What Holidays Do Dominicans Celebrate | Life In Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic Culture
Summary
TLDRThis video offers an insightful exploration of holidays celebrated in the Dominican Republic, comparing those observed in both the U.S. and Dominican Republic. It covers major celebrations like New Year's Day, Valentine's Day, Easter, and Independence Day, highlighting unique Dominican traditions. The host also delves into Dominican-exclusive holidays, providing a rich cultural perspective. The video is a vibrant guide for those interested in Dominican culture, complete with recommendations for experiencing these festivities firsthand.
Takeaways
- 🎉 The video discusses holidays celebrated in the Dominican Republic, dividing them into two categories: those also celebrated in the United States and those exclusive to the Dominican Republic.
- 🌍 New Year's Day is universally celebrated in the Dominican Republic and the United States, with Dominicans often going out until the early morning hours after midnight.
- 💕 Valentine's Day is celebrated similarly in both countries on February 14th, with an emphasis on gifting chocolates and flowers to loved ones.
- 🐣 Easter, or 'Semana Santa', is observed in both countries for the resurrection of Christ, but in the Dominican Republic, it's a day of rest with bars and clubs closed until midnight.
- 🏡 Memorial Day is exclusive to the United States, honoring military service members who have died, and is marked by fireworks and cookouts.
- 👩 Mother's Day is celebrated in both countries, but the date differs, with the U.S. celebrating on the second Sunday of May and the Dominican Republic on the last Sunday.
- 👨 Father's Day is also celebrated in both countries, but again with a different date, the third Sunday in June for the U.S. and the last Sunday of June for the Dominican Republic.
- 🎆 Independence Day in the U.S. is on July 4th with fireworks and barbecues, while the Dominican Republic's Independence Day is in February, celebrated throughout the month with parades and festivities.
- 🔨 Labor Day in the U.S. is on the first Monday of May to honor workers, while in the Dominican Republic, it's simply a day off on May 1st with no significant celebrations.
- 🎃 Halloween is a major holiday in the U.S. with costumes and parties, but it's not celebrated in the Dominican Republic, except in tourist areas.
- 🦃 Thanksgiving is not celebrated in the Dominican Republic, but a similar tradition of a big family dinner occurs on Christmas Eve.
- 🎄 Christmas is celebrated in both countries with church visits and gift exchanges, but the Dominican Republic has additional unique holidays like Three Kings Day and the Feast of the Virgin Altagracia.
- 📜 The Dominican Republic has its own set of holidays not found in the U.S., including Juan Pablo Duarte's Day, Corpus Christi, Restoration Day, and Constitution Day.
Q & A
What is the main theme of the video?
-The main theme of the video is to discuss the holidays celebrated by Dominicans both in the Dominican Republic and in the United States.
How does the celebration of New Year's Day in the Dominican Republic differ from that in the United States?
-In the Dominican Republic, most Dominicans wait for the New Year at home with family and then go out after midnight, whereas in the United States, people often start going out before midnight to celebrate at clubs and bars.
What is the significance of Valentine's Day in the Dominican Republic?
-Valentine's Day is celebrated similarly in the Dominican Republic as it is in many other countries, with advertisements, chocolates, and flowers given to loved ones on February 14th.
How is Easter celebrated in the Dominican Republic?
-In the Dominican Republic, Easter is a sacred day where bars and clubs are closed, and people are expected to be quiet, attend church, and have a family dinner.
What is the difference between how Mother's Day and Father's Day are celebrated in the Dominican Republic?
-Both Mother's Day and Father's Day are celebrated in the Dominican Republic with advertising and gift-giving, but Mother's Day is celebrated on the last Sunday of May, while Father's Day is on the last Sunday of June, and some people give more importance to Mother's Day.
What is the significance of Independence Day in the Dominican Republic?
-The Dominican Republic's Independence Day is celebrated on February 27th, and it is observed throughout the entire month with parades, activities, and festivities, especially in larger cities.
How is Labor Day celebrated in the Dominican Republic?
-Labor Day in the Dominican Republic is celebrated on May 1st, and it is a normal day off with not much special activity happening, although some people might take the opportunity to spend an extra day in the Dominican Republic.
Why is Halloween not a traditional holiday in the Dominican Republic?
-Halloween is not a traditional holiday in the Dominican Republic, but it is celebrated in tourist areas and resorts, and some Dominicans in urban areas may acknowledge the day.
