Havana, Oct 31 (Prensa Latina) The Mexican Embassy in Cuba, the Benito Juárez House Museum and the Cuban branch of the National Autonomous University of Mexico celebrated the Day of the Dead today in the historic center of this capital.
Photos: Vladimir Molina, Prensa Latina
This ceremony is unequivocal proof that our gods have not died; this year the tradition has enormous significance for us because it has been a difficult period, full of tensions and battles for everyone, that is why we want to celebrate life, said Mexican Ambassador Miguel Díaz.
The evening also commemorated the 37th anniversary of the founding of the Benito Juárez House with a musical walk to the rhythm of mariachis from its headquarters to the statue of the late historian of Havana, Eusebio Leal, located on the Calle de Madera in the Plaza de Armas.
The verb “to found” was the central theme of the meeting, and photographs of 16 Mexican and Cuban personalities who carried out founding acts were placed on the altar.
The following were honored: artist Juana Bacallao, diplomat Gilberto Bosques, historian Eusebio Leal, poet Fayad Jamís, sociologist Pablo González Casanova, essayist Hernán Lara, journalist Pedro de la Hoz, artist Paquita La Del Barrio, historian Claudia Gómez, astronomer Julieta Fierro, ambassador Luis Cabrera, photographer Luis Moya, essayist Ignacio Solares, historian Eduardo Torres Cuevas, writer Francisco López Sacha, and politician Ricardo Cabrisas.
“In the echo of founding, this tapestry of souls is woven, souls that recognized each other in the same will to create, to resist, to be a seed in the earth that does not forget them,” expressed Miguel Hernández, founder and president of Casa Benito Juárez.
The celebration was attended by the Vice Minister of Culture Lizette Martínez, the Director of the Regional Office of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Anne Lemaistre, the Cuban painter Manuel Mendive and members of the diplomatic corps of Algeria, Japan, Timor Leste, Chile, France, Poland, among other guests.
The Day of the Dead is a pre-Hispanic tradition celebrated from October 28 to November 2 to remember deceased loved ones.
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