Puerto Rican Cultural And Religion

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The English mass had the "traditional" European "angelica" type singing.
The Spanish mass, however, had more upbeat music, along with the use of
"traditionally" Carribean instruments like maracas, for example.
What does this suggest about the religious community of Puerto Rican
Americans? I think that it is a balance between assimilation and preserving the
culture. I think it is obvious that Roman Catholicism was not the native
religion of Borinquen. Borinquen was the name of the island Puerto Rico
before the conquest of the Spanish. So since they had already been forced to
assimilate their culture into European culture by the Columbians, they found
they could easily assimilate into American culture more readily than other
cultures. However, we find in the Spanish mass, the use of Carribean
instruments. This suggests an effort by the religious community to maintain the
Puerto Rican culture.
I personally have experienced the efforts to maintain Puerto Rican
culture in ...

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