Parties on the street of San Sebastián will be virtual

The chorus ‘I’m going up, I’m going down, if you live the way I live, I live hesitantly’, which traditionally echoes on the streets of Old San Juan during the fortnight of January, will be heard from Puerto Rican this year houses, as still in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, major events such as the San Sebastián Street Festivities are being banned.

In response to this new reality, Antonio Morales, new director of the Department of Art and Culture of San Juan, in collaboration with Miguel Romero’s new council, is organizing a special online edition, starting Friday, January 29 and running through Sunday. 31.

“What we’re going to do this year is a special where we’ll take advantage of this situation to remind people of the purpose of the parties,” expected the newly appointed producer and community leader.

“There are a lot of young people who listen to Fiestas de la SanSe and what they believe is that it is a vacilón of let’s dance, hesitate, let’s drink, and the tradition has been lost, the meaning has been lost, so let’s Take advantage of this moment with some kind of documentary that we are filming to remind people of the purpose of this, ”he explained.

The virtual parties of the fifty-first edition will distribute the offer as follows:

First day: Projection of the content of history, including the economic impact they generate for the city and the country, as well as the positioning they provide in the eyes of the world.

Second day: Artistic offer through pre-recorded presentations.

Third day: Family entertainment, from music to craft workshops.

The artisans will have a wider exhibition, and for about a month, different profiles of these will be featured, the more their works will be visible to those who want to buy them through a platform to be announced next week.