Cuba

 Using your country assigned above, find information online about Hispanic Heritage month in that country.  Record your findings here. Prepare to discuss three highlights or most interesting facts. Cuba does nothing to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Few people in cuba are allowed to use the internet, and those who do have access are monitored closely: those who connect without authorization may face a five year prison sentence. Cuba is officially and atheist country; however 85% of the population is nominally catholic. Parents who teach their offspring ideas contradictory to communism face a 3 year prison sentence.

May 20 is Cuba's indepence from the Spanish with the help of the US but it is not regarded as a national holiday by the Cuban government so very few people celebrate it. Cuba has 15 provinces including Havana and one special municipality. Cuba has two currencies in circulation and both are done by the government. Cuba has mostly African and Spanish influences. There are restraints on religion.

 Look for 3-5 authentic sources from your country. (Newspapers, magazines, etc) Copy the web addresses here. [|Cuba Newspaper 1] [|Cuba Newspaper 2] [|Cuba Newspaper 3] [] http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/cuba.htm [] []

Then explore those sites for any information you can gather about current Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations. Record any findings here.

Find one video depicting a Hispanic Heritage celebration in your country. Post the link here. media type="youtube" key="Z4e7VcnWCT0" height="315" width="420"

media type="youtube" key="ofqBCkIeq7U" height="315" width="420"