What is the significance of Thanksgiving in the Dominican Republic?
-Thanksgiving is not celebrated in the Dominican Republic, but they have a similar tradition on Christmas Eve, where families gather for a big dinner.
How is Christmas celebrated in the Dominican Republic?
-Christmas in the Dominican Republic is celebrated by attending church and spending time with family, often with a focus on enjoying the day together.
What are some unique holidays celebrated only in the Dominican Republic?
-Some holidays exclusive to the Dominican Republic include Three Kings Day on January 6th, the Virgin Altagracia Day on January 31st, Juan Pablo Duarte's Day on January 26th, Corpus Christi on June 11th, Restoration Day on August 16th, and Constitution Day on November 6th.
Outlines
🎉 Dominican and US Shared Holidays Celebration
This paragraph introduces the video's theme, which is about the holidays celebrated by Dominicans both in the Dominican Republic and the United States. It discusses New Year's Day, Valentine's Day, and Easter, highlighting how these holidays are observed similarly in both countries with gatherings, fireworks, and festivities. The speaker emphasizes the importance of family and church attendance during these celebrations, and gives a personal recommendation to experience New Year's in the Dominican Republic due to its vibrant atmosphere.
🎈 Exploring Unique Dominican Holidays and Their Celebrations
The second paragraph delves into holidays that are either exclusively celebrated in the Dominican Republic or observed differently compared to the United States. It covers Memorial Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, and Independence Day, noting the specific dates and customs associated with each. The speaker discusses the significance of family and the sharing of gifts during these occasions, and also mentions the Dominican Independence Day, which is celebrated throughout the month of February with parades and festivities, particularly recommending the La Vega Carnival as a must-see event.
🎃 Holidays Exclusive to the Dominican Republic and Their Significance
The final paragraph focuses on holidays that are unique to the Dominican Republic, starting with the Three Kings Day celebrated on January 6th, followed by the Virgin Altagracia Day on January 31st, and Juan Pablo Duarte's Day on January 26th. Each of these holidays holds religious or historical significance and is celebrated with various traditions such as leaving offerings, attending church, and honoring national heroes. The paragraph also mentions Corpus Christi, Restoration Day, and Constitution Day, explaining their importance in the Dominican Republic's cultural and religious calendar.
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Keywords
💡Dominican Culture
💡Holidays
💡New Year's Day
💡Valentine's Day
💡Easter
💡Independence Day
💡Mother's Day and Father's Day
💡Labor Day
💡Halloween
💡Thanksgiving
💡Christmas
💡Dominican Republic Exclusive Holidays
Highlights
Introduction to Dominican Republic's cultural channel with a focus on holidays, food, language, and fashion.
Invitation to support the channel via Patreon and download a free ebook for an introduction to Dominican culture.
Discussion of holidays celebrated in both the United States and Dominican Republic, categorized into two groups.
New Year's Day celebrations are similar worldwide, with Dominicans staying out late into the morning.
Valentine's Day is universally celebrated with advertisements, chocolates, and flowers for loved ones.
Easter, or 'Santa', is a shared holiday with a focus on the resurrection of Christ and family gatherings.
Memorial Day is exclusive to the United States, honoring military service members who have died.
Mother's Day is celebrated with advertising and gifts of flowers for mothers in both countries.
Father's Day is also celebrated worldwide, with some cultural differences in the level of importance.
Independence Day in the U.S. is compared to Dominican Republic's independence celebrations in February.
Labor Day is a U.S. holiday honoring workers, while Dominican Republic has its own labor day celebrations.
Halloween is a major U.S. holiday, with costume parties and trick-or-treating, not traditionally celebrated in the Dominican Republic.
Thanksgiving is a U.S. tradition of giving thanks with family dinners, similar to Dominican Christmas Eve celebrations.
Christmas is celebrated with church visits and gift exchanges in both countries.
New Year's Eve is a time of preparation for the upcoming year with dinners and celebrations.
Introduction of holidays exclusive to the Dominican Republic, starting with Three Kings' Day.
The Virgin of Altagracia Day is a significant religious celebration in the Dominican Republic.
Juan Pablo Duarte's Day commemorates a key figure in Dominican independence with marches and tributes.
Corpus Christi and Restoration Day are among the religious and national holidays exclusive to the Dominican Republic.
Constitution Day is a holiday in the Dominican Republic with limited celebrations.
Conclusion of the video with an invitation to like, comment, and subscribe for more content.
