¡Hoy es jueves jovial! (Today is jovial Thursday!)
La fecha es el dieciséis (16) de febrero del año dos mil veintitrés. (The date is February 16, 2023.)
Celebremos el Festival del Frío. (Let’s celebrate the Cold Festival.)
¿Qué es el Festival del Frío? (What is the Cold Festival?) Adjuntas is the coldest town in Puerto Rico, with temperatures reaching into the 40s (Fahrenheit). To celebrate the unusually cold temperature on such a warm island, an annual festival is held.
¿Dónde tiene lugar? (Where does it take place?) Adjuntas hosts the festival at the hotel Parador Villas Sotomayor.
¿Cuándo tiene lugar? (When does it take place?) The festival takes place for three days during the last weekend in February.
¿Cuáles son los costumbres? (What are the customs?) Features of the festival include:
| acampada | (camping) |
| pinta caritas | (face painting) |
| taller de globos | (balloon station) |
| circo | (circus) |
| bohemia | (campfire singing) |
| caminata descalzos en la grama | (barefoot walking on the grass) |
| conciertos | (concerts) |
| zumba | |
| concurso de trovadores | (folk singer competition) |
¿Qué se come en el Festival del Frío? (What is eaten at the Cold Festival?) A few of the foods featured during the festival include:
| sorullos | (cornmeal fritters) |
| bacalao asado | (grilled cod) |
| asopao | (chicken stew) |
¡Abracemos el frío! (Let’s embrace the cold!) Here is a complete horario (schedule) for this year’s Festival del Frío. To practice reading en español, lee este artículo.
¡Que tengas un jueves juntado! (May you have a joined Thursday!)
L. A. Feliz