Ranked as successful 41. Fire Festival in Santiago de Cuba

Santiago de Cuba, July 9 (ACN) After a week of intense cultural, academic and religious activity, participants in 41. Fire Festivalwhich was developed from July 3 until today here, this edition has been classified as a success, the first after COVID-19.

Marked by the visit of Miguel Diaz-Canel, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party and President of the Republic, to Casa del Caribe, the institution that organizes the festival, and the presence of Dr. José Angel Portal on the opening day of the Minister of Public Health, the event brought the vitality of the Caribbean back to the streets of Santiago de Cuba, two years later isolation due to the pandemic.

Mater El-Adawy, Egypt’s ambassador to the island, pointed out that the event became a space for unity among the peoples of the region and the discovery of the cultural potential of this southeastern region, especially the city of heroes.

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During the usual closing parade across the central Aguilera Street of this city, members 31. Major General Juan Ríos Rivera, of Puerto Rico, pThey renewed their support for Cuba in the ongoing struggle against the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States since February 3, 1962.

Alfonso Roca thanked the Mexican guest for the opportunity to participate in the famous show Caribbean FestivalEstablished in 1981 with the aim of protecting the roots of groups carrying cultures of Caribbean origin, it highlighted the joy of border demarcation and the hospitality of the people of Santiago.

Lorena Palmero, a local, highlighted the importance of the Fire Festival in preserving, promoting and highlighting the bonds that unite the nations, customs and traditions of the geographical area.

With the symbolic burning of the devil, which took place on the promenade of La Alameda – so close to the Indomitable Bay – the highest authorities of the province and the people of Santiago bid farewell to this event, dedicated to four decades of Casa del Caribe and 40 and 30 years of Turquino Septet and Macubá Theater Study Group, Straight.

Also in attendance at the festival were the scientists who made the COVID-19 vaccines that saved Cuba from disease and during the Serpent Parade, on July 5, the Casa del Caribe 2022 International Prize was awarded to Eduardo Martinez, President of BioCubaFarma, in recognition of the work carried out in the last two years of life battle.

About 400 national artists, 18 transport groups, and 207 foreigners from Puerto Rico, Mexico, Germany, Venezuela, Suriname, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Saint Martin and Egypt, among others, participated in the fire festival.