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Peoples of Russia
Cubans
The Cubans are the main population of Cuba.
Language
Their language is the Cuban version of the Spanish language which belongs to the Roman group.
Traditional occupations
They grow sugar cane, rice and tobacco.
Dwellings
2/3 of the population are city dwellers. The original planning of the cities is of Spanish type. The Baroque style predominated in the architecture. Since the 20th century, blocks of flats started to be built. The peasant home (bono) is pillar-based, the walls are made from palm planks and the roof has two or four sloping surfaces and is made from palm leaves. The floor is from dirt, before the entrance there is a sunshade on pillars. The old forms of the dwelling are being replaced.
Clothes
The city clothes are of the Southern European type. The peasant costume consists of a loose shirt worn outside trousers, trousers, a wide-brimmed straw hat, for women a chintz skirt, a blouse, a colorful shawl draped over the shoulders.
Food
The basis of their diet are dishes made from rice and kidney beans which are cooked separately and together. Some examples are: moros y cristianos – rice with black kidney beans, ajiaco – a thick soup with meat, corn, vegetables, herbs and spices. On the seashore fish, scallops, turtles, crabs and other seafood are widely used for food.
