2024 National Coquito Festival December 7, 2024 @ 6:00PM — 9:00PM Central Time Rincon Family Services: 3710 N Kedzie Ave Chicago, IL 60618 Location Puerto Rican Arts Alliance 3000 N. Elbridge Chicago, IL 60618 Coquito (small coconut) is a rich, creamy coconut-based holiday drink with Puerto Rican origins. It is generally made with coconut milk, coconut cream, sweet condensed milk, rum, cinnamon, vanilla and cloves. The National Coquito Festival, in keeping with the mission of PRAA, was established in 2018 to promote and preserve the heritage of this iconic drink…
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Calle Fortaleza Old San Juan Puerto Rico
This past Christmas in Puerto Rico we stopped by Calle Fortaleza in Old San Juan
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Right after a quick stop at the Capitol building, we headed into Old San Juan to do a walking tour.
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We went for a visit to Puerto Rico this past Christmas. Our first stop heading into Old San Juan was the Capitol Building for a few photos
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By Daniel BeDell Puerto Ricans are a friendly, outgoing, and always looking for a reason to have fun. Visit Puerto Rico from Thanksgiving Day until mid January and you’ll find the island in full party mode. Of course they enjoy Christmas and New Years but in Puerto Rico, the really big celebration is reserved for the Three Kings Festival on January 6. The festival, celebrated since 1884, honors the Three Kings who brought gifts of incense, gold and myrrh to the Baby Jesus. While the holiday is celebrated throughout Puerto…
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(CL) – Las navidades hispanas siempre se han caracterizado por ser alegres y sabrosas, por su buena música, deliciosas comidas y por sus originales y tradicionales bebidas. La cena de navidad en la que se une la familia y los seres queridos es una tradición que comienza antes de la era cristiana en Roma. No fue hasta el año 354, cuando el obispo romano Liberio estableció que la fecha oficial para celebrar la Navidad serÃa el 25 de diciembre. Es en esta época del año cuando sólo podemos disfrutar de…
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