Children’s rights in Holguín, Cuba; fifty years have passed since the first celebration of Children’s Day in Cuba on July 6th.
Children’s Park in the city of Holguin, full of children enjoying their day. Photo: Noemy MarreroSeeing Fidel talking to the little ones under that downpour is one of the most moving acts in history. His affable character immediately reminds me of the biblical scene: a Jesus surrounded by little ones who approach him as those seeking shelter. And the fact is that he offered that shelter from the moment he turned Cuba into an island where smiling and dreaming, true children’s rights.
The Provincial Book Center in Holguin endorses the words of the apostle: “We work for children, because children are the ones who know how to love, because children are the hope of the world”. Photo: Noemy Marrero
Fidel managed to transform the desolate panorama that existed before the revolutionary triumph before 1959 into a horizon of opportunities, preserving the legacy of the apostle where children are hope.
For Cuban children, their day is celebrated every morning, when among the gifts is the awakening under a sky where the improvement of living conditions is watched over. The right to health, education, sports and culture are priorities for the government.
Even in the most difficult stages of the Cuban economy, aggravated by the intensification of the blockade, the nation prioritizes the attention to children as one of the fundamental pillars of the Revolution.
Clowns and Palabras al Viento Oral Narration Company, a delight for children. Photo: Noemy Marrero
Rubén Bravo Children’s Park becomes the epicenter of the celebration. Photo: Noemy Marrero
The children of Holguin celebrate the guarantee that the Revolution has given them. Once again, the whole nation is filled with joy. There are many reasons to celebrate this holiday in Cuba, where boys and girls seem to have a perpetual smile.
By : Noemy Marrero (Journalism student)
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