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    The Christmas holidays in Puerto Rico begin at the end of November and continue until

    January. It all starts with Thanksgiving Day, at the end of November. This celebration came to
    us from the United States, but we Puerto Ricans have adopted it too. We eat turkey and give
    thanks for our blessings. When December arrives, the “parrandas,” a type of surprise party,
    begin. At ten at night, revelers visit a friend or family member's house with musical instruments
    and begin to sing. After the music, the homeowner invites them to dinner. For Christmas Eve on
    December 24, my dad and mom and I cooked dinner. Mom decorates the house with a
    Christmas tree and at twelve at night she puts the baby Jesus in his manger (manger). On
    December 25 we woke up late. We put on new clothes and go to grandma's house. There we
    eat typical dishes such as roast suckling pig and sweet rice, we sing carols and we dance.
    Every year we take a family photograph. I have all the photos in a big album. To celebrate the
    New Year, on December 31st we clean the house to make room for good luck. We put
    everything old in the trash: clothes, toys and broken things. When we finish, mom fills a pail
    with water and puts it in the yard. At twelve the family goes out to the patio and throws the
    water into the street. “Goodbye, bad luck!” we say. The most anticipated day is January 6. That
    day the Three Wise Men bring the children many gifts. The night before, the children put straw
    (there is) for the Three Wise Men's camels under the bed and cookies for the Three Wise Men.
    When we wake up there is no straw or cookies: our gifts are there. But the celebrations do not
    end on Three Kings Day. From January 7 to 14 we have the Octaves. Frequently, these parties
    are improvised. Friends make a surprise visit with music, food, and drinks. Then, in San Juan,
    during the third week of January, we celebrate the San Sebastián Street Festival. This festival
    of music, dancing, and parades ends the Christmas season for us. We Puerto Ricans say that
    we have the longest Christmas in the world. I believe this is true.

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