Cuba Research Paper

What do you know about Cuba? Cuba is the largest country, by land area in the caribbean and the main island is the sixteenth largest island in the world by land area. The aerial view of Cuba resembles an alligator, and it is sometimes is referred to as ‘El Cocodrillo.’ In 1954, Ernest Hemingway won the Nobel Prize in Literature, he wanted to give it to the people of Cuba, for his influence in ‘The Old Man in the Sea.’ Cuba is defined by its history, culture, and its tourist attractions.
Cuba's history began when Christopher Columbus arrived in 1492 and the subsequent invasion of the island by the Spaniards. Spain colonized the island in the 16th and 17th centuries. Cuba awakened in the 19th century. Cuba was transformed into a major sugar
It is built from Spanish, French, African, and Asian influences. Holidays and festivals in Cuba are celebrated with Latin music, dance, and food. Christmas in Cuba is referred to as "Noche Buena." Traditional Christmas food in Cuba includes roasted pig, fried Plantain's, rice pudding, and black rice. Cuban music has its principal roots in Spain and west Africa, but over time it has been influenced by diverse genres from different countries. Some new year traditions are: eat 12 grapes – one for each month in a year, throw a bucket of water out the front door to symbolize getting rid of all the bad juju from the past year, put a suitcase outside if hoping to travel in the new year, with some money in the mailbox for prosperity. no actually kill music must also be mentioned for the island it is the birthplace of such intoxicating rhythms as the danzón, the Son, the bolero, the mambo, and the cha
Some tourist attraction spots are La Cabana, El Cementerio de Colón, La Milagrosa or The Miraculous One. La Cabana is an 18th century colossus built between 1763 and 1774 on the east side of Havana harbor. La Cabana was used as a military prison. It hosts the Museo de Fortificaciones y armas and the engrossing Museo de Comandancia del Che. The nightly 9PM Canonazo Ceremony is a popular evening event where actors dress in full 18th century military regalia to reenact the firing of a cannon over the harbor. El Cementerio de Colón is known in English as Havana’s City of the Dead, in terms of history and architecture it is one of the world most remarkable cemeteries. La Milagrosa or The Miraculous One is revered by Cubans as their unofficial saint. La Milagrosa was once named Amelie Goyri, she passed away with her infant son who was buried in the same coffin as his mother, lying at her feet on May 3, 1901. According to The Baltimore Sun “ Her Husband, Eduardo Adot, was so grief-stricken that he would visit the grave as many as three times a day. He would leave flowers and knock against the cement burial vault with one of the four brass rings attached to the lid, as if to let her know he was there. As he left, he would always back away from her grave, so as to gaze on it as long as possible.” Custom and tradition says that one is to -knock on the grave -say your name and your wish - Lay down the flowers or a gift - walk away backwards away