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Carnivals in Cuba
The Cuban's taste for festivities, public and private, reaches its climax with the two great carnivals celebrated in Santiago de Cuba - in the east end of the island, usually the last week in July, and in Havana for three weeks in August. For the capital’s procession through the streets of La Habana Vieja, the neighbourhoods stage "comparsa": spectacles of masked and costumed dancers, singers and musicians playing the Conga. Each Comparsa enacts a traditional theme. These include the life of the colonial aristocracy, Los Marqueses; the erotic or social satire of Los Guaracheros; or the legendary massacre of El Alacrán (the scorpion). Santiago’s comparsas date back to the late 17th-century festivities for St James, the town’s patron saint, but the music is resolutely modern Afro-Cuban. The distinctive sound of the Santiago carnival is provided by the corneta China, a flute introduced by Chinese immigrants in the 19th century. It is the best time of the year to travel to Cuba when the carnivals are held. The Carnival in Santiago de Cuba is more traditional than the one in Havana. After many years of economic crisis specially after the colapse of the Socialist System the carnival of Havana has suffered in quality not so the one in Santiago the Cuba which keeps its authenticity and caribbean flavour. |
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