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traditions of puerto rico

stacknno — 2024-05-01 11:58:13 UTC

puerto rico has many different traditions that they do year after year in the form of many different festivals

Patron Saint Festivities

stacknno — 2024-05-01 12:18:41 UTC

It is a festival that takes place in January and December in all the towns of puerto rico. the festival consists of the locals gathering in the main square to carry out different activities which consists of parades, games,and they have a wide variety of food such as chinchorreo, and luquillo with a mix of live music

Mask Festival

stacknno — 2024-05-02 11:34:54 UTC

It is on December 28 the festival consists of the inhabitants' filling the streets with bright and vibrant colors to make the festival a worm atmosphere. It is one of the most deeply rooted tradition puerto rico and it started in the 19th century in Canary Island and it slowly immigrated into Puerto Rican culture until it became a local tradition

San Sebastian Street Festivities

stacknno — 2024-05-02 11:45:09 UTC

It is on January in Old San Juan as an after party of christmas and it is one of the most popular events in puerto rico. The festivities includes the cabezudos peraid that involves hand made giant dolls that each have their own personality and feachers and other musical performance

The Night of San Juan

stacknno — 2024-05-02 11:57:25 UTC

the event is every June 23rd when day fades to night and the people of puerto rico all go toward the shores of the island to continue the tradition. The event is a religious one that celebrates San Juan Bautista's birth. The ritual that is associated with the event is when the people of Puerto Rico enter the sea three times with their backs to the ground to ward off evil spirits during the event. The event also has a lot of bonfires along the shore with people sing around them

The Saborea Puerto Rico Food Festival

stacknno — 2024-05-02 12:39:14 UTC

This is the main food festival in puerto rico it is put on by over 60 restaurants with some of the best chefs in puerto rico and the event most times is held in Spring