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The Taino Indians believed that their good ( zemis) will protect them from disease, hurricanes, or disaster in wars.

There were also three different  social classes of tainos: the working class were cold naborias, the sub-chiefs were the nitainos, and the medicine men were Bohiques and the chiefs were the caciques.

The tainos also had  a nocturnal deity  called maboyas who destroyed their crops and was feared by the natives,  the tainos also had to sacrifice one of their  own to calm him down

From <http://www.topuertorico.org/reference/taino.shtml

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Puerto Rico is well known as salsa and other kinds of music like bomba, plena, and musica jibara. bomba is mixed with west African beats. but if you would to ask someone on the island they will tell you its a dialog of dancer and drummer.

other cites say that salsa is a combination of fast Latin music that embraces the rumba, mambo, cha-cha, guanaguanco, and merengue, salsa has definitely made Puerto Rico famous in the world.

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Puerto Rican Culture through Music - Phonic Earth Documentary

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Traditions and customs in Puerto Rico are an important part of the country's culture.

Traditional dishes-

Dishes like mofongo, asopao, or tostones may be considered exotic by visitors to the island, but for the Puerto Ricans, traditional dishes like these are everyday food. Their ingredients and recipes reflect part of Puerto Rican culinary history and the cultures that have shaped it.

Clapping when a plane lands-

Sometimes Puerto Ricans clap when the plane lands at the airport runway. The clapping isn’t all that uncommon. If you’re wondering what it means, clapping is a gesture of thanks that the plane has landed safely in the island home.

Christmas season-
The Puerto Rican Christmas season lasts from the end of November at around Thanksgiving, until mid-January. People celebrate the birth of Jesus, celebrations when children receive gifts from Santa Claus that appears in the end of December, coinciding with Noche Buena (the night of December 24), while the Three Kings bring gifts to children on the night of January 5, the Víspera de los Reyes. The Three Kings (Three Wise Men or Three Magi) have a religious that significance to in believe in bringing gifts to baby Jesus. The Christmas traditions is the trulla or parranda. People in parrandas wake up the resident of the house they’re visiting and make so much noise that the neighbors are woken up. After the Christmas songs have been sung, the parranda people spend time at the house they’ve visited and have meals together.

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Until 1850, Roman Catholicism was the only religion permitted in Puerto Rico. Most of the population is Christian, with Roman Catholics accounting for about 85% of the population in 2006. The Catholic Church maintains numerous hospitals and schools on the island. Most of the remaining Puerto Ricans belong to other Christian denominations, which have been allowed on the island since the 1850s. Pentecostal churches have attracted a significant following, particularly among the urban poor of the barrios.

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Puerto Rican Literature and Art helped Puerto Ricans expressed their nationality throughout the world. Literature gained popularity, during WW2. One of the most famous forms of writing in Puerto Rico's culture is poetry, the greatest poet from Puerto Rico is Luis Pales Matos, he impacted the evolution of Latin American literature in his poetry-he used rhythms and language in Africa and black Caribbean. Authors and artist wanted to create their own nationalism or ethnic identity based on blending of the cultures and values.
A famous painter that helped to develop impressionism, art that depicts impression, was Francisco Oller. He painted the landscapes of Puerto Rico and historical events of the place. His artistic expression revolutionized art and Puerto Rico's culture.
Overall, Puerto Rican artists and authors depicts their homeland's life by expressing their emotions about their home into their works of art.

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Puerto Rico has many unique cuisines most a blend of different cultures. Spanish, African, Taíno and American cuisines had a large influence in the Puerto Rican culture. many of the seasoning and ingredients are native to the Puerto Rican land for example:  coriander, papaya, cacao, nispero, apio, plantains, and yampee. Locals call their cuisine "cocina criolla". The history and development of Puerto Rican cuisine begins with the Taíno Indians, the natives Columbus found at discovery.The Spaniards also brought a variety of new ingredients including, olives, garlic, bacalao, and cilantro. The various culinary specialties of the Iberian peninsula also had an important role in the development of the Puerto Rican food.
http://welcome.topuertorico.org/culture/foodrink.shtml.