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Cuba information - Cuban culture
Cuba information: Cuban music and dance
Musician life of Cuba is as colourful as the country itself. Rumba, this erotic Afro-Cuban music style is an essential part of the feasts. Besides rumba mainly the older inhabitants like danzon (mixture of Cuban folk dance and dance of slaves) very much. We can hear the music of Cuban life, salsa everywhere at anytime. We can also see people dancing cha-cha-cha in the bars. Music of the 50’s, jazz is still played in clubs or courtyards. Young people like the new style: reggaeton - you can hardly hear anything else in discotheques. We can tell that music and dance is the part of the Cuban life!
CubaFiesta’s favourite: Ricardo Leyva y Sur Caribe
Cuba information: Cuban movie
Most of the Cuban films are based on humour, romance and music. The subject is usually from the real life. Well-known film is the Oscar nominated Strawberry and Chocolate from 1944. Another world famous movie from the 90’s is about the world-famous music band, Buena Vista Social Club. Diary of motorists tells the story of CHE Guevara’s journey in South - America - it’s not a Cuban movie but the makers got much help from local people.
Cuba information: Cultural events in Cuba
Cuba has a bustling cultural life. Here you can find some of the most popular events:
- February: Cultural Weeks in Camaguey
- April: Cultural Days in Baracoa; Festival of Electro Acoustic Musical Instruments in Varadero
- May: Fiesta of Holguin
- June: Fiesta of Trinidad
- July: Festival of Caribbean Culture in Santiago de Cuba
- August: Benny More Festival of Folk Music in Cienfuegos
- September: International Theatre Festival in Havana
- October: '10 Days of Culture' around the country; International Ballet Festival in Havana
- November: Festival of the Caribbean Music in Varadero
- December: Week of American Films in Havana
Cuba information: Cuban sport
Cuba is proud of the significant Cuban sportsmen and supports the active sport life of the young people even it is the National Championship, competition of Latin America or the Olympic Games. Cuba has unique results in some sports like athletics, baseball, box or volleyball. In some sports they reached the world record /high jump/.
Cuba information: Relaxation, entertainment in Cuba
In Cuba you can be sure to find something to do to your taste. The country has a wide variety of places for entertainment but if you would like to spend your time relaxing or lying in the shadow of a palm tree you have the choice - on the island of fiesta everyone can choose according to one’s taste!
Those who like water sports can dive (watching wrecks, walls or corals) or hire a water bike, boat, jet ski, ship or to sail out.
The ones who prefer staying on the beach can not only sun-bathe but also play table tennis, beach football or volleyball with friends or just relax with a massage under the palm trees.
Kids are always impressed by the aquarium or zoo while adults like walking in the botanical garden or visiting the tobacco / coffee / banana plantations. And this is not all: who would like to know the local culture better those can learn to dance salsa, splice cigar or visit the most important places of cities from the 16th, 17th and 18th century such as factories and museums operating for hundreds of years.
If you like extreme sports you can go on a tour in the jungle or rainforest or ride a horse.
Nightlife: when the sun sets Cuba wakes up and you can join the fiestas, concerts or watch the spectacular shows, dance in bars, discotheques or the special places called Casa de la Musica. Businessmen can light a cigar or drink a cocktail with the partner in the pool.
Cuba information: Cuban National holidays
- 1 January: Day of Liberation, Feast of the Victory of the Revolution
- 8 March: International Day of Women
- 4 April: Children's Day
- 1 May: Labour Day
- Second Sunday of May: Mother's Day
- Third Sunday of June: Father's Day
- 25-26-27 July: Anniversary of the Revolution
- 10 October: Beginning of the War of Independence
- 28 October: Day of landing of Columbus
- 25 December: Christmas
Cuba information: Famous Cubans
We can see their faces, statutes or messages at several places in the country.
- Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz: former Prime Minister of Cuba, leader of the Cuban Communist Party, President of State Council
- Raul Modesto Castro Ruz: Prime Minister of Cuba, Supreme Commander of the Cuban Army; brother of Fidel Castro
- Ernesto Rafael Guevara de la Serna (CHE): doctor, revolutionist, guerrilla chief, former Cuban minister
- Camilo Cienfuegos: hero of the revolution (besides Fidel Castro and CHE Guevara)
- Jose Marti: national hero of Cuba. Poet, essayist. His statue can be found in every square and in front of every institute.
- Maximo Gomez: general of the war for independence
- Carlos Manuel de Cespedes: initiator of the war for independence
- Antonio Maceo: general of the war for independence
- Tomas Estrada Palma: first prime minister of Cuba
- Ernest Miller Hemingway: novelist honoured with Nobel-Prize for literature
You can learn more about life and habits of famous Cubans at page 'Cuba information - Famous Cubans'.