Transcripts
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at northeastart.com and on today's video
we are discussing
holidays celebrated by dominicans in
dominican republic
and we are gonna divide it into category
first
the holidays that we celebrate here in
united states that are also celebrated
in dominican republic
and the other one will be the one that
are exclusive celebrated in dominican
republic
so let's get started so let's get
started in january with new year's day
this day is celebrated for the most part
in the entire world and we also
celebrate this day
and it's for the most part celebrate
just like here in united states
when people start going out at midnight
with friends and family
getting together going to paris a lot of
fireworks a lot of drinks
so we celebrated this week where
dominicans go out
midnight and they stay open to six seven
eight
even until nine am then after that go
back home
rest in a little bit and then continue
celebrating later on that day do i
recommend anybody to go
to dominican republic for this holiday
yes i do it's a lot of fun and part in
dominican republic for new year
the only difference that i see is that
here in united states
for the most part people start going out
before midnight
because they want to be in clubs and
bars celebrating
before the new year in dominican
republic most dominicans wait
for the new year at home to celebrate
with family and then after
after midnight they start going out to
paris the next
big holiday is valentine's day this is
another day that is also celebrated in
lara countries and is celebrated also in
dominican republic the same day that is
celebrated here
february 14th this day is celebrated
just the same way
a lot of advertisement a lot of
chocolate a lot of flowers
give for your spouse for your girlfriend
boyfriend or the person that you love
the next big holiday is easter or how we
call it
santa this holiday is celebrating
dominican republic
and also here in united states and is
celebrated for the same reason
the resurrection of christ for my
experience what my husband's family do
is
and easter sunday they go to church and
usually they go to church for a long
time
and after church they get together for
dinner
and i don't know what all the people
here do in the united states because you
have so many different religions
that i don't know what other people do
to celebrate easter but that is my
experience
what i see here in the united states now
in dominican republic
it's a little bit different also on this
day bars
and clubs are supposed to be closed no
music
or anything going on on this day until
midnight i remember when i was growing
up
my grandma used to tell not even to
touch the broom
because this day was so sacred that you
wasn't supposed to do anything just be
quiet
go to church and eat nowadays a little
bit
different people party drink
but people still get together with
family and going to church do i
recommend
for you to go and dissolve to dominican
republic yes
and no yes you will have a lot of fun
but if
you know people if you know people it's
good because they're gonna
they're gonna take you wherever they go
close to their friend and the family
no for you to know anybody usually this
day for the most part the city
like santo domingo if you go
that weekend or easter weekend you will
see a
empty city because most for the most
part people go down to the campus we're
close to the rivers
and the beach and also you need to be
careful if you are a dominican republic
in easter because it's a lot of drunk
drivers
during this weekend the next holiday is
memorial day this is a big holiday
here in united states it is honoring the
military service
who dies serving the eu of course this
day
is just exclusively at the united states
and the wave day
we celebrate it is a lot of fireworks
a lot of cookouts and barbecue outside
and
usually some people get the day off and
the people don't the next big holiday is
mother's day
this day is celebrating a lot of
countries around the world and we also
celebrate in dominican republic and is
celebrated the same way
a lot of advertising a lot of give
flower for your mother or your mother
figure
the only difference is that here in the
united states the second sunday of
may and in dominican republic is the
last sunday of may the next big holiday
is
father's day that is also celebrated in
a lot of countries around the world
and we also celebrate in the dominican
republic same way
a lot of advertising and give for
fathers
of your father figure and here is the
only difference is this is celebrated
here in the third
sunday of june and in dominican republic
is the last
sunday of your life even though the
fathers and mothers they should be the
same for some people this day is not
celebrated the same way they don't give
father's day the same importance as they
do the mother day and i
also agree that it should be the same
importance because you wouldn't be here
if
you don't have a father and a mother and
i think that we
should give the same reports that
father's day that we do a small day
the next holiday is independence day
fourth of july this is a big holiday
here in united states and the waste that
is celebrated is a lot of cookout
barbecue picnic at the park a lot of
fireworks
in dominican republic we also have an
independence day but it's not in july
it's in february 27th the way that we
celebrate
is even though the independence date is
on february 27th
we celebrate it for the entire month
like if you are in a small
campus they don't do anything there but
if you are staying in big city like
santo domingo
on this day they do parade at malecon so
people go down to the malecon to enjoy
the parade and have fun
some people are put on a costume on this
