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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.
1668 – Notable Privateer Henry Morgan lands in Cuba to raid and plunder the inland town of Puerto del Príncipe during the latter stages of the Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660). [9] 1739 – Nader Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city, stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne.
The Madre de aguas (Mother of water), also known as Magüi, is a mythical creature in the folklore of Cuba.She goes by the name of Mama Glo in Creole Folklore, in other islands she is called Mami Wata as well as Watramama.
Día del Niño Honors all the children. It is not a state holiday. May 10 Mother's Day: Día de las Madres Honors all the mothers throughout the country. It is not a state holiday. May 15 Teacher's Day: Día del Maestro Honors all the teachers throughout the country. It is often celebrated on the Monday before May 15. It is not a state holiday ...
Día del Cruz del Mayo: Fiesta de las Cruces: May 25 Día del Himno Nacional: National Anthem Day June 27 Día del Periodista y Aniversario de la instauración del Decreto de Instrucción pública gratuita y obligatoria: Journalists' Day and the Anniversary of the 1872 Public Education Decree Third Sunday of July (movable) Dia del niño ...
Día Internacional del Trabajo: July 25 Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica: Anexión del Partido de Nicoya a Costa Rica: Celebrates the annexation of the Party of Nicoya in 1824. August 2 Feast of Our Lady of the Angels Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles: Employers must provide an unpaid day off. [1] August 15 Mother's Day ...
In both the Portuguese and English versions of the lyrics, "it" is a stick, a stone, a sliver of glass, a scratch, a cliff, a knot in the wood, a fish, a pin, the end of the road, and many other things, although some specific references to Brazilian culture (festa da cumeeira, garrafa de cana), flora (peroba do campo), folklore and fauna (Matita Pereira) were intentionally omitted from the ...
Mama D'Leau (derived from the French Maman de l'eau or "Mother of the River"), also known as Mama Dlo and Mama Glo, [1] is the protector and healer of all river animals, according to the folklore of islands such as Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago and Dominica.