Cuban embassy in Ireland celebrates the beginning of Days for National Culture. Ambassador: Despite blockade, Cuba proudly shows its culture and traditions

Dublin, October 10, 2024. With the participation of the Director of Latin America and the Caribbean of the Foreign Ministry of Ireland, Pamela Uwakwe, ambassadors and heads of Mission from several Ibero-American countries, Cuban residents and Irish friends, the Cuban embassy celebrated October 10, a date of high patriotic meaning for Cubans and with it, the beginning of the Day for National Culture.

In order to bring the cultures of Ireland and Cuba closer together and held at the Institute of Ireland, a recognized cultural institution, the activity consisted, on the one hand, of the presentation by the young Cuban artist, Brady Izquierdo, of 26 caricatures who are part of his work,of artists and personalities of cultura, Cuban and Irish writers, painters and musicians,  in a modest tribute to each of them.

On the other hand, in the screening of the award-winning documentary by the national public channel “RTÉ”, “JourneyCam Internacional”, filmed in Cuba and which won the Animation and Children's Documentaries award from said channel on March 19. It recreates the trip of the Irish siblings Suzel (16 years old), Babette (13) and Hugo (8), residents of County Limerick, to the cities of Havana and Trinidad, as well as their experiences with their family and friends. Cubans. The screening was attended by Mrs. Bonnie Dempsey, Director of “JourneyCam International”, Aimie Gavin, TV producer and David O'Sullivan, Executive Producer of Dyenhouse Films, as well as with the special participation of the protagonist children, who at the beginning recited stanzas of poems by José Martí.

When speaking, the Cuban ambassador to Ireland, Bernardo Guanche Hernández, pointed out that the ringing of the bell at the “La Demajagua” sugar mill, in Manzanillo, in the east of the country, 156 years ago, meant the triumph of independence ideas. He also recalled the words of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, on that occasion, when he said: “Cuba aspires to be a great and civilized nation, to extend a friendly arm and a fraternal heart to all other peoples…”

He added that on October 20 of that year the Mambisa troops under the command of the Father of the Nation, liberated the city of Bayamo and the people sang for the first time our National Anthem, La Bayamesa (...) That is why - he noted - it was will consider October 20 in Cuba as Culture Day, mentioning some of the most prominent figures in this field, among which is the famous “Buena Vista Social Club.”

He added that, despite the hardships imposed on us by the unjust and inhuman blockade, Cuba proudly shows its culture and traditions, something that has accompanied it throughout its history and that the Cuban Revolution developed like never before and made available to everyone.

Among the personalities of Irish culture present were the renowned Irish artist, painter and designer, Robert Ballagh and the painter of German origin, but resident in Ireland for many years, Dietrich Blodau.

 

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