Holguin. — The XXXI May Pilgrimage culminated this Wednesday, after seven days of art and thought, with the pilgrimage to the top of it, the planting of the new tree of friendship, and the raising of the Ax of Holguín, symbol of the city , Prensa Latina reported.
At the end of the cycle from tradition to modernity and having launched the call for the next edition; The groups Punto Cero, Mentes Callejeras and then Alexander Abreu and Habana, from Primera offered a luxury final performance.
The extensive program of the World Festival of Artistic Youth in its celebration of 30 years of founding, included nearly 20 events in various squares of the city, musical downloads, theoretical sessions, spaces for plastic and performing arts, as well as performances, books and tributes to important figures and founders of this multicultural event.
This year, the May Pilgrims celebrated the 65th anniversary of the Casa de las Américas and the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry (Icaic).
The Congress of Thought and Prize for young researchers Memoria Nuestra was attended by relevant Cuban intellectuals such as the President of the Casa de las Américas, Abel Prieto, the director of the Literary Research Center of said institution Jorge Fornet, as well as the director of the National Library José Martí, Omar Valiño.
The Cámara Azul film competition organized daily film and documentary screenings, conferences and panels dedicated to Icaic, with special guests such as actress Eslinda Núñez and director Manuel Herrera, both winners of national cinema, Luciano Castillo, art critic and director of the Cuban Cinematheque.
In Babel, a plastic arts space dedicated to photography in 2024, about 20 examples of young creators were exhibited, in addition to renowned artists such as the 2011 National Plastic Arts Prize winner, Ernesto Fernández, Humberto Mayol, Roberto Chile and Julio Larramendi.
Performing arts and dance played an important role in the performances in the squares and parks of this city in eastern Cuba.
Organized by the local Ediciones La Luz, there was no shortage of literary events such as La Isla en Verso, Proemio and Palabras Compartidas, with poetry readings and book presentations.
The music was accompanied by performers such as the Swiss flutist Antipe Da Stella and well-known national artists such as Nelson Valdés, Polito Ibáñez, Iris Dúo, Roly Berrío, Carlos Lage, Tony Ávila, among other groups and soloists who performed in the Quiero una spaces. song, Unlocking the Trova, The Plaza of Young Art and the Jazz Corner.
The May Pilgrimage also promoted the salvation of Cuban national traditions by presenting the Tumba de Bejuco in France and the Caridad Oriental, in Santiago de Cuba.
During these days, the Hermanos Avilés Orchestra and the Holguín troubadour Fernando Cabrejas also received the 60th Anniversary Award for Musical Recordings and Publications (Egrem).
More than 500 delegates from 10 countries and Cuba participated in the pilgrimage of the XXXI May Pilgrimage.
