Cuban TraditionsCuban Traditions are strongly influenced by the fact that
the Cuban population is a mix of different etnic origins. The long time occupation of Cuba
by the Spanish colonizers, the massive import of African slaves, influences from the
nearby United States made from Cuba a melting pot of races, cultures and traditions.
Cuban Holiday TraditionsCuba was longtime an Atheist country but in 1997 Christmas was restored as traditional holiday, during the visit of Pope John Paul II. The Cuban Christmas celebrations are for many Cubans a family feast, the emphasis is on the joy and gathering with the family. On Noche Buena, Christmas Eve, family and friends gather together and have a traditional Christmas feast with roasted pig, black beans and rice, (Moros y Cristianos) fried plantains, yuca and desserts like Arroz con leche (rice pudding), or rum cake.Traditional Cuban ClothingIn the Cuban tradition a young Cuban girl is regarded as a woman at the age of fifteen. The "Quinze Fiesta" or the 15th Birthday Party is an important day in the life of a young Cuban girl, it's the parting from her childhood and her entry in the adult world.Cubans who can afford it, sometimes after years of saving, rent special 'traditional Cuban clothing' to dress the their daughter like a "mini bride" and have a party and a birthday cake Read more Traditional Cuban clothing Cuban Food TraditionsTraditional Cuban cuisine is a combination of Spanish, African and Creole cuisines. The typical Cuban meal consists of rice and beans (arroz y frijoles) sometimes cooked together and named "Moros y Cristianos".Another traditional food recipe is "Ropa Vieja" (old clothes). This is a kind of stew made with schredded beef simmered in a sauce of tomato and vegtables. Cuban Cuisine Afro Cubans and TraditionsThe African slaves imported by the Spaniards, brought their African religions and traditions to Cuba. Today are among the Cuban population several practitioners of the Afro Cuban religions.Read more about Cuban Religions Havana Carnival - Carnival de la HabanaA Cuban tradition dating from the times of the slavery and held each year at the end of July along the Havana Malecon. Read more Cuban FestivalsSearch for more detailed info in HAVANA-GUIDE 
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