Christmas in Cuba
By Carla
No Santa Claus, No hanging up of Stockings, No cranberries with Turkey-- Hot Sunhine Galore. Christmas has been celebrated in Cuba only for 10 years. Cuba become an atheist nation in 1962 when Fidel Castro assumed power. In 1969, Castro dropped Christmas from the calendar because he thought it was interfering iwth teh sugar harvest. Castro restored the holiday in 1996 to honor Pope John Paul II when he visited the island. Cubans spend the days before Christmas buying pork, apple cider, beans, bananas and other fruit in preparation for their holiday festivities.
Cuba is located in Central America and most people speak Spanish.
http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Americas/Cuba-ENVIRONMENT.html
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cu.html
http://www.casacuba.org/fun_recipes.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Cuba