St. Cristóbal's Day
Description:
On October 20, Columbus reached Cuba. The population of Cuba was one of the most cultured peoples of Latin America. In Cuba, Columbus found statues, large buildings, bundles of cotton and first saw cultivated plants – tobacco and potatoes, products of the New World, which then conquered the whole world.
Near the chapel of El Templete grows a powerful ceiba tree, which is considered sacred. Cult ceiba - a living symbol of the plant world - is attributed to African traditions. And on the day of St. Cristobal, the patron saint of Havana, most of the population of the city goes to the chapel and tries to walk around the tree three times and make a wish, believing that it will come true.