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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.
Río Grande: Our Lady of Mount Carmel: July 16 Villalba: Our Lady of Mount Carmel: July 25 Aibonito: James the Apostle: July 25 Fajardo: James the Apostle: July 25 Guánica: James the Apostle: July 25 Loíza Aldea: James the Apostle: July 25 Santa Isabel: James the Apostle: July 31 San Germán: Saint Germain: August 6 Comerío: Holy Christ of ...
Los pastorcillos de Navidad is a Christmas tradition unique to the Amazonas region of Peru, in which the children of the city play a main role. At dusk on December 24, choirs of children dressed as shepherd walk around the town singing Christmas Carols. The children form two columns with the shepherds and the "Three Kings", in the middle.
Columbus called the port Puerto de la Navidad ("Christmas Port"), the day he landed there. He appointed Diego de Arana, chief constable of the fleet and son of Rodrigo, Pedro Gutiérrez, butler of the Spanish royal dais, and Rodrigo de Escobedo to govern the fortress of 36 men. They included carpenters, calkers, a physician, a tailor, and a gunner.
A parranda (English: party or spree [1]) is a Puerto Rican music tradition that takes place in Puerto Rico during the Christmas holiday season. [2] Parrandas are social events that feature traditional Puerto Rican music, food, and drinks.
Christmas with the Poor or The Poor People's Christmas (Spanish:Navidad de los pobres) is a 1947 Argentine comedy film of the classical era of Argentine cinema, directed by Manuel Romero and starring Niní Marshall, Irma Córdoba and Tito Lusiardo.
The Yule log is recorded in the folklore archives of much of England, but particularly in collections covering the West Country and the North Country. [13] For example, in his section regarding "Christmas Observances", J. B. Partridge recorded then-current (1914) Christmas customs in Yorkshire, Britain involving the Yule log as related by "Mrs. Day, Minchinhampton (Gloucestershire), a native ...
Las Posadas derives from the Spanish word posada (lodging, or accommodation) which, in this case, refers to the inn from the Nativity story. It uses the plural form as the celebration lasts for a nine-day interval (called the novena) during the Christmas season, which represents the nine-month pregnancy [3] [4] of Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ.