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In most Latin American countries—for example, Costa Rica, [91] Mexico, [92] and the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico—Saint Valentine's Day is known as Día de los Enamorados ('Lovers' Day') [93] or as Día del Amor y la Amistad ('Love and Friendship Day'). It is also common to see people perform "acts of appreciation" for their friends.
Saint Valentine (Italian: San Valentino; Latin: Valentinus) was a 3rd-century Roman saint, commemorated in Western Christianity on February 14 and in Eastern Orthodoxy on July 6. From the High Middle Ages, his feast day has been associated with a tradition of courtly love. He is also a patron saint of Terni, epilepsy, and beekeepers.
Día de San Juan Bautista. Fiestas de San Juan. Since John the Baptist is the patron saint of the Island and the namesake of the capital city , his day is widely celebrated by big parties on the beaches on the Eve of St. John's Day (June 23). One tradition is to walk backward into the ocean and fall in 12 times at midnight on the beginning of ...
Valentín Elizalde Valencia (Spanish: [balenˈtin eliˈsalde βaˈlensja]; 1 February 1979 – 25 November 2006) was a regional Mexican singer. Nicknamed "El Gallo de Oro" (The Golden Rooster), he was known for his off-key style. His biggest hits included: "Vete Ya," "Ebrio de Amor", and "Soy Así" (a cover of José José's classic song).
Valentine (name), a given name and a surname, including a list of people and fictional characters so named Saint Valentine of Rome, the eponym of Valentine's Day; Pope Valentine, pope for two months in 827
Another adaptation, El Caudillo, (starring Luis Aguilar) was released the same year. During the 1970s Chicano Movement, "Valentín de la Sierra" was popular with activists and was often sung at protests. [5] The song features prominently in the play "Guadalupe" performed by the Latino theater troupe El Teatro de la Esperanza. [6]
Sign from former headquarters of the El Día newspaper, while on Calle Salud, Ponce (1945–1970), now on display at Museo de la Historia de Ponce El Nuevo Día was founded in 1909 in the city of Ponce as "El Diario de Puerto Rico," [a] later changing its name to "El Día" in 1911, a name it kept for nearly seven decades.
In 1923, Vicente Clavel, a Valencian writer, editor, and the director of the Cervantes publishing house in Barcelona, first proposed Book Day. [9] A decision was not made and the proposal languished; however, in 1925, he raised the idea with the Catalan Chamber of Books, of which he was vice president, and finally in February 1926 a decision was made to create and promote a day dedicated to ...