https://padlet.com/mjohnston18/wwpxvpricd5n By Sam Johnston and Sean Huisman en-us 2016-12-14 17:38:34 UTC 2025-11-24 13:08:08 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Xmastree.png shuisman https://padlet.com/mjohnston18/wwpxvpricd5n/wish/143678203 Christmas was banned in 1969 by the Castro regime]]> 2016-12-14 17:55:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mjohnston18/wwpxvpricd5n/wish/143678203 shuisman https://padlet.com/mjohnston18/wwpxvpricd5n/wish/143679129 Pope John Paul II visited Cuba. In 2007, the official ban on Christmas celebrations was lifted. ]]> 2016-12-14 17:58:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mjohnston18/wwpxvpricd5n/wish/143679129 shuisman https://padlet.com/mjohnston18/wwpxvpricd5n/wish/143680007 However, Christmas Eve is important in Cuban Christmas celebrations, uniquely referred to as “Noche Buena”]]> 2016-12-14 18:01:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mjohnston18/wwpxvpricd5n/wish/143680007 shuisman https://padlet.com/mjohnston18/wwpxvpricd5n/wish/143680399 Traditional Chrismas foods in Cuba include roasted pig, fried plantains, rice pudding and rum cake.]]> 2016-12-14 18:03:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mjohnston18/wwpxvpricd5n/wish/143680399 shuisman https://padlet.com/mjohnston18/wwpxvpricd5n/wish/143680674 In Cuba, the dish “Moros y Cristianos” is traditional at Christmas and throughout the year. ]]> 2016-12-14 18:03:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mjohnston18/wwpxvpricd5n/wish/143680674 shuisman https://padlet.com/mjohnston18/wwpxvpricd5n/wish/143693939 Cuban holiday traditions are based on layers of intertwined global history and cultural influences.]]> 2016-12-14 18:42:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mjohnston18/wwpxvpricd5n/wish/143693939