Puerto Rico by Jaimily Gonzalez _ Student - HeritageHS

Language 🗣

jgonzalez511 — 2019-02-19 15:03:11 UTC

The official language of Puerto Rico is Spanish, although English and Spanish sign language is spoken. You may find that a lot of Puerto Ricans are in fact bilingual or can somewhat understand English.

Religion ⛪

jgonzalez511 — 2019-02-20 18:48:42 UTC

The majority of Puerto Ricans are Roman Catholic, but religious freedom for all faiths is welcomed.

Personal Appearance

jgonzalez511 — 2019-02-20 19:00:08 UTC

The history of the island has shaped its traditional styles of clothes. Although it's most apparent during special occasions.
Most of the outfits you'll worn are just the same as what you'd expect in any Western nation.
Although there is a garment for men that is the most well-known in Puerto Rico. It is called guayabera.

Women and Men daily outfits:

Lifestyle 🤸‍♂️

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Diet 🍚 
Puerto Rican dishes almost always consist of rice and beans with some type of meat. It also contains adobo and sofrito -blends of herbs and spices that give many of the Puerto Rican foods their distinctive taste and color.

Customs and Courtesies 😄

jgonzalez511 — 2019-02-20 19:25:58 UTC

Greetings 👋

A warm and friendly handshake is the customary form of greeting, but often a nod of the head is sufficient.
Men who are close friends will embrace.
Women friends will engage in a brief hug and a kiss on the cheek.

Gestures 🙌 
Puerto Ricans are known for their friendliness and warmth. Hand gestures and movements are often used in daily conversation. Puerto Ricans tend to interrupt each other frequently, sometimes even finish the other's thought and are not upset when this occurs.

Housing 🏡

jgonzalez511 — 2019-02-20 19:57:37 UTC

Travel Tourism pt 2 🛬

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El Yunque National Forest

Holidays 🎄

jgonzalez511 — 2019-02-20 20:41:23 UTC

When it comes to holidays and celebrations, Puerto Rico goes all out in celebrating with family, friends, bright lights, decorations and most importantly food! Christmas is a very important holiday in Puerto Rico where they add their special tradition to. Its called "Matutino." This is where people go around to different houses and play their instruments and songs that correlate with christmas and Jesus Christ.

Travel Tourism 🛫

jgonzalez511 — 2019-02-20 20:46:11 UTC

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Music 🎶

jgonzalez511 — 2019-02-20 20:47:31 UTC

Mark Anthony

Compare and Contrast

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Citations

jgonzalez511 — 2019-02-21 05:31:29 UTC

American Indian Health - Recipes, www.aihd.ku.edu/foods/FoodsofPuertoRico.html.

“Beyond Language.” Welcome to Puerto Rico!, welcome.topuertorico.org/culture/language.shtml.

Hill, Danielle. “Typical Clothing of Puerto Rico.” USA Today, Gannett Satellite Information Network, 15 Jan. 2019, traveltips.usatoday.com/typical-clothing-puerto-rico-100926.html.

“Religion in Puerto Rico.” Frommer's, www.frommers.com/destinations/puerto-rico/in-depth/religion.
“Multi-Ethnic Cultures of Puerto Rico.” PuertoRico.com - Puerto Rico Channel, www.puertorico.com/culture/.

Outside article

jgonzalez511 — 2019-02-21 05:31:42 UTC

Summary: This article first starts talking about the origins and history of how Puerto Rico got its culture. It mentions how the architecture helped bring a "beautiful and colorful corner to the world." It then starts talking about the different cooking ways and languages that has grown in PR. The overall article talks about how multi-ethnical PR is and how the culture is established through many different ones.

Main Dish

jgonzalez511 — 2019-02-21 05:57:26 UTC

Stews loom large in the Puerto Rican diet. A popular one is carne guisada puertorriqueña; (Puerto Rican beef stew). Ingredients:
Green peppers, sweet chile peppers, onions, garlic, cilantro, potatoes, olives stuffed with pimientos, or capers.

Art

jgonzalez511 — 2019-02-21 14:12:42 UTC

Museo de Arte de Ponce is probably one of the greatest art museums of Puerto Rico. "This underground labyrinth of sky lit hexagonal rooms is a breathtaking way to view incredible artworks and the architecture of building itself has received much praise."
Jose Campeche was one of the first Puerto Rican artist to enjoy a "measure of credibility." He was also known for his paintings of Biblical events like the birth of Christ.

Other well known artists:

Francisco Oller y Cestero, Ramón Fradé, Miguel Pou, Antonio Martorell and José Rosa.