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1 CUBAN CULTURE BY ANDY PEÑA And I hope you enjoy it.

2 CUBA'S PREVAILING RELIGION IS CHRISTIANITY, PRIMARILY ROMAN CATHOLICISM. ALTHOUGH IN SOME CASES, CUBA’S RELIGION HAS CHANGED THROUGH SYNCRETISM. A COMMON SYNCRETIC RELIGION IS SANTERÍA. Religion

3 JANUARY 1: (ENGLISH)TRIUMPH OF THE REVOLUTION, (SPANISH) TRIUNFO DE LA REVOLUCIÓN: THE DAY OF THE VICTORY OF THE CASTRO'S REVOLUTION LED BY FIDEL CASTRO IN 1959 – AFTER FULGENCIO BATISTA FLED THE NIGHT BEFORE – WHICH ESTABLISHED THE PRESENT AUTOCRATIC GOVERNMENT IN CUBA. MAY 1: (ENGLISH) LABOR DAY, (SPANISH) DÍA DE LOS TRABAJADORES: INTERNATIONAL WORKERS' DAY. Holidays

4 DUE TO HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES, MANY CUBANS PARTICIPATE IN SPORTS WHICH ARE POPULAR IN NORTH AMERICA. BASEBALL IS BY FAR THE MOST POPULAR. Sports

5 MUSIC The music of Cuba, including its instruments, performance and dance, comprises a large set of unique traditions influenced mostly by west African and European (especially Spanish) music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhnkplZqxlA

6 ART Cuban art is a very diverse cultural blend of African, South American, European and North American cultures. This type of art shows the diverse backgrounds of people living on the island. Cuban artists embraced European modernism and the early part of the 20th century saw a growth in Cuban vanguardism movements, these movements were characterized by a mixture of modern artistic genres.

7 POPULATION The island of Cuba was inhabited by various Mesoamerican cultures for millennia prior to its discovery by the Spanish explorer Christopher Columbus in 1492.

8 MONEY 1 US Dollar= 25 Pesos

9 ADDITIONAL CULTURE: I WANT TO GO TO NEW YORK CITY.

10 SPORTS (NEW YORK CITY) Sports in New York City have a long and distinguished history. New York City is home to the headquarters of the National Football League, the National Hockey League, the National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer.

11 HOLIDAYS (NEW YORK CITY) New Year's Day is on Friday January 1 in 2016. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day is on Monday, January 18 in 2016. Memorial Day is on Monday, May 30 in 2016.

12 GOVERNMENT (NEW YORK CITY) The government of New York is based on the laws of the state of New York and the United States Constitution.

13 FOOD (NEW YORK CITY) The cuisine of the United States reflects its history. Due to the European colonization of the Americas, a lot of similar ingredients and cooking styles became popular.

14 POPULATION (NEW YORK CITY) The population of New York City is 19.75 million of people.

15 THANKS FOR WATCHING AND I HOPE YOU HAD A GOOD TIME. Here are the sources that I used to get the information. https://en.wikipedia.org https://www.google.com http://wikitravel.org/ http://www.lonelyplanet.com/


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