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02 Apr 2012 12:26 #82319 by ketchim
Cuba Communist government has declared Good Friday next week to be a public holiday :

following an appeal from Pope Benedict....

The Pope made the request during his recent visit to the island....

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02 Apr 2012 12:27 #82320 by ketchim
It is the first time it has been recognised as a public holiday in Cuba since the 1960s :

when religious holidays were abolished.... :cool:

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02 Apr 2012 12:28 #82321 by ketchim
"After 50 years of telling us the Church is bad, :

now they say it is good and we get Good Friday off,"

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02 Apr 2012 12:29 #82322 by ketchim
Cuba was officially atheist until the 1990s:

and fewer than 10% of Cubans are practising Catholics.

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02 Apr 2012 12:31 #82323 by mapoui

interesting eh!

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02 Apr 2012 12:41 #82324 by VillageBelle
hhmmmmm...very interesting

we usually go to Cuba at this time of the year because they don't focus on easter (religious wise)!!

now i am curious to see if there will be anything different this time around.

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02 Apr 2012 12:44 #82327 by Kwami
America  is christian  and evil

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02 Apr 2012 12:51 - 02 Apr 2012 13:01 #82329 by mapoui

dats right !  deh let the pope in.  my word!  how things change...not always for the better.
is dat yu I see up in there Fidel?
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02 Apr 2012 12:56 #82331 by The Captain
Fidel Jesus

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02 Apr 2012 13:02 #82332 by mapoui

yes sir..the man himself. one of the greatest ever

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