{"id":53983,"date":"2015-08-27T17:50:59","date_gmt":"2015-08-27T21:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oncubamagazine.com\/?p=53983"},"modified":"2015-08-27T17:50:59","modified_gmt":"2015-08-27T21:50:59","slug":"santiago-de-cuba-a-cradle-of-culture-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/styles-trends\/technologies-of-communication-and-media\/santiago-de-cuba-a-cradle-of-culture-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Santiago de Cuba: A Cradle of Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Santiago de Cuba is the cradle of a large part of Cuban culture. The eastern city has in fact spawned some of the most distinctive elements for which the island nation and its people are recognized: son <\/em>music, the partying spirit, the joyful attitude, the rum and the conga<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Internal migratory waves have contributed to export the city’s traditions to the rest of the country, including the capital. As a local saying goes, \u201cThe self-respecting sons and daughters of Santiago de Cuba are those who live in Havana.\u201d<\/p>\n

Most Cubans, even those who have never set foot in Santiago, know the city\u2019s iconic buildings and personalities: the steep streets connecting the sea to the hills; its patron saint, the Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre; the Santa Efigenia Cemetery, where National Hero Jose Marti is buried, as well as other illustrious martyrs of Cuban history.<\/p>\n

And of course we cannot forget the city\u2019s baseball team, and the many fans who gathered at the Plaza de Marte to support or criticize their favorite players.<\/p>\n

Santiago is much more than words and people. It is an experience to be lived.<\/p>\n