Farooque Chowdhury
Countercurrents | May 06, 2023

Defiant Cuba celebrates May Day.
An AFP report (“Communist Cuba celebrates Worker’s Day, four days late”), datelined May 5, 2023, said:
“Cuba finally celebrated May Day on Friday, four days late, after the original celebration of workers was postponed due to the risk of rain and trimmed down as a result of a fuel shortage.
“The May 1 celebration is usually a grandstand event in the communist island nation.”
According to the report, thousands of people from all over the country descend on the capital by bus to congregate at Revolution Square before beginning a parade.
This year, the report said, the Havana residents were asked to instead head on foot to the parade along the iconic Malecon promenade, while smaller festivities were organized in other neighborhoods. The only buses to bring workers to the event came from nearby municipalities. Instead of putting on a massive commemoration on the central square that marks the highest point in the city, a much more low-key celebration took place by the coast.
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