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Fiestas patronales in Puerto Rico are yearly celebrations held in each municipality of the island. Like in other countries, " fiestas patronales " are heavily influenced by Spanish culture and religion, and are dedicated to a saint or the Blessed Virgin Mary under one of her titles.
The Festival Nacional de la Quenepa (English: National Genip Fruit Festival) is a cultural celebration that takes place every year in Ponce, Puerto Rico. [5] The festival centers around the genip fruit, the city's official fruit. [6] The celebration lasts three days and takes place over a weekend (Friday through Sunday).
Puerto Rico celebrates all official U.S. holidays, [1] and other official holidays established by the Commonwealth government. Additionally, many municipalities celebrate their own Patron Saint Festivals (fiestas patronales in Spanish), as well as festivals honoring cultural icons like bomba y plena, danza, salsa, hamacas (hammocks), and popular crops such as plantains and coffee.
The San Sebastian Heifer Festival or Festival de la Novilla is a popular festival in Puerto Rico, held annually in the municipality of San Sebastián on the third weekend of January, during the town's fiestas patronales (Spanish for patron saint feast) dedicated to Saint Sebastian. The weekend-long event is one of Puerto Rico's best known ...
Corozal barrio-pueblo is an urban barrio and the administrative center of Corozal, a municipality of Puerto Rico.Its population in 2010 was 2,631. [1] [4]As was customary in Spain, in Puerto Rico, the municipality has a pueblo which contains a central plaza, the municipal buildings (city hall), and a Catholic church.
Caguas Pueblo (Spanish: Pueblo de Caguas), officially designated as Caguas Barrio-pueblo and popularly referred to as Downtown Caguas in English, is located in the middle plains of the Caguas Valley. It is bordered by the Cagüitas River to the north, the Loíza River to the east and the Turabo River to the south.
Fiestas patronales de Ponce is an annual cultural celebration held at Plaza Las Delicias in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The celebration, which commonly lasts three days, takes place in late December. The celebration, which commonly lasts three days, takes place in late December.
It is held at placita Pedro Arce of Barrio San Antón, Ponce, Puerto Rico. [6] It takes place on over 10 days, sometimes on a weekend (3 days). [7] The festival generated tremendous interest, and other Puerto Rico municipalities have started their own bomba and plena festivals, including Dorado, [8] Aguas Buenas, [9] Loiza, [10] and Mayagüez. [11]