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Parrandas
Las Parrandas de Remedios, Parrandas, are traditional carnival-like street fairs or block parties, with origins date back to the 19th century. They take place in northern and central cities of the former Las Villas province (now divided into Villa Clara, Sancti Spíritus and Ciego de Ávila provinces) in Cuba. Most famous parrandas are celebrated in Remedios colonial city where these festivities were originated. Second most popular are celebrated in Camajuaní, followed in popularity by Vueltas, Zulueta, Chambas, Guayos, El Santo, Taguayabón, Buenavista, Calabazar de Sagua, Zaza del Medio, Falcón, Vega Alta and many more small town of this central region of Cuba. The celebrations in Remedios are held from Christmas Eve to Christmas Day. Origins and history Testimonies place the Parrandas with structure of events similar to what is today as far as 1875. This includes both districts rumba, the plaza works (light and fireworks structures), the fireworks competition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remedios, Cuba
Remedios (), also known as San Juan de los Remedios, is a city and municipio, municipality located from the northern coast of Cuba, in the center of the island. It is the oldest Spanish settlement in the former Las Villas province. It is now part of the province of Villa Clara Province, Villa Clara. It was declared a City by Isabella II of Spain, when the island was still a colony. Remedios is known as the Cradle of the Parrandas, possibly the Caribbean's largest and oldest traditional festival. Its patrons are John the Baptist and the Virgin of the Buenviaje. Geography Remedios is located about 4 hours by bus from Havana, and around 50 minutes from Santa Clara, Cuba, Santa Clara. It is less than an hour from here to beach resorts in the Cayo Santa María, Santa María – Cayo Las Brujas, Las Brujas cays, both situated north of the province. The municipality is bordered on the north by Caibarién, to the south by Camajuaní and Placetas, and to the east by Yaguajay, Cuba, Yagua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camajuaní
Camajuaní is a municipality and town in the Villa Clara Province of Cuba. History In 1819 was decided the construction of a new port in near Caibarién to replace an old one located in Tesisco. From that moment, settlers established in the surroundings creating a new village. In 1832 blueprints for the new town of Caibarien were presented, and finally in 1841 this city was founded. Consequently, in 1864 an extension of the railway was planned in order to bring the sugar from the Camajuani valley to Caibarien and a new settlement began near the train station. This is the starting point and birth of Camajuaní village. January 1, 1871 Camajuani was declared a «villa» and on August 1, 1879 the city hall was established. The first mayor of the villa was Hipólito Escobar Martelo. In the 1907 census Zulueta (Remedios), Zulueta, which was a barrio at the time was switched from being a part of the municipality of Camajuaní to Remedios, Cuba, Remedios. In 1909 Camajuaní was spl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vega Alta, Cuba
Vega Alta is a ward (consejo popular) and an urban settlement in Camajuaní, Villa Clara Province, Villa Clara, Cuba. It is in the vicinity of the Sagua la Chica River, and borders the wards of Constancia (Encrucijada), Constancia, Aguada de Moya, Luis Arcos Bergnes, Cuba, Carmita, and Batalla de Santa Clara. ”Vega Alta” translates to “high valley” in English, referring to the tobacco valleys in the region. Geography Ward of Vega Alta Vega_Alta_Popular_Council_Map.png, Map of the Ward of Vega Alta Bienvenidos a Consejo Popular Vega Alta.jpg, Sign welcoming you to the ward The Vega Alta's ward is a local body of Vega Alta and towns nearby. Legally recognized settlements in the ward include: * Vega Alta (largest village) * Benito Ramírez (settlement), Benito Ramírez * Guerrero, Cuba, Guerrero * Guajén, Cuba, Guajén (split with Aguada de Moya) * Puente Pavón Other smaller settlements in the ward include: *Rincón (Camajuaní), El Rincón *La Levisa (La Lebis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chambas
Chambas is a municipality and town in the Ciego de Ávila Province of Cuba. It emerged in 1976 with the new political-administrative division, occupies an area of 770.08 km², including 12 km² of adjacent cays, which ranks it second in the province in terms of surface area. It has a population of 39,085 inhabitants, with a density of 54.5 inhabitants per square kilometer, lower than the provincial average. However, it is one of the municipalities with the highest population density in the province, surpassed only by the municipalities of Ciego de Ávila, Morón, and Florencia. History According to some preserved historical data, upon the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors to the territory of the current municipality of Chambas, they encountered several groups of indigenous people. Currently, several areas showing signs of having been inhabited by indigenous people are being studied, examples of these places are: * Nauyú aboriginal settlement, near the town of "El Calvario" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1 Carroza
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sports, where it commonly denotes the first, leading, or top thing in a group. 1 is the unit of counting or measurement, a determiner for singular nouns, and a gender-neutral pronoun. Historically, the representation of 1 evolved from ancient Sumerian and Babylonian symbols to the modern Arabic numeral. In mathematics, 1 is the multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number. In digital technology, 1 represents the "on" state in binary code, the foundation of computing. Philosophically, 1 symbolizes the ultimate reality or source of existence in various traditions. In mathematics The number 1 is the first natural number after 0. Each natural number, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calabazar De Sagua
Calabazar de Sagua, also shortened as Calabazar, is a Cuban village and ''consejo popular'' ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of Encrucijada, in Villa Clara Province, Cuba. In 2011 it had a population of 7,912. History Founded in 1865, it was part of the neighboring municipality of Sagua la Grande until the 1977 administrative reform. Geography Located on a rural plain in the middle of its province, Calabazar lies between Encrucijada (4.5 km southeast), El Purio (4 km northeast) and Mata (4.5&km southwest). It is 17 km from Cifuentes, 30 to Vueltas, 32 to Santa Clara, 37 to Sagua la Grande, 40 to Camajuaní, 50 to Remedios and 58 to Placetas and Caibarién. In the center of the town there is the Parque Marti (Park Marti), it includes a statue of José Martí and a quote by him. Transport The village is crossed in the middle by the "Circuito Norte" (CN) state highway, the 2nd longest one in the island. It counts a train station, Calabaza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cultural Festivals In Cuba
Culture ( ) is a concept that encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, attitudes, and habits of the individuals in these groups.Tylor, Edward. (1871). ''Primitive Culture''. Vol 1. New York: J. P. Putnam's Son Culture often originates from or is attributed to a specific region or location. Humans acquire culture through the learning processes of enculturation and socialization, which is shown by the diversity of cultures across societies. A cultural norm codifies acceptable conduct in society; it serves as a guideline for behavior, dress, language, and demeanor in a situation, which serves as a template for expectations in a social group. Accepting only a monoculture in a social group can bear risks, just as a single species can wither in the face of environmental change, for lack of functional responses to the change. Thus in military culture, valor is counted a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
