Mother's Day in Cuba

HAVANA — The second Sunday in May is Mother’s Day, at least in my country – Cuba. I say this because I also have dear mothers in Argentina, but their date is celebrated in October. What a coincidence, because regardless of the month — the observances take place in springtime on both halves of the Earth.

Maybe you didn’t notice it, but springtime is moist, like your eyes whenever you remember your mother if she’s no longer close to you, or simply when she’s with you but perhaps not like you would like, or maybe because your eyes are so sensitive like the very act of love and they become moist simply from the emotion of seeing her or thinking about her.

On the occasion of Mother’s Day on Sunday, the elderly woman spoke with ACN at the farm where she was born on February 2, 1885.

With admirable clarity and energy for her age, Candulia, as close family and friends call her, asked for “all the good” and “a lot of health” for all mothers, and expressed her wish for wars to end.

She declared herself to be a happy mother, for the love she receives from her son Eleduvildo, her six grandchildren, and the rest of her descendants.

Last year, while speaking about her family, Candulia explained that Eleduvildo became a widower when his children were little, and that she helped him bring them up.

ranma, Cuba, May 7.- Cuba’s oldest person, Juana Bautista de la Candelaria Rodriguez, 126, wished all mothers on the planet peace from the rural neighborhood of Santa Rosa, in the municipality of Campechuela.

Oldest Woman in Cuba Wishes All Mothers Peace

On the occasion of Mother’s Day on Sunday, the elderly woman spoke with ACN at the farm where she was born on February 2, 1885.

With admirable clarity and energy for her age, Candulia, as close family and friends call her, asked for “all the good” and “a lot of health” for all mothers, and expressed her wish for wars to end.

She declared herself to be a happy mother, for the love she receives from her son Eleduvildo, her six grandchildren, and the rest of her descendants.

Last year, while speaking about her family, Candulia explained that Eleduvildo became a widower when his children were little, and that she helped him bring them up.

She pointed out that she receives visitors every day and that when he was hospitalized her five grandsons asked for vacation to take care of her.