THE MOST INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT CUBA!

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Hi Guyz Again! This is SOUMYA!!  In this article, I’ll talk about interesting CUBA 'officially the Republic of Cuba', facts, weird/cool information and lots of random facts about CUBA. Yes, it’s all about CUBA here.So WHY Wait? Let's get it STATR!



1. Christmas was banned for 30 years.

When Fidel Castro’s communist government came to power in 1959, Cuba was declared an atheist state. In 1969, Castro abolished Christmas as an official (paid) holiday, the reason being that it had a negative impact on the country’s production of sugar. Cuba’s 30-year ban on Christmas came to an end in 1997, The period when Christmas was banned is locally referred to as Las Navidades Silenciadas (The Silent Christmases). To this day, Christmas is a normal working day.


2. Cuba has one of the highest literacy rates in the world

Cuba has a literacy rate of 99.8%, one of the highest in the world. Following the Cuban Revolution, Castro’s government launched the Cuban Literacy Campaign with the aim of abolishing illiteracy and making school accessible to everyone, especially people from marginalised backgrounds. Education became mandatory from ages 6 -15,  and private schools and universities were nationalised.  Literate Cubans, some as young as 16 years old, were sent to rural areas to teach adults and children how to read and write. This successful literacy campaign lasted from 1 January to late December 1961.



3. Dominoes is a national Cuban past-time

Men playing dominoes in the street is a common sight in most Cuban neighbourhoods. Dominoes is a popular Cuban past-time and social activity.  The players normally sit around tables in the street and play dominoes for hours.

 


4. Burning Rag Dolls is a New Year’s Eve tradition

On New Year’s Eve, many Cubans burn life-sized rag dolls as a way of bidding farewell to the old year. This tradition was almost eradicated after the Cuban Revolution, but has recently become popular again. The dolls are called monigotes



5. Cuba is home to the smallest bird in the world

Cuba is home to over 25 endemic bird species, including the bee hummingbird, which is the smallest bird in the world. 



6.The main island of Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean

The main island of Cuba is just over 40 thousand square miles, making it approximately half the size of Great Britain. It ranks as the 17th largest island in the world. Aside from Cuba’s main island, there are a further 400 islands, islets and keys that are part of Cuban territory. Some of these have become popular resort destinations due to their pristine beaches, such as Cayo Coco, Cayo Largo and Cayo Santa Maria.



7.The most popular sport in Cuba is baseball

The origins of baseball in Cuba are thought to date back to the 1860s. Its rise on the island is debated by historians


8.Cuba’s three biggest exports are tobacco, sugar and nickel

The principal tobacco product is the Cuban cigar, famous worldwide as the gold standard of cigars, and consequently a vital export. Sugar is exported in its raw form and also in the form of various rums that are made on the island. As for nickel, it is thought that Cuba still has reserves of over five million metric tons. This places the country fifth in the world, after Indonesia, Australia, Brazil and Russia. The majority of the nickel ends up being used abroad to make stainless steel and other alloys.



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