Cuba holds massive May Day parade for first time since pandemic

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and retired leader Raul Castro headed a huge march in Havana where hundreds of thousands of Cubans lined the streets of the capital waving banners and pictures of Cuban revolutionary leaders, local media reported. May Day marches in Cuba are rife with symbolism, a celebration of the 63-year-old Cuban revolution and a government-led rebuke of the Cold War-era embargo imposed on the island by the US. Inflation is soaring and there are shortages of everything from food to transportation. “Despite so many difficulties, the majority of Cubans support the revolutionary process. Al Jazeera’s Lucia Newman reports from Havana. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Cuba #1Mai2022 #MayDay2022
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