November 16 in Cuba is celebrated as St. Christobal's Day.
Under St. Christobal lies such a person as a navigator traveler who discovered America — Christopher Columbus ( Spanish. Cristobal Colon — Cristóbal Colón ).
On October 20, 1492, Columbus reached Cuba. The population of Cuba was one of the most cultural peoples of Latin America. In Cuba, Columbus found statues, large buildings, cotton bales and for the first time saw cultural plants — tobacco and potatoes, New World products, which later conquered the whole world.
Near the El Templete chapel, a mighty seba tree grows, which is considered sacred. The cult property of the — living symbol of the plant world — is attributed to African traditions. And on the day of St. Christobal — the heavenly patron of Havana, most of the city’s population goes to the chapel, everyone tries three times around the tree and make a wish, considering that it will come true.