Comments on: Miracle Water: L’Acqua di San Giovanni

By: rebecca

rebecca — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:48:13 +0000

@Saretta…you can always spread traditions out to new areas! The bath is fun, the cleanup is not so fun….

By: rebecca

rebecca — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:47:03 +0000

It’s one of the things that I fell in love with when I came to Italy…I really felt that aspect was missing from my suburban midwest upbringing….

By: rebecca

rebecca — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:46:11 +0000

The Body Shop in Perugia used to sell bath bombs that were in fun shapes like dolphins and bears, but they don’t make them anymore. It’s a shame, because they were fun and had a nice scent that wasn’t ovewhelming (though did overwhelm their little boy smell!).

By: saretta

saretta — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:51:32 +0000

Hi! I, too, am the mother to two stinky little boys who don’t want to wash often enough! Unfortunately, down here in Apulia San Giovanni is not celebrated in any special way. Pity, it looks like fun to take a bath in all those flowers!

By: Marit

Marit — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 04:37:44 +0000

I absolutely love reading about the Italian traditions you blog about! It’s something we seem to have lost in the US, especially out West.

By: George

George — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:12:21 +0000

Too bad you can’t bottle the scent and make it into a bubble bath for them, though I guess they’re more excited about the flowers in the tub, than the scent. I can recommend Lush bath bombs, especially the Softy (which is full of rose petals), but it doesn’t appear to be available in Italy. Maybe this one will appeal to them: http://www.lush.it/main/product.php?node=51&doc=731. I can also attest to the absolute mess left behind by the glitter and petals, though the glitter isn’t as bad as the petals.