Members of the Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration and the Africanist Movement of Barbados dedicated the closing of the Kwanzaa Festival to the 66th Anniversary of the Triumph of the Cuban Revolution and in support of the end of the blockade and the exclusion of Cuba from the List of State Sponsors of Terrorism. With the presence of the Cuban and Venezuelan Ambassadors, the movement ratified the defense of all just causes in the world. Officials of the Cuban diplomatic mission in Barbados attended this meeting to celebrate this anniversary of our Revolution, together with the people of the easternmost country in the Caribbean.
The Kwanzaa festival is a celebration of African-American culture that takes place every year in Barbados, between December 26 and January 1. It is a secular festival that seeks to help African Americans remember their history and cultural heritage.
During the Kwanzaa Festival, people gather to give thanks, exchange gifts, eat traditional foods, light candles and incense, recite original poetry, recite sayings or writings of great black thinkers and writers, play African drums and share a meal inspired by the African Diaspora.
The performance of children and young people from various Barbadian community cultural projects was the cultural gala of the closing ceremony of the Kwanzaa Festival, an event that showcased a sample of the traditional manifestations of African culture from the Caribbean Diaspora.