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Cuban holiday traditions are based on layers of intertwined global history and cultural influences.

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In Cuba, the dish “Moros y Cristianos” is traditional at Christmas and throughout the year.

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Traditional Chrismas foods in Cuba include roasted pig, fried plantains, rice pudding and rum cake.

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However, Christmas Eve is important in Cuban Christmas celebrations, uniquely referred to as “Noche Buena”

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Pope John Paul II visited Cuba. In 2007, the official ban on Christmas celebrations was lifted.

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Christmas was banned in 1969 by the Castro regime