Cuba’s National Assembly voted officially to appoint Miguel Diaz-Canel
Cuba’s National Assembly voted officially on Thursday to appoint 57 year old Miguel Diaz-Canel as Cuba’s new head of State, ending nearly 60 years of rule by Castro.
Diaz-Canel’s selection indicates the dawn of a new era in a country that has identified deeply with the Castro rule.
Castro led the revolution that triumphed in 1959 that resulted in the longest lasting Communist regime in the Western Hemisphere.
Before his death in 2016, Fidel Castro had sought to prevent the creation of a personality cult, forbidding statues or street names honoring him. In perhaps a nod to that policy, Cuba’s official news media was largely devoid on WWe speak of Fidel as a man, not as a god, and of the Cuban community in Miami as being people who are not totally against this island,” said Mónica Rivero, editor in chief of OnCuba. She continued: “But it’s not really about us. It’s more about whether you can or can’t have this kind of change when it comes to expression . . . . Díaz-Canel is going to be in the shadow of Raúl and those who fought with Raúl and Fidelednesday of ponderous coverage of the Castro family’s ceding power.
The new candidates also included the first black Cuban to hold the post of first vice president, and three female vice presidents. The results of the assembly vote are to be announced Thursday, but there is little doubt that those on the list will be approved.
All of those named to the powerful council are party loyalists. But their relative youth — the list includes Yipsi Moreno, a 37-year old former Olympic hammer thrower — suggested a passing of the torch.
For some elderly Cubans, the moment was hard to comprehend. “For me, not having a Fidel or Raúl, it’s almost impossible to conceive of. It’s almost out of my realm of understanding,” said Giraldo Baez, a 78-year-old former factory administrator. “But even as they go, I feel we still need to follow their ideas.”
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The Christmas is celebrated in Latin America on December 24th
Christmas is celebrated in Latin America on December 24th and is called “La Nochebuena” which loosely translated means Holy Night.
The Spaniards left a profound religious and cultural impact all over Latin America during the time of the conquest and the people speak Spanish everywhere as well as their Indian dialects.
The majority of the Christmas traditions are therefore Spanish in origin, but each country does add their own regional customs and foods.
Christmas is a religious celebration of the birth of Christ and in reality there is no real emphasis on Santa Claus or gift giving. Many homes do have a Christmas tree but there always is a very beautiful Nativity scene set up beside the tree. The Nativity has very intricate details and usually includes a lake
made from a mirror where ducks and geese are “floating”.
Jesus and Mary and of course the baby Jesus, are beautiful figurines which have been handed down through the generations and are treasured family heirlooms. The children enjoy spending several days setting up the Nativity and the display is always something of much admiration by everyone who comes to visit during these holidays.
The Christmas feast is huge and is served early in the evening before going to Christmas mass at midnight. The church will also have beautiful Nativity scenes and pine trees decorated with flowers and red ribbon.
The food so lovingly prepared is Spanish in it’s origin but it varies of course with regional delicacies added from country to country.
The recipes were brought to the Americas by the nobility and the Spanish nuns of the different orders.
The nuns in Latin America are famous for conserving the Spanish culinary traditions. They are well know for their artistry in the kitchen preparing pastries and cookies and beverages in the Spanish style.
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