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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.
Quebradillas (Spanish pronunciation: [keβɾaˈðiʎas], locally [keβɾaˈðiʎaʔ]) is a town and municipality of the island of Puerto Rico located in the northern shore bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of San Sebastián; east of Isabela; and west of Camuy.
Adjuntas (Spanish pronunciation: [aðˈxuntas]) is a small mountainside town and municipality in Puerto Rico located in the central midwestern portion of the island on the Cordillera Central, north of Yauco, Guayanilla, and Peñuelas; southeast of Utuado; east of Lares and Yauco; and northwest of Ponce.
Lares is a mountainous municipality located in the central western part of the island of Puerto Rico. According to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau, the municipality has a total area of 61.64 square miles (159.6 km 2), of which 61.45 square miles (159.2 km 2) is land and .09 square miles (0.23 km 2) is water. [19]
Church San Blas de Illescas of Coamo Downtown plaza area. Coamo (Spanish pronunciation:, locally) is a town and municipality founded in 1579 in the south-central region of Puerto Rico, located north of Santa Isabel; south of Orocovis and Barranquitas; east of Villalba and Juana Díaz; and west of Aibonito and Salinas.
The Fiestas Patronales de Nuestra Sra. del Carmen is a religious and cultural celebration that generally features parades, games, artisans, amusement rides, regional food, and live entertainment. [11] Other festivals and events celebrated in Villalba include: Puerto Rico Marathon - July; Areyto Festival - November; Carlos Báez Marathon - December
Dancers at the San Sebastián Festival in San Juan, in 2013. Before the establishment of the modern festival, a small annual procession dedicated to the Saint Sebastian used to take place along San Sebastián Street (Calle San Sebastián) following a mass dedicated to the martyr as established by Juan Manuel Madrazo, parishioner of San José Church during the 1950s, [4] with the purpose to ...
The Fiestas Patronales de San Benito Abad is a religious and cultural celebration that generally features parades, games, artisans, amusement rides, regional food, and live entertainment. [6] [23] Other festivals and events celebrated in Patillas include: Emerald of the South Carnival – May; Southeast Marathon – November