[DOC] [TLE] CNN - Christmas to return to Cuba - Dec. 15, 1997 [PAR] Dec 15, 1997 ... HAVANA (CNN) -- Cuban President Fidel Castro has declared Christmas a 
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many nations ... 1.4.1.2 Czech Republic and Slovakia; 1.4.1.3 Hungary; 1.4.1.4 
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working days. [DOC] [TLE] Haiti facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Haiti [PAR] Movable religious holidays include Carnival (three days before Ash Wednesday) 
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Question: In 1997 Christmas was declared an official holiday in this Caribbean republic
Answer: Cuba