{"id":5338,"date":"2013-12-08T21:01:49","date_gmt":"2013-12-09T01:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/?p=5338"},"modified":"2023-06-08T09:08:44","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T13:08:44","slug":"is-asalto-navideno-a-dying-tradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/2013\/12\/08\/is-asalto-navideno-a-dying-tradition\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Asalto Navide\u00f1o a Dying Tradition?"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Puerto Rican tradition of “parrandas<\/a>“, also known as an “asalto navide\u00f1o<\/a><\/em>” seems to be in steady decline.<\/p>\n Although there are pockets where the tradition is still alive, the general Puerto Rican population is seeing less “parrandas”.<\/p>\n As I was in Puerto Rico for the Thanksgiving holidays, a local radio station commented about the few “parrandas” they’ve heard lately. This in top of the fewer they’ve given or received in recent years.<\/p>\n In case you are not familiar with the Puerto Rican tradition of “parrandas”, it consists of friends getting together late at night and going to wake up other friends after midnight. The group may do a quick rehearsal before going out to the wake up their friends by singing popular Christmas songs.<\/p>\nParrandas are\u00a0Diminishing\u00a0in Puerto Rico<\/h3>\n