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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 does not have an official bird. In 2001 the legislature passed a bill designating the pitirre (Tyrannus dominicensis), but the governor vetoed the bill because although native to it is not endemic to Puerto Rico. [6] [7]
Puerto Rico Ilustrado was a weekly magazine in Puerto Rico. Its first issue was published 6 March 1910 in San Juan, Puerto Rico , with Juan M. Saavedra as administrator. [ 7 ] The final issue of Puerto Rico Ilustrado as an independent publication was número 2227, published 27 December 1952.
The name given to Puerto Rico people by Puerto Ricans. [3] bregar To work on a task, to do something with effort and dedication. [9] broki brother or friend. [5] cafre a lowlife. Comes from Arabic (Arabic: كافر , romanized: Kafir). cangri A badass, hunk or hottie. [10] An influential person. [11] From English congressman. [7] cariduro
Corazón de Puerto Rico: Heart of Puerto Rico Orocovis: Centro geográfico de Puerto Rico: Geographic Center of Puerto Rico Patillas: La esmeralda del sur: The Emerald of the South Patillas: Los melones: The Mellons Peñuelas: Valle de los flamboyanes: Valley of Flamboyan Peñuelas: La capital del güiro: Capital of the Güiro: Ponce: Perla del ...
The Ateneo Puertorriqueño (Puerto Rican Athenaeum) is a cultural institution in Puerto Rico. Founded on April 30, 1876, [ 3 ] it has been called Puerto Rico's oldest cultural institution, [ 4 ] however, it is actually its third oldest overall and second culturally, after the Bar Association of Puerto Rico [ 5 ] and the Casino of Mayagüez.
Dead Dog Beach (La Playa de los Perros Muertos, also known as Sato Beach and officially named Playa Lucia) is a beach within the municipality of Yabucoa in southeastern Puerto Rico. Its nickname derives from it being a dumping ground for stray animals, mainly dogs that the inhabitants of Yabucoa could no longer afford.
Vejigante masks on display in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In the 12th century, St. James the Apostle, the patron saint of Spain, was once believed in Spanish legend to have led the Catholic militia in the mythical Battle of Clavijo to victory against the Moors in 844. On his saints day, when people celebrated the victory, the vejigante represented ...