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Christmas in Puerto Rico (P.R.)

My Christmas tree this year.


My teddy bear . It have been celebrating Christmas with me since I had 8 year old. 12 years with me and this year is under the tree again. His names is Jingle Bell. :D


:hat: :hat: :hat: YES MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY!!! why because Im a Puerto Rican and all Puerto Ricans enjoy Christmas. For us it is a honor to have the longest and best Christmas in the world and it is a true fact. We love it because we make big reunions with our families and friends; between 15 to 30 members in a house. But why r the best in the world!?

We start the day after Thanksgiving(Friday) Is well know as the Black Friday or some said The Day of the Tree were people go to the store and buy what they need to buy such as presents. We wake up at 4am to go to the malls to be on time for the store to open. They are some stores that start with the decoration sales in the middle of September so people can buy it before Christmas For example: Department Store Of Christmas, is the best and biggest department of Christmas in Puerto Rico. This department is always Christmas all year :D We find every thing there even typical food of Christmas. Some people wait until December to buy present which is much better for people who don't want to walk up at 4am :lol:

After Black Friday people are working as normal and student study in school, but whem we get to December everything get more Christmas specially on the middle of December.

  • December 24 we celebrate Christmas eve, but in P.R. don't called Christmas eve is clled Noche Buena. Were we celebrate a big dinner night we are family.


  • December 25, children receive present from Santa Clause. :D I always receive money is more easy. And we celebrate the born of Jesus which is the most import in P.R.


  • December 31 is the last day of the year. Were all member of the family come together to said goodbye to 2009 and Happy 2010. Fireworks all over the clear night. :hat: :hat: :hat:


  • January 1 Happy New Year 2010


Countries like U.S. Canada Haiti Jamaica, and the Old World except Spain Christmas is over on January 1st.

  • January 5 is The 3 King Eve. Were is celebrate a mass in church or in houses. Some people do it in the night or midnight


  • January 6 in The 3 King day were is was the day that they arrive to saw baby Jesus. In P.R. every kids receive present and we make especial festivals for the all family in different towns around the island.


All Central America, all South America, Cuban,Dominic Republic and Spain end Christmas on January 6, But the only country in the world that still Christmas is Puerto Rico.

After January 6 P.R. is preparing to celebrate 8 MORE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS!!! Why because we dont want to stop. This 8 days called The Octavitas. Some People specially the teenagers celebrate it.

Food and Drink

Banana Pie


Cassava Pie


This is called pie,but is not a sweet pie. The pie's mass can be made of Cassava or banana but the banana must be green to make the mass. The pie it fill with pork, raisin, and olive. And it can eat it with ketchup. p:

Coquito


This is a sweet drink that we drink every Christmas. It mix of coconut cream, sweetened condensed milk,
evaporated milk, and white rum nutmeg. p: Some people add white rum nutmeg so is option. But it so good. p:

Leg of Ham


Rice with Green Pigeon Beans


*The Traditional Puerto Rican Plate*


This is all the plate above but combine and u can serve with a salad. Most Puerto Ricans serve with potato salad. P:

This is how the pork is made.


Decorations

In neighborhoods people decorate there house with lights and status and some neighbors work together to decorate the street and Christmas tree inside or outside of the house.


This is the Mayor Office in my town Mayagüez. The entire building is decorate as well as the time square.


Party and Music

Party is the most import part of Christmas in P.R. This is the biggest reason why P.R. have the longest Christmas in the world. We love to party all Christmas. We like to celebrate with are family and friends. We know how to party, without absurd curfew laws. :hat: Are parties are in houses and we invite all are members and friends at less 30 people in the house. :D

The music is moving and loud and is the best in the world. Why. I show you why, :D
Instrument of P.R. for Christmas.


This instrument is called "The four" is a guitar with 4 string. Is and instrument only fond in P.R.


This is music "Jibara" The four is use it all the time.


There are pictures of P.R. in this video


When we sing sometimes we fallow the lyrics but most of the time we sing with the mind. We think of what we going to say and when we play we said the words. Please skip up to 0:25





But is u like to party like real Puerto Rican or like me then this is your style.

