Cuba: Tradition of the Three Kings

Posted 6 January 2012 19:26 GMT

“I know we've been exiled for 50 years now, but some traditions we still keep. Even if they are now mostly just as a nod to our heritage”: My big, fat, Cuban family and babalu celebrate Three Kings Day.

Written byJanine Mendes-Franco

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