Each town in Puerto Rico has a patron saint. Rincon's is Saint Rose of Lima. This July we celebrated the 220th anniversary of the church in the plaza Santa Rosa de Lima. There were artesanos, good food and wonderful Puerto Rican music.
A highlight of the celebration is the flotilla that accompanies the icon across the bay to the small town of Anasco, more celebrating and then back to Rincon. From the Lemontree we are able to watch the flotilla and excitement. The picture shows the lead boat with the icon. The boat following carries Rincon's flag.
Many more boats filled with celebrants and jet skiis accompanied the icon as it was ferried across the bay.
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This really is a great blog. I went back through it's archives and reviewed some of the old postings. Starting with the note regarding Bella's flowers, and then moving into dancing, eventually getting to Thanksgiving, art, pizza, and more. This covers a lot of the Puerto Rican spirit, from an American perspective, which is great. I haven't seen an update in a while and I hope that this blog isn't at it's end. I have really enjoyed reading it.
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