This is called a "Puerto Rican Parranda". This was in a festival and we are so loud and happy. :hat: :hat: :hat: We also wake you up at 5:0oam with a parranda or a "trulla" in front at your house. :D

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I LOVE THIS ONE WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW :hat: :hat: :hat:


Sometimes when we dont have real instrument we use barel of paint. You can see one in the middle bottom.


The students in schools we do a storming or a surprise attack. We do this "parrandas" as surprise. You are do something in your school or taking an Exam and we just interrupt with music. Or in other words WE DONT CARE IF WE INTERRUPT. IS A SURPRISE ATTACK. And if just not in school only it can be ANYWHERE!!!


So this is Christmas in Puerto Rico. And the most import for us is to celebrate with are family and friends. To have a wonderful time and happiest in the holidays. We dont care what country are you from, we dont care what the culture is it and specially your religion. We just want to have fun and wonderful time with everybody. So what do you think about Christmas in Puerto Rico? And please tell me about your Christmas in your country.

Why Puerto Ricans are so COOL! (True Facts)

:smile::D p: :cool: :happy: :lol: :yes: :up: :sing: :hat: :headbang:


MusicPlaylist
Music Playlist at MixPod.com

This video have a lot of pictures of Puerto Rico. The song is called "Beautiful" singed by Marc Anthony. He exclusive dedicated this song for Puerto Rico only. When I listen this music it just make me to said " Im proud to be a Puertorican" :hat: :hat: :hat:
  • We are a mix of the best of every race. p:
  • We can't care less what other people think of us. :lol:
  • We are not only bilingual but we can speak 'Spanglish' :yes:
  • Our women are one of the most beautiful in the world, (5 Miss Universe) :D We are LATIN, and yet AMERICANS :D
  • Mofongo (that's all I have to say) p:
  • In PR, any road will take you to a beach..... or a pub. p: :D
  • We are the only 'territory' of another country with our own Olympic teams. :yes:
  • We do everything under the sun... because we CAN! :yes: :yes: :yes:
  • We don't need to take vacations to be in a tropical paradise. In PR everything is really close. :lol:
  • I can call you sir ('USTED'), and insult you in the same sentence. :up:
  • Our Spanish is completely different than any other Spanish speaking country. :happy:
  • We all have cool nicknames. (Pucho, Tito, Cuca la Loca!!) :lol:
  • We have the best athletes in the world. :smile:
  • We make some of the best coffee of the world. p: p: p:
  • WE CAN DANCE!!!!!!!!! :hat:
  • They come from around the world to hire our engineers and scientists :yes:
  • We are the country with the most roads by square mile (and there is still traffic). :yes:
  • We have the longest river swimming pool in the world (Cerromar) :happy:
  • La 'Calle del Cristo' (San Juan P.R.) was the first road of 'The New World ' to be paved. p:
  • We are the major RUM manufacturer of the world. 86% of the rum drunk in the U.S. is from Puerto Rico . :cheers:
  • We have more female engineers than any other country. (and you still call us machistas?) :lol:
  • We know how to party, without absurd curfew laws. :hat: :hat: :hat:
  • The bats for the Movie Batman Forever were filmed in Las Cuevas de Camuy, P.R. :yes:
  • We invented the MayoKetchup! p:
  • We kicked the DREAM TEAM's ass :lol:
  • Puerto Rico has one of the world's highest productivity ratios. :headbang: Salsa music was the fastest growing genre in the last 20 years. :hat:
  • Four Puerto Ricans received the Congress Medal of Honor EurI­pides Rubio, Carlos Lozada, Hector Santiago y Fernando Luis Ledesma Garci­a. :yes:
  • Only 4 baseball players have 2 Home Runs in the same Inning; 3 of them are Puerto Ricans (Roberto Clemente, Roberto Alomar and Carlos Baerga) :smile:
  • Tito Trinidad never went to the Olympics but defeated 4 gold medal champions. :yes:
  • A Puerto Rican, Nellie Toledo, designed the 1984 Camaro Berlinetta. :smile:
  • We were the 5th country in THE WORLD to have a radio station. (before Washington D.C. ) :smile:
  • Junior Cordero (Puerto Rican) won the Kentucky Derby 3 times. :smile:
  • There is only 7 fluorescent lagoons in the world; we have 4 of them. p:
  • The Yunque is the only Rain Forest in the Caribbean. Is locate in Luquillo, P.R. :D
  • Giovanni Hidalgo is considered the best percussionist in THE WORLD. :smile:
  • Jose Feliciano is in the top 3 guitar players in THE WORLD (don't forget he is blind). :sing:
  • The Discovery 500; Solar car designed by the Mayaguez College won 41 awards en Sunrayace , Iowa in 1993. :yes:
  • We established the first lottery system in the New World. :yes:
  • We have the longest Christmas Holiday in the WORLD. We start at Thanksgiving Day, and we end on January 14. :hat:
  • We are the only country that have Reggeton. :hat:
  • We have the biggest observatory of the world. (Arecibo) p:
NOT TO BAD FOR A 100 X 35 MILES ISLAND .... p: p: p: p: p: 'Face your past without regrets, :up: Handle your present with confidence, :up: Prepare for the future without fear!' :up: :yes:

