{"id":121772,"date":"2017-12-28T06:05:56","date_gmt":"2017-12-28T11:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oncubamagazine.com\/?p=111753"},"modified":"2018-06-19T04:59:03","modified_gmt":"2018-06-19T08:59:03","slug":"and-the-end-of-2017-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/advertorial\/and-the-end-of-2017-is-here\/","title":{"rendered":"And the end of 2017 is here!"},"content":{"rendered":"

 
\n 
\nDecember lets you know that a year is coming to an end and another is beginning. With the last days of the last month come Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year\u2019s Eve, festivities that the family and friends enjoy.
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It is customary that for this date people paint their homes. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nDuring these days people wish others good things, rethink the results of the year and make plans for the following.
\n
\"Some<\/a>
Some persons resort to fortune-tellers to predict the future. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nMost of the people live this change of year with optimism. But there are those who cry, who cannot withstand the melancholy or the sadness over the hard times they have recently had to endure.
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\"A<\/a>
A salesman tries to keep vegetables and garden produce fresh. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nIn Cuba, celebrating New Year\u2019s Eve is a rooted tradition. It is probably the most important festivity Cubans celebrate in the entire year.
\n
\"Pork<\/a>
Pork reaches boutique prices. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nIt is the time to slaughter the hog that has been fattened for months, and also to \u201cslaughter\u201d everything from the past.
\n
\"Around<\/a>
Around these days offerings are also made to the saints. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nMost of the families empty their piggy banks to buy, even if it costs them a fortune, the pork that has to be plenty. (Although there are Cubans who try to give New Year\u2019s Eve another flavor).
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\"Shopping<\/a>
Shopping for the produce to celebrate Christmas. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nThe smell of fried or roasted pork, seasoned with a lot of garlic, spreads.
\n
\"Cubans<\/a>
People consume a lot of beer around these days. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nNo matter what, there has to be plenty of rice cooked with black beans (congr\u00ed), or black beans \u2013 better if they are sleeping \u2013 and the taro or plantain chips. Rum, among all of them, will be the king of the party.
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\"An<\/a>
Christmas tree in Havana\u2019s Lonja del Comercio. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nThe tradition of celebrating Christmas, although lost for decades, has again gained force on the island. Pope John Paul II\u2019s visit in 1998 led the Cuban State to again declare December 25 as a holiday.
\n
\"The<\/a>
The Yumur\u00ed shop shows a mannequin wearing a Christmas hat. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nThe Christmas Eve supper and Christmas Day, commemorating the birth of Christ, is celebrated Cuban style. The party especially has a family and private sense.
\n
\"A<\/a>
A nun takes photos in the church on Reina Street. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nIt is increasingly more common to see Christmas trees, lights on balconies and the chubby Santa Claus in Cuban homes and business.
\n
\nThe Christmas motifs have left the religious temples.
\n
\"The<\/a>
The state-run shops in Havana each time sell more Christmas articles. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nFamilies are resuming the custom of making gifts.
\n
\"Sales?<\/a>
Sales? Another of Christmas\u2019 achievements in Cuba. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nIncreasingly more commercial establishments, restaurants, service salons, and even offices are decorated for the date.
\n
\"Christmas<\/a>
Christmas also got to Havana\u2019s Chinatown. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nRed takes on another meaning.
\n 
\nAnd even snow appears on this island that seems to always want to celebrate.
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\"Photo<\/a>
Photo by Otmaro Rodriguez<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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