This is a day off from work. Many Dominican family's head to the beach. They relax, swim, listen to music and drink a lot of rum.
In the Dominican republic there are many holidays celebrated across the different towns, but there are only 12 official holidays celebrate by the entire country. New Years Day, Epiphany,Our Lady of Altagracia,Duarte's Birthday, Independence Day,Good Friday, Labour Day, Corpus Christi, Restoration Day, Our Lady of las Mercedes, Constitution Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
The patron saint of the Dominican Republic is Our Lady of Altagracia. She is celebrated on January 21st with a feast day dedicated to her. She is considered a symbol of protection and guidance for the people of the Dominican Republic.
There is no saint named Altagracia. You may be referring to Our Lady of Altagracia, a title of Our Blessed Virgin Mary as she is honored in the Dominican Republic and is the patron saint of the country.
In Dominican Republic ever girl celebrates their i5 birthday which mean that their becoming a young lady and they call the girl la quinceañera and the party is called los quinces anos (sweet 15th
Holidays in the Dominican Republic * January 1 - New Year's Day * January 6 - Epiphany * January 21 - Our Lady of Altagracia * January 26 - Duarte's Birthday (celebrated on the closest Monday) * February 27 - Independence Day * Late March/Early April - Good Friday/Easter (Semana Santa) * May 1 - Labor Day (celebrated on the closest Monday) * May 31- Mother's Day * June - Corpus Christi Day * August 16 - Restoration Day (celebrated on the closest Monday) * September 24 - Our Lady of Mercedes * November 6 - Dominican Constitution Day (celebrated on the closest Monday) * December 25 - Christmas Day
The actual Vice Presidente is Margarita Cedeño De Fernandez, who was the First Lady for 8 years before this new government started in Agoust 2012.
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Mercedes is Spanish in origin. It is a shortening of "María de las mercedes" meaning "Mary, our Lady of Mercy". Mercedes means "mercy".
Mercedes Sosa went by La Negra (The Black Lady).
The first lady to celebrate debut was Queen Elizabeth II. As soon as there was debut she partied like a spoiled, rich girl filmed by MTV on her sweet 16. ....retard.
Mercedes is Spanish in origin meaning "mercy". It is often taken from an epithet of the Virgin Mary: "María de las Mercedes" ("Our Lady of Mercy").
We celabrate tis because she made mexico