ɪn ðɪs tɹɐdˈɪʃən, pˈiːpəl ɡˌoʊ tə ðɛɹ fɹˈɛndz ɔːɹ ɹˈɛlətˌɪvz hˈoʊmz "sˈɪŋɪŋ sˈɔŋz, ˈiːɾɪŋ pˈæstɛlz sˈɪmɪlɚ tə tɐmˈɑːliz ænd ˈæɹɑːz kˈɑːn dˈʌls ɹˈaɪs pˈʊdɪŋ, sˈɪpɪŋ kəkˈiːɾoʊ ænd pˈɪkɪŋ ˌʌp pˈiːpəl ɐlˈɔŋ ðə wˈeɪ" hˌuː ðˈɛn dʒˈɔɪn ɪn tə pɹəsˈiːd tə ðə nˈɛkst hˈoʊm.
In this tradition, people go to their friends' or relatives' homes "singing songs, eating pasteles (similar to tamales) and arroz con dulce (rice pudding), sipping coquito and picking up people along the way" who then join in to proceed to the next home.