Puerto Rico

One of the favorite times of the year to many people is Christmas time for many different reasons, but spending Christmas in Puerto Rico is particularly special in its own way. Of course, this is a time to be with family members and if your family members are not in Puerto Rico then there is a key aspect of Christmas that will be missing if you are here and your family is there. But just about everything else is quite amazing, in fact, there has been numerous international publications based on reader reviews, public opinions and other studies which rand Puerto Rico as one of the top-5 places in the world to spend Christmas! As of this writing, USA Today’s 10best.com has Puerto Rico as the second best place in the world to spend the Christmas holidays behind Prague, Czech Republic. That’s not bad!

In Puerto Rico, Christmastime brings a series of joyous, satisfying feasts.

Puerto Rico is famously known for celebrating the longest holidays in the world. We don’t disagree at all! The Puerto Rican Christmas culture includes parties, traditional food, coquito, pitorro, parrandas, and more! Holidays in Puerto Rico starts on November after Thanksgiving Day ending with Las Octavitas and San Sebastián Festival at the end of January. Between parties and parrandas the best holidays are definitely spent in Puerto Rico – this is confirmed by the thousands of tourists who travel to the island just to spend the holidays.

Spice up your holiday season with exotic Caribbean flare, and find out why spending Christmas in Puerto Rico is a must do for holiday travelers.

Christmas in Puerto Rico can be quite different from that of the mainland United States

Here is everything you need to know, including unique traditions and celebrations, about celebrating Christmas in Puerto Rico.

Songs and singing are very popular at Christmas time in Puerto Rico. People like to go carol singing, known as Parrandas (also sometimes called Asalto or Trulla). Friends gather late in the evening (about 10pm) and visit different houses. People are meant to be surprised and woken up by the music and singing of the 'parranderos' (those taking part in the 'parranda'), although most people have 'arranged' that they will be visited; because the custom is that when you've been 'woken up' you have to join in the parranda so it grows during the evening as more party go-ers join in! The fun can last all night, finishing at dawn!

Navidad is the best of Puerto Rican culture. Nowhere else is Christmas celebrated like in Borinquen. Navidad is the time of tradition, aguinaldos, décimas, y de ser jíbaro Puertorriqueño.

A journey to the island that takes the holiday to heart, and to the table.

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