Many cultures, one Cuba

When you choose to go to Cuba you must to be sure, to travel by the time of one of the
many Cuban events or festivals. In Cuba festivals and holidays are the best time to
experience Cuban traditions and culture. The Cuban people and their customs and traditions
are based on European, African and Amerindian influences. Here you will see vintage cars
and bikes everywhere in Cuba. Some examples about the traditions here are
Christmas
Is about the whole family celebrating, food is an important part of the Christmas tradition;
the Christmas pig must be fresh and roasted. it is traditionally caught and killed within two
days of Christmas. The Cuban Christmas tradition does not include the exchange of gifts or
any mention of Santa Claus.
New Year’s Eve
Is about of doing away with the bad times from the previous year and looking forward to
the good times of the new year. symbolic of this, a doll is burned on New Year’s Eve to
represent the discarding of the bad times of the past year. instead of burning a doll, some
Cubans will throw water over their shoulder. Cubans celebrate new year's with large
firework displays.
Culinary traditions
The tradition is for families to pass recipes from generation to generation. cooking styles
that includes heavy sauces, or deep frying are not typical of Cuban. garlic, cumin and
oregano are common spices used in Cuban cooking, one of the more common methods of
cooking in Cuban tradition is baking.
But the most relevant are The Cuban celebrations for almost everything, there are full of
Caribbean flow. music, dances and colors which are typical of this land, celebrations in
Cuba for holidays usually involve large groups of people socializing together