AP PHOTOS: Jamboree events teach Cuban kids skills
AP PHOTOS: Jamboree events teach Cuban kids skills
By Associated Press 5:29 p.m. April 4, 2014
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In this March 29, 2014 photo, children or "pioneers," wearing red neckerchiefs over white shirts walk through the Ernesto
"Che" Guevara Palace, during festivities marking the anniversaries of the Organization of Cuban Pioneers and of the Union
of Communist Youth in Havana, Cuba. Cuban schoolchildren are referred to as "pioneers," and the organization was
founded in 1961 to encourage the values of education and social responsibility among children and adolescents.
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HAVANA (AP) — Cuban children wearing red or blue neckerchiefs dance, jump and play in a complex of blocky, Soviet-style buildings with a giant red "Che" scrawled above the entrance.
It's a kind of cross between slumber party and Scout Jamboree, with a distinctly Cuban flair.
Kids learn skills such as tying knots and how to navigate by the stars; there are also competitions including races to dress themselves blindfolded, as well as sports and cultural activities.
Similar events are held around the island each April 4 to mark the anniversaries of the Organization of Cuban Pioneers and of the Union of Communist Youth.
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