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PUERTO RICAN FESTIVAL FLAVORED BY MUSIC, GAMES, ETHNIC DISHES
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The Boston Globe
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July 24, 1988
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Copyright informationCopyright 1988 The Boston Globe. (Hide copyright information)
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Hundreds of Boston residents flocked to the Puerto Rican
Festival in Roxbury's Derby/Ramsey Park yesterday, capping a
four-day celebration of Puerto Rican culture with rides, carnival
games, and folk music.
The annual event, which started 21 years ago, commemorates the
ratification of the Puerto Rican constitution in 1952, said Antonio
Molina, president of the Puerto Rican Festival.
"The festival helps remind our children to remain bilingual
and bicultural and to continue to have respect for American
culture," Molina said.
To celebrate the signing of the Puerto Rican constitution, a
procession of floats and marchers will step off from City Hall at
noon today and parade to the park.
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