{"id":17474,"date":"2026-09-22T12:57:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T16:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/?p=17474"},"modified":"2026-09-22T12:58:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T16:58:17","slug":"celebration-in-guantanamo-for-the-haitian-day-in-cuba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/celebration-in-guantanamo-for-the-haitian-day-in-cuba\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebration in Guantanamo for the Haitian Day in Cuba"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG-20260921-WA0032-424x600.jpg\" \/>Guantanamo.- Guant\u00e1namo will host activities marking Haitian Day in Cuba 2026 from September 22 to 25, in a program organized by the Association of Haitians and Descendants of Guant\u00e1namo and the Lakou Lwa Sociocultural Project.<\/p>\n<p>The four-day program will feature activities highlighting the history, culture, and traditions of the Haitian community in Cuba.<\/p>\n<p>The events will begin on Tuesday, September 22, at the Regino Eladio Boti Public Library, with a tribute to Emilio B\u00e1rcenas Pier on the centenary of his birth. The program will include a presentation on his life and a digital presentation of The Island Beneath the Sea, by Chilean writer Isabel Allende.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, September 23, the Caf\u00e9 Cantante Am\u00e9rica, operated by ARTEX, will host a panel discussion focusing on the historical ties between Fidel Castro, Haitians in Cuba, and Haiti, followed by a performance by the traditional cultural group Assossy\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, September 24, activities at the Rub\u00e9n L\u00f3pez Sabariego House of Culture will include a Haitian ballroom dance workshop and an exhibition of traditional Haitian dishes.<\/p>\n<p>Later that afternoon, the Lakou Lwa headquarters will host a Gag\u00e1 procession to Ranch\u00f3n de Cobango, featuring traditional cultural groups as well as children\u2019s and youth ensembles.<\/p>\n<p>The celebration will also recognize the 25 years of cultural work by the Renacer Coss\u00eda children\u2019s and youth group, while highlighting the roots, traditions, and contributions of the Haitian community to the cultural heritage of Guant\u00e1namo and Cuba.<\/p>\n<p>The program offers another opportunity to highlight the history, cultural heritage, and enduring ties between Cuba and Haiti.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guantanamo.- Guant\u00e1namo will host activities marking Haitian Day in Cuba 2026 from September 22 to 25, in a program organized by the Association of Haitians and Descendants of Guant\u00e1namo and the Lakou Lwa Sociocultural Project. The four-day program will feature activities highlighting the history, culture, and traditions of the Haitian community in Cuba. The events [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17475,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-guantanamo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17474"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17474\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17476,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17474\/revisions\/17476"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}