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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.
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 ...
In Puerto Rico, Epiphany is an important festive holiday, and is commonly referred as Día de Los Tres Reyes Magos or Three Kings' Day. It is traditional for children to fill a box with fresh grass or hay and put it underneath their bed, for the Wise Men's horses or camels, depending on the household.
The holiday is also called the Feast of Epiphany, Three Kings Day and Theophany. ... Christians around the world will mark the Epiphany on Jan. 6 with a series of celebrations that go from parades ...
Source: [2] 1 January - New Year's Day; 6 January - Epiphany 11 January - Eugenio María de Hostos Day 20 January - Martin Luther King Jr. Day 14 February – Carnival 19 February – Presidents' Day
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Candlemas, also known as the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus Christ, the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or the Feast of the Holy Encounter, is a Christian feast day commemorating the presentation of Jesus at the Temple by Joseph and Mary.
Pages in category "Public holidays in Puerto Rico" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...