An estimate of more than one million Cuban children and teenagers will take part in parades and meetings at schools and public places on January 28 to mark the 159th anniversary of Cuba’s National Hero Jose Marti’s birth.

Streets, squares and parks in all 168 municipalities of the country will bear witness of the homage that will be distinguished by local initiatives.

In the parades, children will dress up like characters from Jose Marti's children's book like Meñique, Pilar and Nene Traviesa; while others will wear outfits identifying farmers, combatants, doctors or carry all sorts of working tools representing Marti's ideals and his support of working classes, humanism and anti-imperialism.

The main venue for the homage will be the Revolution Square in Havana where youngsters from the adjacent municipalities will gather by the monument to Marti early on Saturday, January 28. They will all carry a flower as a token of their infinite love for the writer of "La Edad de Oro" (The Golden Age).

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