Puerto Rico
By Cal Meuse This essay is about Puerto Rico; the traditions or what the Puerto Rican people celebrate from generation to generation, the culture or where they come from and what religion they practice / were born into, and the customs of Puerto Ricans which are the things they do in day to day life.Puerto Ricans have Taino, African and Spanish influences on their culture. Taino is explained as native caribbean.
One celebration that is unique to Puerto Rico is the birthday of Eugenio María de Hostos. Hostos was a writer who wrote about the need for Puerto Rico to become independent from Spain. He was also a statesman, meaning he was a respected political leader, whose cause was Puerto Rican independence and bringing an …show more content…
To celebrate, citizens start at their local Catholic churches and then go to the streets, have an open-air party, then parade to the ocean. Once there, they walk in and fall backward into the water at midnight twelve times. This ritual is supposed to bring them good luck. San Juan Bautista Day is rooted in the Catholic religion, celebrating the patron Saint James who led the Catholic Army of Spain to fight against the Moors, pagans, who didn’t believe in God. During the parade some people put on masks to represent the Moors who Saint James defeated. These masks are called vejigante. The Tainos influenced how these masks are made, and the Africans influenced the drum based music that is played during the festival This music is called bomba y plena. This holiday is not similar to any of our celebrations that I know of, but there are many Catholics in America as …show more content…
It is celebrated on January 6th. The celebration is a lot like our Christmas. The children receive gifts just like the three kings brought to baby Jesus. The children put a shoe box full of grass clippings under the bed for the camels to eat that the three kings rode on. A special meal is eaten on this day. This is similar to our Christmas. One reason is because it is celebrating the birth of baby Jesus. Another is that we put out milk and cookies for Santa (the person who delivers our gifts) like they put out grass clippings for the three kings who bring theirs. Lastly, our children receive gifts just like the children in Puerto Rico.
Interesting Facts about Puerto Rico:
I found that Puerto Rico is part of the United States of America. It is a territory of the US. Christopher Columbus found Puerto Rico a year after he found America.
The total area of Puerto Rico is 9,104 sq km or 3515.074 miles of land.
Two famous pop singers from Puerto Rico are Daddy Yankee and Luis Fonsi.
José Campeche is considered the first most famous artist in Puerto Rico. He was considered the best rococo artist of his time. Rococo art has soft colors, curved lines, and peaceful scenes. He is famous for his paintings, one of these paintings was the Don Jose Mas Ferrer. It was a painting of a British soldier in a red
By Cal Meuse This essay is about Puerto Rico; the traditions or what the Puerto Rican people celebrate from generation to generation, the culture or where they come from and what religion they practice / were born into, and the customs of Puerto Ricans which are the things they do in day to day life.Puerto Ricans have Taino, African and Spanish influences on their culture. Taino is explained as native caribbean.
One celebration that is unique to Puerto Rico is the birthday of Eugenio María de Hostos. Hostos was a writer who wrote about the need for Puerto Rico to become independent from Spain. He was also a statesman, meaning he was a respected political leader, whose cause was Puerto Rican independence and bringing an …show more content…
To celebrate, citizens start at their local Catholic churches and then go to the streets, have an open-air party, then parade to the ocean. Once there, they walk in and fall backward into the water at midnight twelve times. This ritual is supposed to bring them good luck. San Juan Bautista Day is rooted in the Catholic religion, celebrating the patron Saint James who led the Catholic Army of Spain to fight against the Moors, pagans, who didn’t believe in God. During the parade some people put on masks to represent the Moors who Saint James defeated. These masks are called vejigante. The Tainos influenced how these masks are made, and the Africans influenced the drum based music that is played during the festival This music is called bomba y plena. This holiday is not similar to any of our celebrations that I know of, but there are many Catholics in America as …show more content…
It is celebrated on January 6th. The celebration is a lot like our Christmas. The children receive gifts just like the three kings brought to baby Jesus. The children put a shoe box full of grass clippings under the bed for the camels to eat that the three kings rode on. A special meal is eaten on this day. This is similar to our Christmas. One reason is because it is celebrating the birth of baby Jesus. Another is that we put out milk and cookies for Santa (the person who delivers our gifts) like they put out grass clippings for the three kings who bring theirs. Lastly, our children receive gifts just like the children in Puerto Rico.
Interesting Facts about Puerto Rico:
I found that Puerto Rico is part of the United States of America. It is a territory of the US. Christopher Columbus found Puerto Rico a year after he found America.
The total area of Puerto Rico is 9,104 sq km or 3515.074 miles of land.
Two famous pop singers from Puerto Rico are Daddy Yankee and Luis Fonsi.
José Campeche is considered the first most famous artist in Puerto Rico. He was considered the best rococo artist of his time. Rococo art has soft colors, curved lines, and peaceful scenes. He is famous for his paintings, one of these paintings was the Don Jose Mas Ferrer. It was a painting of a British soldier in a red