LEGENDS

The legend of a number of slaves in the territory left only those elements that explain their deities in the legendary Perico tradition.

Among the possible traditions is the mother of water that they said lived in the rocker of the old central of Spain. The dismantling of the industry, I dismantle this legend.

Mothers of waters: It is present in fairy tales and Amerindian legends. For older Cuban mythology, she is a powerful and magical magical snake or majá that lives in rivers, lagoons, dams and wells, and is responsible for the fact that the waters are always present in these hydrographic accidents. From Pinar del Río to Guantánamo there are numerous stories about the Mothers of Waters. As coinciding characteristics are: majá of great size, often of exaggerated proportions; live in the water and have the maximum responsibility for ensuring that the place where it lives does not dry out. There are also contradictory criteria in its behavior, since for some it is a peaceful animal and for others aggressive; in his physique, sometimes he has jars on his head and sometimes he doesn't. In addition, the criterion that human beings cannot kill or threaten them is expanded, because they could suddenly die, become ill or suffer from fevers.

TRADITIONS

Within the main traditions we have:

Celebrations of Santa Catalina de Siena: the town of Roque takes place. On April 30 of each year, it comes from a patron saint festival that has its origins in the 19th century.

Danceable from December 25 in the town of Republican Spain.

Popular Celebrations of the month of November.

My Villa Cucalambeana on June 14 and 15.

Máximo Gómez Culture Day, in the month of December.

Culture Week in November.