Good Morning…
I have been researching new story ideas for the new year and figured it would be smart to find out when Latino's celebrate things, not only in Puerto Rico but across Latin America. So…me puse a buscar and I found this nice list of Hispanic and Latino holidays online at the Florida Dept of Education website and I thought I would share with you.
Buen Provecho…
PS… If you celebrate any of these in a special way or if you have more to add to the mix, we would love to hear about it…leave us a comment or send us a story submission at SofritoSubmissions@gmail.com
pero ya…ok?
As I am,
George Torres
The Urban Jibaro.
| Date | Origin | Celebration Name |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Cuban and Latin Americans | New Year’s Day/New Year’s Eve (Año Nuevo) |
| January 6 | Spain | Día de Los Reyes Magos (The Day of the Three Kings or the Feast of the Epiphany) |
| January 11 | Puerto Rico | Birthday of Eugenio María de Hostos |
| January 28 | Cuba | Birth of José Martí |
| February 14 | Latin America | Dia del Amor y la Amistad (Valentine’s Day) |
| February 27 | Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic Independence Day |
| March 21 | Mexico | Birth of Benito Juárez |
| March 22 | Puerto Rico | Emancipation Day |
| March 31 | Mexico | César Chávez holiday. |
| March/April | Latin America, Spain | La Semana Santa (Holy Week) |
| April 30 | Latin Americans | Día de los Niños |
| May 1 | Latin America | Dia del Trabajo |
| May 5 | Mexico | Cinco de Mayo |
| May 10 | Mexico, Latin America | Día de Las Madres (Day of the Mothers) |
| May 20 | Cuba | Cuban Independence Day (Celebrates independence from Spain) |
| June 24 | Puerto Rico | The Feast of San Juan Bautista (The Feast of John the Baptist) |
| July 6-14 | Pamplona, Spain | Los Sanfermines (San Fermín Festival) (Running of the Bulls) |
| July 25 | Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico’s Constitution Day |
| July 28 and 29 | Spain | St. Ignatius of Loyola Festival or the Festival de San Ignacio de Loyola |
| July 28 and 29 | Perú | Independence Day |
| August 1-6 | El Salvador | Feast of the Savior of the World or El Salvador del Mundo |
| September 8 | Cuba | Feast of Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre |
| September 15 | El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua | Independence Day |
| September 16 | Mexico | Mexican Independence Day |
| October 12 | U.S., Latin America | Día de la Raza (Day of Our Race/Columbus Day) |
| October 18 | Peru | Señor de Los Milagros (Our Lord of Miracles) |
| November 2 | Mexico, Central America | El Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) |
| November 19 | Puerto Rico | The feast of Nuestra Señora de la Divina Providencia (Our Lady of Divine Providence) |
| November 20 | Mexico | Revolution of 1910 Anniversary |
| December 12 | Mexico | Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe (the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe) |
| December 16-24 | Mexico, Cuba, Latin America, and Spain | Las Posadas |
| December 24 and 25 | Mexico, Cuba, Latin America, and Spain | La Nochebuena y La Navidad (Christmas Eve/Christmas) |
