Raul Castro Presides Over May
Day Parade in Cuba
HAVANA - President Raul Castro presided over
today the main event for May Day in Cuba, a
huge multicolor parade of hundreds of
thousands of people along Paseo Avenue and
the Revolution Square in Havana.
Since the dawning hours people dress in
blue, white and red, the colors of the Cuban
flag, gathered along Paseo Avenue for the
massive march in support of the achievements
of the Revolution. The parade began at 08:00
local.
The first to parade in front of the Jose
Marti Memorial at the Revolution Square were
the professionals from the health sector in
their white gowns and researchers and
workers from the biotechnological industry
and related sectors.
Besides the Havana event, marches and
rallies are taking place also in the main
public places in cities all around the
Island.
According to official figures, more than
1,300 leaders and members of friendship
groups from around the world travelled to
the Island to participate together with
Cubans in the May Day festivities.
They are from 34 countries and 159 trade
union organizations and other solidarity
movements. The biggest delegations come from
Uruguay, France, Spain and the United
States. |
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