Jun 25, 2016 05:50 PM
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. The Greeks honoured Dionysus, (the god of wine), during this spring Festival.
The Romans continued with the tradition, (except Slaves and Masters), by exchanging clothes and sometimes each other! When Portugal conquered this area of South America they brought the Carnival Festiv.
The promenade along the sea, called Malecon is spectacular. Across the road is the 15th century Castillo del Moro or the Morro Fortress where the La Divinia Pastora restaurant is located.
The simple soldier’s barrack with a veranda that overlooks the rampart, replete with canons was once a command post of Che Guevara. Cuban food is mainly rice and beans, pork and chicken, surprisingly not too much seafood and no beef. The VHP will be happy to know that cow slaughter is banned in the island, for the same reason that it was in post-Vedic India — cattle are too valuable to slaughter.
