Cuba's Unique Qualities

 Cuba's' culture is unique because it is diverse and is affected by several factors such as  :

• The Cuban Revolution 1959
• European Culture
• African Culture
• North American Culture

All the already stated factors influence greatly in Cuba's diversity in it's culture

 Language
Cuba's official language in Spanish , but Cubans are the highest percentage of people in Latin America that speak other languages apart from Spanish...some of this languages are :

1. English
2. German
3. French
4. Russian 
5. Portuguese
6. Italian

Music and Dance
 As stated before Cuba's culture is influenced greatly by other culture or people. Meaning that their music and dance are also influenced. Today, popular Cuban music and dance styles include salsa, son, rumba, mambo, and cha-cha-cha.The instruments used include the claves, maracas, guiro, thumb piano (like the African mbira), and cowbell, as well as various drums, including bongos and a large conga. Some European-style instruments may also be used. In Cuban music, a special rhythm played on the claves (called the clave rhythm) sets the tempo and maintains it.


Etiquette
 Cubans dress very informal , one of  the main reasons for this is the humid climate.They are also informal when greeting you , they would use seῆor for man or seῆora for women.

Food
The food in Cuba is always very rich in flavor and very tasty. Typical Cuban food are;

1.  Black beans, white rice, yellow rice, citrus marinades, garlic, and fried sliced banana
2.  Olive oil and garlic marinades are often used as sauces

Cuba's food is unique because it mixes different cultures ideas to make it their own special food.

Religion

• 45% of Cubans are catholic
• A interesting fact is that  Pope John Paul the Second officially visited Cuba in 1997
• 4% are protestant
• 2% are Santeria
• Santeria combines the worship of traditional Yoruban deities with the worship of Roman Catholic saints.

Cultural norms
Cubans are known mainly for three things:

1. Communism
2. Sport (Boxing and baseball)
3. Music

Cubans are not force by law to make music or play sport, but the people expect them to do it because of how good the are at it.


Cultural traditions
Many people may not know that Christmas was not celebrated in Cuba until the Pope visited the island and after which Christmas was restored as a holiday.  Cubans also have many festivals such as:

• Festival del Habano
• International Havana Hip Hop and Rap Festiva
• Havana Carnival (Carnaval de la Habana)
• International Jazz Festival

Example of  Cuban art :
















Reference Links

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