As you may know, they take May 1 pretty seriously in Cuba.  It is a national holiday, or another excuse to get a bunch of "workers" to show up for a big speech. In the U.S., workers go to the beach on Labor Day.  In Cuba, they get the day off to listen to a speech.  It's been that way since the Castros came to power.  For years, it was a long speech by Fidel Castro.  This week, it will was a sobering message from Raúl Castro about the recession the country is in. May 1, 2017 may also be the last one with a Castro in power, as news agencies are reporting:   The Cuban government's traditional May Day parade Monday is the last to be overseen by President Raul Castro – and the first without his late brother and revolutionary predecessor Fidel. The May 1 rally draws hundreds of thousands of Cubans into Havana's Revolution Square in a sea of red, white and blue national flags and portraits of Fidel...(Read Full Post)