Enjoy these photos from our celebration and performance event that demonstrated once again our committment to share our culture with our community and hand down our beautiful heritage to a new generation! Our celebration included a sing-along to traditional Puerto Rican holiday songs, and the reciting of Seis Bombeaos, or "Bombas", hilarious improvised poetry if done well. The seniors in our community really showed the young people how these old traditions are done! The festivities heated up when the community joined us for a Bombazo, a tradition that invites everyone to come and dance before the drum!

Our first annual Octavitas celebration was a successful and fun event with quite a wonderful turn-out depite the threatening weather. The next two days we delighted in the memories in the warmth of our homes as Austin, Texas shut down for two days due to a rare ice storm!

The Musicos lead the sing-along celebration!

The community recites a "Bomba" (a Seis Bombeao) !

The older generation shows us how it's done!

The celebration heats up with a Bombazo!

This event was so much fun!

See Photo Album for other past performances and events!