This article is about the Christmas season festivities in Puerto Rico. For the street parties in Cuba, see Parrandas. For the Spanish dance, see Parranda (dance).
Parranda(s)
Official name
Parranda(s)
Observed by
Puerto Ricans and Dominicans
Type
Local, religious, historical
Significance
Celebration of the Christmas season
Celebrations
Music, food, drinks, dancing
Observances
Yearly
Date
December, could spill into early January
Frequency
Annual
Related to
Culture and Religion
A (c. 1900 - 1915) Puerto Rican Cuatro
Music of Puerto Rico
General topics
Related articles
Genres
Aguinaldo (music) (Jíbaro)
Bomba
Danza
Décima
Guaracha
Plena
Reggaeton
Salsa
Salsa romántica
Seis
Trap
Nationalistic and patriotic songs
National anthem
La Borinqueña
Regional music
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba and the Dutch Antilles
Bahamas
Barbados
Bermuda
Bonaire
Cayman Islands
Cuba
Curaçao
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guyana
Haiti
Jamaica
Louisiana
Martinique
Montserrat
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent and Grenadines
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos
Virgin Islands
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A parranda (English: party or spree[1]) is a Puerto Rican music tradition that takes place in Puerto Rico during the Christmas holiday season.[2] Parrandas are social events that feature traditional Puerto Rican music, food, and drinks. The traditional events have been likened to Christmas caroling, but the contents of the songs are secular rather than religious.[3] They are sometimes carried out in the evening, but most traditionally occur in the night, even into the wee hours of the morning.[4] The songs sung are almost exclusively aguinaldos.[5] In this tradition, people go to their friends' or relatives' homes "singing songs, eating pasteles (similar to tamales) and arroz con dulce (rice pudding), sipping coquito and picking up people along the way" who then join in to proceed to the next home.[6]
^Parranda. Encyclopedia Britannica. Merriam-Webster. Spanish Central. Accessed 11 May 2019.
^Don Herminio: icono de la parranda. Sandra Torres Guzmán. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013. Archived.
^A Puerto Rican Christmas. El Boricua. 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
^A son de diana unifican al barrio Tibes: La simpática parranda se repetirá este domingo, 29 de diciembre. Reinaldo Millán. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 26 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013. Archived.
^Parrandas: A Puerto Rican Music Christmas Tradition. Captain Tim. CaribbeanTrading.com 18 December 2012. Accessed 11 May 2019.
^Coquito is the creamy, tropical drink that’s better than eggnog — and easier to make. Kara Elder. The Washington Post. 21 December 2018.
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