Nochebuena (Christmas Eve) in Cuba before Fidel Castro
For Cubans, Nochebuena is a jubilant celebration filled with family, food, and intense joy. The cheerful tradition continued for Cubans in exile, but for those left behind on the island, Fidel Castro made sure to ruin it all. Roberto Alvarez Quiñones explains in Diario de Cuba (my translation): What was the Cuban Nochebuena like before