Halloween

A mix of scary and funny O YES Halloween one of my favorite holidays :yikes: :insane: :raider: :ninja: :knight: :chef: bug The last time that I trick or treat! was in 2007. but the best Halloween was in P.R. I think it was the year 2002. All my friend were there included me. This year I don't know what I'm going to do :confused: anyway I don't eat to much candy is rare that I eat candy probably one each month :lol: specially chocolate p: But my favorite candy is the caramel :yes: This year many but many people will dress up like Micheal Jackson (this is a fact by me) I guaranty that 100% sure :yes: and people in the street will dance The Thriller's dance :yes: I hope you have fun in Halloween. I WILL WATCHING YOU! I WILL GET THERE AND GET YOUR SOUL, SPIRIT, HEART, AND SPECIALLY YOUR BLOOD. And for real I love blood I´m not joking :irked: SO BE ALERT SPECIALLY THOSE HEALTHY GIRLS :devil: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA :devil: TURN ON THE VOLUME HIGH!


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This is Halloween Horror Night 2009 at Universal Studios This is from 2008 Universal Studios Halloween Horror Night I like her. She is awesome!!! Say Bloody Mary 3 times on the front of the mirrow at 12am I challenge you and you must be alone. :devil: :devil: :devil: The second seen happen to me.It was almost 12am I was in the bathroom and my bro in the living room when suddenly the light went out for 2 seconds. I was so lucky to not looked at the mirror, I just closed my eyes. When the light back on I open my eyes and I was looking to the door then I got out of the bathroom. When I looked at the clock it was 12am and it passed to my mind about Bloody Mary. Since that day I haven´t go to the bathroom at 12am :worried::worried::worried: Who want LUCKY CANDY! :lol: p: :lol: The Exorcist What phrase do you said in your country when you are going to get candy? In my country P.R. we said Trick or Treat Halloween give me money and don't peanut!!! What is your phrase in your country? So cute but scary Also please paste pictures of Halloween.
You Are Spooky
You put the trick in "trick or treat," and you won't stop scaring people until you scare yourself.
You love horror movies, dark spooky nights, and the darker side of Halloween. You save the kids' stuff for the kids.

Speaking of kids, you avoid the little candy grubbing monsters at all costs. Well, unless you are looking to give them a little scare.
You think Halloween has gotten a bit to sugary these days, and you don't mind injecting a little fright into things.
You Should Dress Up As a Dog
You are a friendly, playful person who embraces life heartily. You are truly carefree and able to live in the moment.
You can be a bit suspicious of strangers at times, but you are always welcoming of old friends.

You are intelligent and sensitive. You tend to know what people need from you, and you're happy to help them out.
You are very loyal and selfless. You are content to be a good friend... no strings attached.

I want to listen your dreams or visions (sweet, nightmares, worst, or weird) Or What is the wierdest thing that happen to you.

We need to stop Global Warming! Is time to change! Stand up people and do the change! If you act you do the action!


