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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.
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.
2021 Niger attacks The death toll from yesterday's raids in Tahoua , Niger , rises to at least 137. A security official blames ISIL for the attacks in a volatile region, which has seen an increase in these types of attacks in the past few months.
U.S. can break free of its dependence on China by rebuilding Puerto Rico’s pharmaceutical industry (Opinion by Carlos Roa, Miami Herald, Jan. 4, 2021) Don’t pretend statehood for Puerto Rico is the only choice. It’s not. Let all voices be heard (Opinion by Aníbal Acevedo-Vilá, The Miami Herald, February 1, 2021)
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 ...
This is a list of events in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Ponce is Puerto Rico's second largest city outside the San Juan metropolitan area. It is located in the southern coast of Puerto Rico, about a 75-minute drive via Autopista Las Americas or reachable via plane as a destination at the Mercedita International Airport or by cruise line at the Port of ...
March 2020–June 2021: due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the entertainment and the music industry, events at the venue were cancelled or postponed. May 16, 2020 ( Rauw Alejandro ): amid the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic , and after many major events at the venue were cancelled or postponed, Rauw Alejandro held a live concert at the ...
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