This festivity, declared 20 years ago by Unesco Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity, is known as the Days of the Dead Festival and is an endearing tradition of the Aztec people.

The institution indicated that the image of the catrina will accompany the jubilee, an identity symbol that is located among the calacas or skulls, creation of the relevant artist José Guadalupe Posada.

The organizers of the Fiesta del Fuego consider it an honor to receive Mexico again with a notable expression of its culture, which will be received with the warmth and hospitality of Cubans and in particular from Santiago.

In these 41 celebrations of the appointment, the dedication has paid tribute to dozens of Latin American and Caribbean nations and the Mexican land has been one of those that has received it the most.

The founder-director of Casa del Caribe, Joel James Figarola, published the book The death in Cuba in 1999 through the Union publishing house, through which he addressed a reality that is the subject of rites and legends in almost all Latin American countries and the Caribbean.

ef/oda/mca