Everyone knows the climate change. Since of the develop of Planet Earth 4.5 billion years ago was experiencing different types of climates. 4.5 billion after, the planet had show very different climates. Why are we wonder what is climate change. Many people commented that it is normal climatic changes and sometimes not, but in the 21st century does not seem adequate? The ozone layer is what protects us from ultraviolet rays of the sun but scientists of NASA discover a hole in the ozone layer in 1985 cause by chemicals called CFCs(chlorofluorocarbons). CFCs that is produces by refrigeration, propellant devices, and processes escape in to the atmosphere. This particles can be in the atmosphere for years. During this time they can reach the stratosphere and it get combine with chlorine atoms(Cl) to destroy the ozone layer. Another factor is Carbon Dioxide(CO2) that contains the atmosphere by 0.0383%. It's produces by volcanoes, hot springer and especially the combustion of fuels fusible expanded over the years, is another factor that destroy the ozone layer.
1985-2008
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2005
and now 2009


This is the result of Global Warming
Muir Glacier 1941-2008

Glaciar National Park 1940-2004

Glaciar National Park 1940-2004







This is what will happen probable in 2050 if we don't do act now. For the first time Polar bears are drowning because there got trap on pieces of land that separate from the glaciers. They try to swim 15 miles to reach the land but they died in the attempt and others animals can loss there habitat, but there are not the only once that are in trouble, the future human society is in trouble too. The see level is expecting to rise up to 100 meters which it can affect big city like New York, Paris, and London. Also places like Florida, New Orleans, and parts of the Caribbean will be under water. But this is not the only factor that will happen, after the meld of all glaciers many countries will disappear allow more hurricanes to have more water and become more powerful and lees fresh water on Earth. The sea will be more warmer because the glaciers make the sun's rays to reflect in glaciers and bounce into the atmosphere. With no glaciers the sun's rays do not bounce and are absorbed by the ocean, causing temperatures to rise about 30° more above normal.


People is time to act now!!!It is easy!!! If we tear down the Berlin Wall in 1987 and ended WW2 in 1945 we can stop Global Warming. We can stop what we started. It is our responsibility to change the future of human society! Just think about it this is the only planet that we can live. We are so luck to have one, don't wait until is late because then we will have big consequence that we can't repair in the future. :frown: So people stand up and make the change! :smile: :up: :yes:

Is easy to save the planet from Global Warming. Here are some tips that you can do to rescue and protect are Planet Earth from destruction:

3 important factors to save are planet



  • Recycle


Recycle is to keep are planet clean. When you do this you maintain backward landfills clean by which you can use to plant trees, also it can decrees the amount of burned trash and we can breathe with less difficulty. Is only take 5 minutes to take out the recycle. I'm living with 4 members in my house and I'm the only one who recycle 2 basket are full of recycle material. Everything that is recycle should go in a basket of recycle, don't throw away to the trash. So please recycle. :yes:
Recycle Materials:
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Carton
  • Paper
  • Plastic


  • Plant Trees


Plant trees is import for are atmosphere to be clear and fresh. Trees are the most important for saving are planet. They are responsible to absorb the CO2 and the CFCs, they absorb it and they use it to produce clean oxygen. Each time between Autumn and Winter the trees located in Temperate Zones loss there leafs making difficult to absorb the CO2 and the CFCs in the atmosphere. We need to stop cutting trees and plant more trees were they need it. Why are they cutting trees because the population still growing and we need to control that, otherwise they will be lower population of trees. :yes:


  • Pollution


Pollution is the major problem of Global Warming. Is the only responsible to take Global Warming speeding rapidly. Pollution makes our atmosphere be maintained and further warming each year. Pollution makes the sun's rays to reflect in the atmosphere and return to the earth making the planet warmer.


How can we stop the pollution? Doing more solar materials, such as solar car solar water heater, solar home and so on. Many people said that cost to much money but why the government is wasting the money? Maybe because of the war. The war is NOT import they can't stop terrorist is impossible. The weapons that use in war affect the planet too because they have CO2 and oil or petroleum. Remember is better to save our planet than to end a war why? Because on the meantime the war is over or other war start to save the planet is to late. In a war they can die millions of people but if we don't save the planet we all going to die or suffer the sequences. You choose the planet or a war. So please people open your eyes and see what will happen if we don't act now. :smile:

In conclusion we need to save are planet before is to late. Some people don't care about Global Warming because they going to die anyway or they just care about the money. Please people do it for the future of your children. Is not hard. Just stand and act. "If you act you do the action". I know we can. So people please do it. The future of this planet depends on us. And remember that the climate is a process but we are speeding to fast. You decide 'save are planet or a war' :smile: And express your opinion of what you think about this serious situation.

Thanks you for reading my blog. :smile:
ATT Duane A. Cuebas González

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