Municipal Cucalambeana Fiestas

During this month, the municipal Cucalambeana Fiestas have been developed online to not lose tradition and protect collective health in face of the threat of the COVID-19.

Municipal Cucalambeana Fiestas Las Tunas, Cuba.- According to Anais Ray Haynes, head of the Creation Department of the Provincial Center of Cultural Centers (CPCC), audiovisuals of various spectacles (for children and adults) are filmed, which are then socialized on social media; as well as photos and allegorical texts, with the help of the teams of filmmakers from each territory.

“Virtual appointments echo traditional spaces such as Décima de Cordel (String Décima), Bohío Campesino (Country Hut) and Rincón Poético (Poetic Corner). While the tunes contests and Del Son al Son are maintained, the latter with the participation of soloists and 16 amateur groups that defend the genre."

"Oral narrators are also presented and the program has included the invitation Cantos de Colibrí (Hummingbird Songs), dedicated to children; in which they are the protagonists, whether they are exponents of the repentismo, the most creoles dances or other expressions," Ray Haynes said.

“The Landscape, Illustrated Décima and Popular Crafts saloons are carried out in person, but with little public attendance. This time, the Flor de Birama is not chosen, but the young women accompany the shows. Also, the presence of peasant women is felt at different times, either through her work in the fields, samples of traditional dishes, or ornamental plants, she added.

Until now, the events of Puerto Padre, “Jesús Menéndez,” and those of communities of Las Tunas, such as Bartle, have been held. The provincial Fiesta is expected to take place, as usual, at the end of June and the beginning of July.

This 54th edition is dedicated to the 192nd anniversary of the birth of Juan Cristóbal Nápoles Fajardo, El Cucalambé, (greatest bucolic poet of the 19th century in Cuba), the 60th birthday of the National Association of Small Farmers (ANAP), 130 years of tradition of the Valera-Miranda family and the 30 anniversary of the Raíces Soneras group, from Majibacoa.

Municipal Cucalambeana Fiestas

Municipal Cucalambeana Fiestas

Municipal Cucalambeana Fiestas