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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.
25 July – Puerto Rico Constitution Day; 1 September – Labor Day; 14 October – Columbus Day; 11 November – Veterans Day; 19 November – Discovery Day; 27 November – Thanksgiving Day; 25 December – Christmas Day
1976 – Charlotte Ayanna, Puerto Rican-American actress; 1977 – Clea DuVall, American actress [22] 1977 – Robbie Jones, American actor [22] 1977 – Mike Krahulik, American illustrator; 1977 – Toni Lydman, Finnish ice hockey player [27] 1977 – Joel David Moore, American actor [22] 1977 – Wil Nieves, Puerto Rican-American baseball player
Puerto Rico wears the dual hat of being a US territory and a Caribbean island. It’s also the self-proclaimed “ rum capital in the world”. So, of course, a visit here would be remiss without ...
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 video is a tribute to Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans featuring a host of top stars from all walks of life — from entertainment to politics to sports — with a connection to the island.
Puerto Rico is primarily Catholic, so of course, Christmas is a focus of the holiday season, but the island also observes Three Kings Day, or Epiphany, on Jan. 6, and the weeklong San Sebastian ...
Columbus named the island San Juan Bautista, in honor of Saint John the Baptist, while the capital city was named Ciudad de Puerto Rico ("Rich Port City"). [21] Eventually traders and other maritime visitors came to refer to the entire island as Puerto Rico, while San Juan became the name used for the main trading/shipping port and the capital ...