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A parranda (English: party or spree [1]) is a Puerto Rican music tradition that takes place in Puerto Rico during the Christmas holiday season. [2] Parrandas are social events that feature traditional Puerto Rican music, food, and drinks.
Some date indicates that at the beginning of the 20th century pasteles made its way from Puerto Rico to San Cristobal, Dominican Republic. Although the first recipes appear in a Dominican cookbook, pasteles were first written about in aguinaldo Puertorriqueño in 1843 about Puerto Rican Christmas traditions.
' little coconut ') is a traditional Christmas drink that originated in Puerto Rico. The coconut-based alcoholic beverage is similar to eggnog, and is sometimes referred to as Puerto Rican Eggnog. The mixed drink is made with Puerto Rican rum, coconut milk, cream of coconut, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla, nutmeg, clove, and cinnamon. [1] [2]
Puerto Rico is primarily Catholic, so of course, Christmas is a focus of the holiday season, but the island also observes Three Kings Day, or Epiphany, on Jan. 6, and the weeklong San Sebastian ...
Cultures the world over have traditions associated with Christmas, and one that’s gained popularity in the United States is Puerto Rico’s coquito. It’s a creamy, coconut-based cocktail made ...
Learn about the true history of Christmas! Find out the story behind your favorite traditions, Santa Claus, Christmas trees, and more.
Puerto Rican Güiro. In Puerto Rico, the aguinaldo is a musical gift offered during the Christmas season and is a tradition inherited from the island's Spanish colonizers. As a musical gift, aguinaldos are mostly played by "parranderos" or "trullas" during the Christmas holidays.
Unofficially and popularly considered the end of the Christmas and holiday season in Puerto Rico, [7] the event has become an important celebration for the city of San Juan and of Puerto Rican culture as a whole, drawing large numbers of attendants of more than 200,000 people and making it an internationally recognized occasion in the island ...