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Cuba declares Good Friday - ketchim - 04-02-2012
Cuba Communist government has declared Good Friday next week to be a public holiday :
following an appeal from Pope Benedict....
The Pope made the request during his recent visit to the island....
Re: Cuba declares Good Friday - ketchim - 04-02-2012
It is the first time it has been recognised as a public holiday in Cuba since the 1960s :
when religious holidays were abolished....
Re: Cuba declares Good Friday - ketchim - 04-02-2012
"After 50 years of telling us the Church is bad, :
now they say it is good and we get Good Friday off,"
Re: Cuba declares Good Friday - ketchim - 04-02-2012
Cuba was officially atheist until the 1990s:
and fewer than 10% of Cubans are practising Catholics.
Re: Cuba declares Good Friday - mapoui - 04-02-2012
[quote author=ketchim link=topic=64990.msg408068#msg408068 date=1333384082]
"After 50 years of telling us the Church is bad, :
now they say it is good and we get Good Friday off,"
[/quote]
interesting eh!
Re: Cuba declares Good Friday - villagebelle - 04-02-2012
hhmmmmm...very interesting
we usually go to Cuba at this time of the year because they don't focus on easter (religious wise)!!
now i am curious to see if there will be anything different this time around.
Re: Cuba declares Good Friday - Kwami - 04-02-2012
[quote author=ketchim link=topic=64990.msg408070#msg408070 date=1333384140]
Cuba was officially atheist until the 1990s:
and fewer than 10% of Cubans are practising Catholics.
[/quote] America is christian and evil
Re: Cuba declares Good Friday - mapoui - 04-02-2012
[quote author=VillageBelle link=topic=64990.msg408073#msg408073 date=1333384890]
hhmmmmm...very interesting
we usually go to Cuba at this time of the year because they don't focus on easter (religious wise)!!
now i am curious to see if there will be anything different this time around.
[/quote]
dats right ! deh let the pope in. my word! how things change...not always for the better.
is dat yu I see up in there Fidel?
Re: Cuba declares Good Friday - Captain - 04-02-2012
Fidel Jesus
Re: Cuba declares Good Friday - mapoui - 04-02-2012
[quote author=The Captain link=topic=64990.msg408080#msg408080 date=1333385775]
Fidel Jesus
[/quote]
yes sir..the man himself. one of the greatest ever