Crowd honors tree as Havana celebrates 500th anniversary 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy the Associated PressHAVANA — Hundreds of people in Cuba’s capital stood in line to kiss, touch or walk around a towering silk floss tree Saturday in a nod to tradition as they celebrate Havana’s 500th anniversary this weekend. “Havana grows, lives, sings, dances and dreams,” said Félix Julio Alfonso, a professor who spoke before granting the public access to the revered silk floss tree. Many in the crowd shared their wishes with the tree, including requests for health or financial wellbeing. President Miguel Díaz-Canel greeted special guests around midday in Havana, which Spanish conquerors founded on Nov. 16, 1519.

Source: Manila Bulletin November 16, 2019 22:07 UTC