A virtual March of the Torches, called by young people for January 27 under the hashtags #AntorchasMartianas #IdealesDeLuz #JuvenilMartiano, will light up the Internet from 9:00 p. m. to commemorate the 168th anniversary of the birth of José Martí.  

This traditional pilgrimage, led by students of all educational levels, from the steps of the University of Havana to the Martí Forge, was held for the first time at midnight on January 27, 1953, to await the centenary of the birth of the Apostle and as a firm response to the opprobrious situation in which the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista plunged the Cuban people.

As part of the tribute, on January 28 there will be a "tuitazo" with the light of his ideas. Between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m., on that day, those who study and follow the ideas of the Apostle will share messages for the date invited by the Union of Young Communists (UJC) and other youth and cultural organizations that, together, have promoted this activity.

The Martiano Program Office will also play an important role in this day during which, in addition, transcendental moments of the Apostle's life will be remembered: it will be 130 years since the poet published the essay Our America and 140 years since his arrival in Venezuela. The planned activities also commemorate the 62nd anniversary of the Triumph of the Revolution and the 32nd anniversary of the founding of the Martiano Youth Movement and the Latin American Identity Day.

The Office... and the José Martí Cultural Society, both led by Dr. Eduardo Torres-Cuevas, together with the existing Martiano clubs on the island, have organized contests, colloquiums, workshops and a Martiana vigil to celebrate the date.

On January 28, the national event will take place and, as part of the actions to celebrate the anniversary, a conference by Torres-Cuevas, an online exhibition dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the project En todas partes soy, and a conference on Our America to be given at the Center for Martí Studies by Dr. Marlene Vázquez Pérez, a specialist in studies related to Martí's work, are planned.   

On the other hand, the Movimiento Juvenil Martiano(Martiano Youth Movement) -which in alliance with the UJC already held the Encuentro Internacional Virtual Virtual Martianos hoy por nuestra América- will now hold the virtual forodebate Ante la tempestad, siempre Martí (Before the storm, always Martí). It will take place on the 25th, from the blog Juvenil Martiano del Movimiento. They also invite you to participate on January 27 in the Virtual Youth Meeting With the bow oar.

The activities in homage to the National Hero have been taking place since January 20 and will last until January 30, reports Radio Reloj.
(Taken from Granma)