[Travelandtourism] Three Kings Celebration in Puerto Rico

Tue Jan 10 21:52:40 UTC 2012

Peter I just got your e-mail saying sorry for not reading my follow up, it is okay, not to worry.
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> From: pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com
> To: travelandtourism at nfbnet.org
> Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:42:02 -0600
> Subject: Re: [Travelandtourism] Three Kings Celebration in Puerto Rico
> 
> Hello Cheryl and everyone,
> 
>     Being a Christmas lover I'm interested in how the holiday is observed in 
> other countries as I'm sure others planning to visit Spain and other nations 
> during the holiday season would be. And then we wonder why this list doesn't 
> receive much traffic?
> 
> Peter Donahue
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Cheryl" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
> To: "NFB Travel and Tourism Division List" <travelandtourism at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 12:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [Travelandtourism] Three Kings Celebration in Puerto Rico
> 
> 
> Peter thank you but that is not necessary I was posting from my own 
> information as well as the history in Puerto Rico I specialize in it so the 
> information was also forwarded from the Puerto Rico tourism board
> 
> Peter Donahue <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> >Hello Cheryl and everyone,
> >
> >    Variations of the Three Kings Celebration are held World-wide
> >particularly in Europe. Mary knows about how Christmas is observed in Spain
> >so I'll let her weigh in on that one.
> >
> >Peter Donahue
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
> >To: "travelandtourism" <travelandtourism at nfbnet.org>; "Echevarria
> >Travelblog" <nera563pipu at post.wordpress.com>
> >Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 9:25 AM
> >Subject: [Travelandtourism] Three Kings Celebration in Puerto Rico
> >
> >
> >
> >Good morning all:
> >The holidays just don't end on January 1, there are many holidays in other
> >areas of the US or the world that is celebrated, like Kwanzaa, which I am
> >not familiar with, my knowledge is about the Three Kings Celebration in
> >Puerto Rico.
> >You may or may not know my husband, Nelson, well he was born and raised in
> >Puerto Rico until the age of the New York Mets here in NY, yeah boy is he
> >old, LOL.
> >Anyway, he has been living in NY or as he says it the US, for over 50 
> >years,
> >and yes, he robed the cradle.  LOL, nope was already married, and had a
> >child. I started at 12 rofl.
> >Boy, am I in a silly mood today.
> >Anyway, Three Kings
> >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 Rico, the largest gathering is found in a town
> >outside Ponce, called Juana Diaz. People of all ages and nationalities
> >converge on this small town to watch and participate in the festival.
> >
> >My husband and his family comes for the town of Juana Diaz.  He says he
> >comes from Ponce, but the city is Juana Diaz, in a little Barrio called,
> >Manizanilla.
> >I am posting this another other things and places that go on in Puerto 
> >Rico,
> >because everyone thinks Puerto Rico is San Juan, and it isn't.
> >It is like me saying I am from Brentwood, NY and let's face it, when you
> >mention, New York, everyone thinks, New York City, and a lot of people who
> >live on Long Island or other areas of NY, have never been to New York City.
> >Also, Puerto Rico, is part of the USA, meaning No Passports Required, and
> >for those with the travel and tourism division, we may want to go as a
> >group, it is great, and plus if we go a certain time of the year when my
> >brother in law is not teaching, he knows the ins and outs of the Island.
> >I will post tomorrow some of the things that we do and eat during the time
> >between thanksgiving and three kings, which is like going to Walt Disney
> >world during Christmas for myself, it is magical.
> >The people of Puerto Rico, are real familia (family), like to party, but in
> >a different way they we like to, will give you the shirts off there backs,
> >like my Nelson.
> >
> >Anyway, back to the Three Kings Celebration, which start January 6
> >Leading the Way in Independent Travel!
> >
> >Cheryl Echevarria
> >http://www.echevarriatravel.com
> >631-456-5394
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