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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.
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.
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.
Many Chileans travel during the Fiestas Patrias to visit family, friends and relatives in other parts of the country and join the celebrations there. In Santiago, many people travel to resorts on the Pacific coast, especially Viña del Mar and the Litoral Central region. It is estimated that 2 million Chileans—nearly one-eighth of the country ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya Language: “maternal water") is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (117.52 km 2) of land and is located roughly 55 km southeast of the city of Mérida.