There is something very interesting going on in Higuey, to be more specific in La Basílica La Virgen de la Altagracia, this weekend. In all the years I have lived here I have never heard of this tradition, but it is fascinating! This Sunday, August 14th, the Toros de la Virgen de la Altagracia (the Virgen de […]
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Banco Popular sponsors XVIII Concert in Honor of the Virgen de la Altagracia
As is tradition in this country, I want to first of all extend congratulations to all the women out there, that like myself, are named after our beautiful Virgen de la Altagracia! Yesterday, we mentioned that today is a holiday in honor of the Virgen de la Altagracia and to celebrate this day, Banco Popular […]
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Dominican Holidays 2016 and a little of our history!
Every new year we dig up our calendars to verify the day in which those little highlighted numbers will be on. These signifying the Dominican Holidays, and most of us schedule our weeks and months around them, either to visit family members, go on vacation, to church or simply, just rest.