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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.
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 festival was founded in 1956 by Pablo Casals. It was promoted by Teodoro Moscoso and David Ogilvy [1] with the objectives of changing the image of Puerto Rico and promoting tourism to the island during off-peak tourism time.
The San Sebastián Street Festival (Spanish: Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastián), popularly referred to as La SanSe, [1] [2] [3] is a Puerto Rican festival that takes place annually on the third weekend of January in the Old San Juan of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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).
The following category is for festivals in Puerto Rico, including arts festivals, fairs, carnivals, religious festivals, and other types. Subcategories This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total.
Festival Nacional Afrocaribeño (National Afro-Caribbean Festival) is an annual cultural celebration held at Ángel "Cuqui" Mangual baseball field [8] [9] in the La Cuarta neighborhood of Barrio Capitanejo in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The celebration, which commonly lasts three days, takes place in late June.
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.
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