New Year in Cuba
No doubt, a sunny beach and warm sea waves are better than snow drifts and blizzards. And an amazing local festival will be better remembered than the usual programs on TV.
What could be better than a New Year holiday by the sea??
How they celebrate the New Year in Cuba?
According to tradition in Cuba, it is not a Christmas tree that is decorated, but a coniferous tree – araucaria. It has stiff branches and prickly needles and looks a lot like a spruce. Before New Year's Eve Cubans fill bowls, pots and buckets with water. With the New Year's Eve water spilling out the windows. So they say goodbye to the old year and hope that the new year will be clean as water.
Celebrating the holiday in Cuba, you must remember the custom: before the chime you have to eat 12 grapes to make your wish come true. Only in this case in the New Year will be accompanied by good luck, joy and success.
Little travelers celebrate New Year on the beach in Cuba
By the way, in Cuba, the clock does not strike 12 times, but only 11. Cubans believe that once the 12 o'clock is New Year's Eve, even the clocks should rest for the holiday. Children don't write their wishes and dreams to Santa Claus, but to the equally kind wizards Balthasar, Melchior and Gaspar.
New Year in Varadero
Varadero is a famous Cuban resort on the Icacos Peninsula amid mangrove forests and lagoons. About 20 km of sandy beaches here touch the water of the Atlantic Ocean.
A tropical paradise in Varadero resort
A great thing about Varadero is that you can have a great time at the beaches, museums, parks, malls, and small bazaars. The nightlife here is very intense, second only to Havana. New Year in Cuba – it's great dancing, beautiful carnivals, beaches and amazing nature.
Dancing at Havana Carnival will energize everyone
Also in Varadero there are many natural attractions: fabulous reefs, seabed with its inhabitants, and cave Ambrosio with cave paintings. Here you can go to a restaurant, visit Al Capone's house and Villa Dupont, buy handicrafts of famous Cuban craftsmen and even swim with dolphins.
Cute residents of the Varadero resort
The New Year's Eve celebration begins with sunbathing and sea entertainment and gradually moves to a meal with festive table, accompanied by good music and dances. Varadero has about 100 nightclubs, discos and bars. You won't be able to stop during the cha-cha-cha and samba dances, and the famous Cuban cigars and rum will be a highlight of any New Year's Eve party.
New Year in Havana
The main New Year's Eve festivities are held in Havana, the most beautiful city in Cuba. There are a huge number of attractions of colonial times. On the occasion of New Year in the Cathedral Square there is a wonderful show that will impress travelers unforgettable impression. The square is decorated with garlands. There are also big tables with food and drinks.
Holiday fireworks in Havana