the last one has no chair to sit on? We love watching people playing danca da cadeira, particularly when there is only one or two left. Here’s a slow danca da cadeira so you don’t get too scared:
We’ll keep the rest of the games as a surprise for you. What we can tell you about now is how to make simpatias, our festa junina magic spells. Here are a few examples:
How to Win the Man You Want
Take a piece of white paper and put it on a plate. Draw a heart the size of the bottom of the plate. Cut out the heart and write the name of the man you want on the fist three lines. On the next three lines, write your name. Place the heart on the plate, pour some honey on it, with some white rose petals. Light a white candle in the middle of the plate and let it burn out completely. When the candle has burnt out, think strongly of the man you want. Save the plate for seven days. Wash the rose petals and put them in a book. The plate with the heart should be left in a garden where there are thorny plants.
How to Have a Peaceful Pregnancy
Take a bootie and put three candies in it. Take it to a garden and ask to have a peaceful pregnancy. After the birth of the baby, take the other bootie and put three candies in it. Take it into a garden and give thanks for having achieved your goal.
How to Always Have Enough Money in Your Wallet
Make a small bag with the cloth and put 3 grains of chicken corn and 3 coins of any value in it. Place this bag in your wallet.
How to Make You Happier
Cook 6 handfuls of rice until it is nice and soft. On 6 small pieces of white paper, write your wishes that should make you happy. Make 6 balls with the rice, not forgetting to place a piece of paper in each one. Place them on the plate with plenty of sugar. Leave this in your house for 6 days and later place it in an empty lot.
For Your Husband to Remain in Love with You Forever
Put a piece of paper with your name and your husband’s written on it on a plate on top of 3 quindins (egg-yolk and coconut pudding) and some honey. Make your wish and keep it in your house overnight. Later, put it in a garden.
