Cuba, “Romerias de Mayo” celebrate 32 edition

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*National and Foreign participants joined the inaugural parade *Association “Hermanos Saiz” integrates tradition and modernity in defense of identity *The event defends the cultural tradition and identity of the peoples *Pilgrims climb some 462 steps to reach the top of the “Loma de la Cruz”

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00:00Since 1994 the Cuban Romerías de Mayo have convened the World Festival of

00:09Artistic Youth which brings together in Holguín the best creators and artists

00:14from the island and other countries to celebrate Cuban culture in all its

00:18manifestations. Our colleague Yordanis Rodriguez tells us all about it.

00:22Every May when spring arrives in eastern Cuba Holguín becomes the capital of young

00:27art. The May Pilgrimates or Romerías de Mayo in Spanish in its 32nd edition are

00:32dedicated to cultural industry in favor of brotherhood and solidarity among

00:36nations. It has been really incredible I hadn't had the opportunity to

00:42participate before but it was really wonderful. I haven't seen something so

00:48big culturally it is a whole week I hope it never sleeps so I don't have to sleep

00:52and can enjoy it. Thus began what has become over time the World Festival

00:57of Artistic Youth. From the modern part of the city to the historic center the

01:04national and foreign participants join the inaugural parade. We have

01:11approximately 30 countries here invited to the pilgrimages. Some of them are

01:19Canada, Mexico, Italy, Venezuela. With the premise of integrating tradition and

01:25modernity in defense of the identity values of our peoples the Association

01:29Hermano Saiz joins the bosses of several parts of the world because as its

01:33motto reaffirms there is no today without yesterday to continue creating in

01:37favor of culture. Super cool the Cuban spirit is like that and we have to show

01:44it to the world. All the arts come together for every taste every color.

01:50The magnificence of Cuba where culture is united and becomes one. It is the theme of

01:54pilgrimages. I go to the hill in the company of the people as part of the

01:57tradition. From today this also becomes a space to debate about this war and the

02:02constant struggle against the cultural colonization to which they try to subject

02:07projects. From Olguin we defend the cultural traditions, the identity of the peoples.

02:18We are here on Fidel's balcony where he spoke to this city once that we would make

02:23it possible to defend a dream, to multiply universities, to make a country that not

02:29only resists but that will be able to pass once again all the tests. Beyond all the

02:34dreams this enormous island once again beacon of this continent. I hope that

02:40another day many will join us and the world will be one.

02:45The pilgrims reached the hill of Vallado or Loma de la Cruz. They climbed some 462 steps.

02:51It was from this point that Pope Francis blessed the city in 2015 when he visited

02:56Cuba. The young artists absorbed the Catholic tradition when a Franciscan friar

03:01carried a wooden cross up the hill. For 32 years the axe of Olguin has been

03:06carried on the shoulders of these walkers and on the last day of the pilgrimage

03:10the same axes traveled through the city on the highest mountain point of the city

03:14as part of the celebration of joy.

03:18Camarógrafo Edi de la Pera de Jordanis, Rodríguez Laurecio, Telesur, Olguin, Cuba.

03:25Cuba.

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