40+ Weird Cuban Facts That Few People Are Aware Of

Published on 09/12/2022
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The Place Where Bee and Hummingbirds Are Usually Seen

Are you interested in seeing the world’s smallest bird? After that, you will have to go to Cuba. If you go to the island, your best chance of finding the small wonder is to go to the edge of a bromeliad- and vine-covered forest. You’ll find it there.

The Place Where Bee And Hummingbirds Are Usually Seen

The Place Where Bee And Hummingbirds Are Usually Seen

The Bee Hummingbird may fly around and hover near flowers in all directions. The Bee Hummingbird, which is only found in Cuba, is very small, even compared to other types of hummingbirds. From one end to the other, it is only two and a quarter inches long.

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Festivities For The New Year

Many Cubans clean their homes thoroughly on the last day of the year and save the dirty mop water until the clock strikes midnight. At that time, they pour the dirty water into the street as a way to wash away the bad things that happened in the past year and start the New Year with clean, positive energy.

Festivities For The New Year

Festivities For The New Year

People in some places, especially rural ones, have been known to set life-size rag dolls on fire. This doll is meant to remind people of a terrible thing that happened the year before. People gather around the doll at the stroke of midnight and set it on fire, using it as a puppet, in the hope that it will bring them luck in the coming year.

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