day
and if you are staying in city like la
vega it's a lot of fun in la vega
they do parade every sunday of that
month do i recommend for you to travel
for the popularity of dominican republic
yes i do you will have a lot of fun they
do a lot of activities on the tourist
area for people that travel there all
the time so you will have a lot of fun
and if i do recommend for you to travel
and hourly
independence day yes i do you will have
a lot of fun
in dominican republic especially if you
travel to
to enjoy the la vega carnival it's a
good experience that you don't want to
miss the next big holiday is
labor day this day is to celebrate the
honor of the contribution of the worker
to the country this date is also
celebrated in dominican republic
the only difference is that here in
united states it celebrated the first
monday
of may and in dominican republic is the
first day
of may late birthday in dominican
republic it's just like here
is not much going on it's just a day off
and do i recommend for you to go to in
labor day to dominican republic
hey if you have an extra day that you
want to spend in dominican republic
yes i do recommend to go over there but
other than that it's just a normal day
in dominican republic and the next big
holiday is
halloween yes this is a big holiday here
in united states
i celebrate it too even though i don't
even know what is the reason
why halloween is celebrated and we all
know how to celebrate
costume go get cardio outside and a lot
of parties
in dominican republic this is not a
holiday
however in tourist area our reserves
they do celebrate this uh holiday
and instead area and some of the indian
dominican republic there
is they are static acknowledging this
day the next big holiday thanksgiving in
this day
we give thanks we usually celebrate here
in united states with family getting
together
for dinner some people travel to visit a
family
in dominican republic we don't celebrate
thanksgiving
however we have something very similar
but it's in
uh christmas eve we usually have our big
dinner
and it's celebrating the same way just
getting together with family
have a big dinner we don't cook
here for the most part people cook
turkey over the over there we don't cook
turkey
we do uh we cook chicken and pork
but it's celebrated in the same way
getting together with families some of
the family
travel to visit all the family big
dinner and celebrating the next big
holiday is christmas
america recognizes the pair of christ
typically on this day people go to
church
and change gift with friends and family
typically after dinner
in dominican republic we celebrate this
day going to church
and stay with family having fun and
enjoying this day the next big holiday
is new year's eve on this day pretty
much people prepare
to celebrate the new year the same thing
in dominican republic
people celebrate to wait for a new year
and some people will make a big dinner
to celebrate with friends and family and
with this complete
the big holidays that are celebrated
here in united states that are very
similar to the one that we celebrate in
dominican republic
and now we're gonna mention the ones
that are exclusive to the dominican
republic
and let's start with january and in
january we have
three very important holidays and the
first one is january the sixth
which is the three kings day of the
epiphany day
and this day hope very important just
like christmas and this day
pretty much celebrating the visit of the
three kings after
baby jesus crossed the desert for 12
days and on these days when the kids
received kids
the tradition iso used to be when i was
growing up that you used to live on the
dubai
cup of water cookie and some grass but
when the three kings passed by
they received this as a gift and they
leave you present and this is a very
important and dominican republic which
most if you don't say everybody
most people celebrate in dominican
republic and the second
big holiday in january is the virgin
alta gracia day and this day is
celebrated on january 31st
this is also a very important date in
dominican republic and this is the queen
that protects all the meaning this is a
religious date
a celebrated by catholic people this is
a very important day in dominican
republic
in this day thousands of the voters
travel across the country
to the basilica they way which is
located in new way
and people go to worship pray for health
a miracle and the last holiday of
january is in january 26th which we
celebrate juan pablo duarte's day
which he was one of our biggest fighters
for our independence
on this day kicks march alongside with
the military
across the country usually people leave
flowers
on his grave in the altar de la patria
the next holidays
is june 11. this is corpus christi this
is a religious day and most catholic
people
celebrating going to church our next
holiday is our restoration day which is
on august 16th
on this day every four years when it's
an election year
the president will take office if it's
not an election
a year the president will give a speech
when he highlights the progress of the
country and the last holiday is november
6th when we celebrate
our constitution even though it's a
holiday and we take off
it's pretty much not a lot going on and
with that i conclude the holidays here
in the united states and in dominican
republic
in dominican republic we do have more
holidays
just like here in united states i know
there are more holidays that people uh
celebrate but i choose the one that i
thought that was most important here
and in dominican republic so that is all
what i have today thank you for watching
this video don't forget to like comment
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