VOICED : Chinos honran a sus muertos en Cuba

The video explores the Chinese cemetery in Havana, where descendants honor their ancestors by preserving traditions such as the Jing Ming Festival. This festival, one of the most important in the Chinese lunar calendar, involves sharing banquets with ancestors. The video also touches on the historical context of Chinese migration to Cuba in the 19th century, highlighting the cultural practices and efforts to keep these traditions alive.

What activities do descendants perform at the Chinese cemetery in Havana to honor their ancestors?

• Playing traditional Chinese music

• Lighting fireworks

• Dancing in traditional costumes

• Eating roasted pork and burning fake money

What is the significance of the Jing Ming Festival in the Chinese lunar calendar?

• It marks the beginning of the Chinese New Year

• It is a festival for welcoming spring

• It is a festival for celebrating the harvest

• It is one of the most important festivals for honoring ancestors

What is a common practice during the Jing Ming Festival at the cemetery in Havana?

• Offering flowers to the ancestors

• Sharing banquets with ancestors

• Performing dragon dances

• Lighting lanterns

Approximately how many Chinese immigrants arrived in Cuba in the mid-19th century?

• 50,000

• 100,000

• 150,000

• 200,000

What was the primary reason for the arrival of Chinese immigrants in Cuba during the 19th century?

• To establish trade relations

• To replace African slave labor on sugar plantations

• To spread Chinese culture

• To escape political unrest in China