La Fiesta de Cruz is a special annual event. This popular celebration of chanted rosaries is based on a 200+ years old tradition in Puerto Rico, in honor of the Cross and the survival of an earthquake that struck the island in 1787.

Because Las Fiestas de Cruz is a long-standing testament to key cultural expressions of Puerto Rico, and is still practiced by the Puerto Rican community in East Harlem, LP21 has consistently made it a point to celebrate. This event has primarily been used to strengthen family and community ties through communal rejoicing, and has been celebrated to ensure that these oral and community traditions thrive in the Puerto Rican Diaspora and for generations to come – ¡QUE VIVAN LAS FIESTAS DE CRUZ!