Christmas in Navidad, Puerto Rico continues beyond December 25th.
According to the website Discover Puerto Rico, the island proudly declares itself to have “the world’s longest vacation season.”
According to the source, on average, holiday celebrations in Puerto Rico last about 45 days, starting right after Thanksgiving and lasting until mid-January.
The Christmas season in Puerto Rico typically lasts about 45 days. (iStock)
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The holiday season in Puerto Rico is filled with rich traditions loved by families.
One tradition that people visiting Puerto Rico during the holiday season will immediately notice is decorations.
In Puerto Rico, decorations are usually up by Thanksgiving, and kept up until the season ends in mid-January, with picture-appropriate moments at every corner.
Parandas, Christmas caroling, are a major part of the holidays.
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According to Discover Puerto Rico, carolers choose the homes of family and friends to visit, usually starting around 10 p.m., performing aguinaldos (traditional Christmas songs), not only with their voices, but often with Same with musical instruments.
The group you start caroling with is probably not the same group you end up with.
In Puerto Rico, when carolers visit a house, they often stop inside for conversation, food, and drinks before moving on to the next residence.
Coquito is a popular drink enjoyed during the holiday season in Puerto Rico. Coconut, vanilla and rum are among the ingredients. (Mayra Beltran/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
According to Discover Puerto Rico, typically, residents of the home being visited will join the group for the next home.
In the 1600s, Christmas trees in Germany were decorated with apples instead of ornaments for ‘Adam and Eve Day’.
According to the source, a night of serenading with loved ones can be quite a long one, often stretching into the morning of the next day.
The biggest day of the holiday season in Puerto Rico is not actually Christmas, but the night before it.
In Puerto Rico, Nochebuena is December 24th. On that day, loved ones gather for exchanging gifts, caroling and a big feast.
Many families will also attend midnight mass that day, known as Misa de Gallo.
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After Christmas, celebrations continue in Puerto Rico.
According to Discover Puerto Rico, another big event in the holiday lineup is Three Kings Day on January 6, a holiday that “commemorates the journey that the Three Wise Men took after the birth of Jesus.”
According to Puerto Rico.com, on the eve of the day, children fill shoeboxes with hay and leave them for the camels to eat, while the Three Kings leave gifts for them.
For a particularly festive Three Kings Day, Juana Díaz is the place to go, as it hosts the largest celebration in Puerto Rico for the holiday. In Juana Díaz, there is an annual fiesta and parade in honor of Three Kings Day, which draws more than 25,000 people each year, according to Discover Puerto Rico.
Christmas Eve in Puerto Rico is primarily marked by exchanging gifts between loved ones. (iStock)
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Then, eight days later there is Octavitas, which is a post-holiday celebration where families get together and celebrate for the last time for the season.
The end of the holiday season is marked with the San Sebastian Street Festival.
This festival, lasting several days, takes place in Old San Juan, and is filled with live music, dancing, shopping, and parades.
