The Importance of July 25 / El Significado del 25 de julio

July 25th is a holiday in Puerto Rico. Political and religious observances take place throughout the island. In this episode, we discuss what makes this date so special!<br/><br/>El 25 de julio es un día de fiesta en Puerto Rico. En toda la isla se celebran actos políticos y religiosos. En este episodio, hablamos de lo que hace que esta fecha sea tan especial!<br/><br/>Shout outs to the following artists who work to preserve the Puerto Rican culture:<br/>Alli Arocho, Vejigante mask artist: https://www.instagram.com/alliarocho/<br/>Musician and Bomba Instructor Tosstones:  https://www.instagram.com/tosstones/SOURCES:<br/>https://www.newyorklatinculture.com/puerto-rico-constitution-day/<br/>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Constitution_Day<br/>https://rove.me/es/to/puerto-rico/festival-de-santiago-apostol#:~:text=El%20festival%20tiene%20lugar%20en,el%20barrio%20de%20Median%C3%ADa%20Alta.<br/>https://www.newyorklatinculture.com/the-st-james-festival-in-loiza-is-puerto-ricos-most-beautiful-traditional-festival/#:~:text=James%20(Santiago%20Apostol)%20is%20the,and%20the%20next%20county%20Carolina.<br/>https://diariodepuertorico.com/2023/06/19/loiza-se-prepara-para-celebrar-sus-fiestas-tradicionales-del-21-al-30-de-julio/<br/>https://www.puertoricodaytrips.com/loiza-festival/#:~:text=The%20traditional%20Saint%20James%20festivities,a%20celebration%2C%20mass%20and%20procession.<br/>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aganju#:~:text=Aganju%20(known%20as%20Agay%C3%BA%2C%20Aggay%C3%BA,Cuban%20religion%20known%20as%20Santer%C3%ADa.CONNECT WITH US!<br/><br/>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/242722224736098/<br/>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boricuamerican/ and<br/>https://www.instagram.com/boricuamerican_podcast/<br/>Email: nancylynnpinto@gmail.com<br/><br/>Thank you to our brother, Santos , for composing our intro and outro music. Check out his music here: / Gracias a nuestro hermano, Santos, por componer nuestra música de intro and outro. Escuche su musica aqui: https://www.reverbnation.com/santoscornier?fbclid=IwAR1_flS4Dy8i9t6JFhrCkzW220URLKJMVPfndmi0wl7idlA82ECx6Q-wW2Q<br/><br/>Thanks also to the following sites for music and sound effects:<br/> https://freepd.com/<br/>https://pixabay.com/<br/>https://freesound.org/<br/>https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/<br/><br/>