Hours and Holidays
Pinar del Río, as well as in general The Republic of Cuba enjoys a calendar full of holidays distributed throughout the year. Officially, there are nine official parties, and many other national ones. During these days most of these public institutions, such as banks, remain closed.
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It is celebrated on January 1, Victory of the Cuban Revolution over the Fulgencio Batista regime in 1959; January 2 as an extension of the national commemoration for the triumph of the Revolution on January 1, 1959, May 1, International Workers Day, which becomes a holiday full of colorful and national slogans. May 1, International Workers Day; on July 25 and 26, which is the eve of the commemoration of the beginning of the armed phase in opposition to Batista, with the assault on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes barracks by a group led by President Fidel Castro in 1953; July 27 as an extension of this commemoration.
It is also commemorated on October 10, as the beginning of the armed struggle against Spanish colonialism in 1868; on December 25, Christmas, as a gesture before the visit made by Pope John Paul II to Cuba in January 1998 and on December 31, New Year's Eve and on the eve of the commemoration of the victory of the Cuban Revolution over the regime of Fulgencio Batista in 1959.
As festivities, the employers stand out, being these very numerous, since each town during the colonial stage of the country was founded under the invocation of a patron saint or patron saint of the Catholic pantheon according to Spanish custom and they annually celebrated parties in order to entertain them. The most usual employers in Pinar del Río are those corresponding to La Candelaria, referred to in six municipalities: Minas de Matahambre, Viñales, Candelaria, San Cristóbal, Los Palacios and Consolación del Sur.
To a lesser extent we find those dedicated to La Caridad and San José, followed by those of San Pedro and San Pablo, La Virgen del Carmen, Our Lady of the Snows and others. The high incidence of the management party dedicated to La Candelaria we believe is due to the Canarian origin of many residents of the province. The settlement of islanders, as the natives of the Canary Islands are called in Cuba, led to the institution of the feast of the patron saint of those islands: Our Lady the Virgin of the Candelas or Candelaria and this devotion was maintained by the descendants of these immigrants until a few years ago.
It is celebrated on January 1, Victory of the Cuban Revolution over the Fulgencio Batista regime in 1959; January 2 as an extension of the national commemoration for the triumph of the Revolution on January 1, 1959, May 1, International Workers Day, which becomes a holiday full of colorful and national slogans. May 1, International Workers Day; on July 25 and 26, which is the eve of the commemoration of the beginning of the armed phase in opposition to Batista, with the assault on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes barracks by a group led by President Fidel Castro in 1953; July 27 as an extension of this commemoration. It is also commemorated on October 10, as the beginning of the armed struggle against Spanish colonialism in 1868; on December 25, Christmas, as a gesture before the visit made by Pope John Paul II to Cuba in January 1998 and on December 31, New Year's Eve and on the eve of the commemoration of the victory of the Cuban Revolution over the regime of Fulgencio Batista in 1959. As festivities, the employers stand out, being these very numerous, since each town during the colonial stage of the country was founded under the invocation of a patron saint or patron saint of the Catholic pantheon according to Spanish custom and they annually celebrated parties in order to entertain them. The most usual employers in Pinar del Río are those corresponding to La Candelaria, referred to in six municipalities: Minas de Matahambre, Viñales, Candelaria, San Cristóbal, Los Palacios and Consolación del Sur. To a lesser extent we find those dedicated to La Caridad and San José, followed by those of San Pedro and San Pablo, La Virgen del Carmen, Our Lady of the Snows and others. The high incidence of the management party dedicated to La Candelaria we believe is due to the Canarian origin of many residents of the province. The settlement of islanders, as the natives of the Canary Islands are called in Cuba, led to the institution of the feast of the patron saint of those islands: Our Lady the Virgin of the Candelas or Candelaria and this devotion was maintained by the descendants of these immigrants until a few years ago.
It is celebrated on January 1, Victory of the Cuban Revolution over the Fulgencio Batista regime in 1959; January 2 as an extension of the national commemoration for the triumph of the Revolution on January 1, 1959, May 1, International Workers Day, which becomes a holiday full of colorful and national slogans. May 1, International Workers Day; on July 25 and 26, which is the eve of the commemoration of the beginning of the armed phase in opposition to Batista, with the assault on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes barracks by a group led by President Fidel Castro in 1953; July 27 as an extension of this commemoration. It is also commemorated on October 10, as the beginning of the armed struggle against Spanish colonialism in 1868; on December 25, Christmas, as a gesture before the visit made by Pope John Paul II to Cuba in January 1998 and on December 31, New Year's Eve and on the eve of the commemoration of the victory of the Cuban Revolution over the regime of Fulgencio Batista in 1959. As festivities, the employers stand out, being these very numerous, since each town during the colonial stage of the country was founded under the invocation of a patron saint or patron saint of the Catholic pantheon according to Spanish custom and they annually celebrated parties in order to entertain them. The most usual employers in Pinar del Río are those corresponding to La Candelaria, referred to in six municipalities: Minas de Matahambre, Viñales, Candelaria, San Cristóbal, Los Palacios and Consolación del Sur. To a lesser extent we find those dedicated to La Caridad and San José, followed by those of San Pedro and San Pablo, La Virgen del Carmen, Our Lady of the Snows and others. The high incidence of the management party dedicated to La Candelaria we believe is due to the Canarian origin of many residents of the province. The settlement of islanders, as the natives of the Canary Islands are called in Cuba, led to the institution of the feast of the patron saint of those islands: Our Lady the Virgin of the Candelas or Candelaria and this devotion was maintained by the descendants of these immigrants until a few years ago.