Today is Tabacco Workers Day in Cuba

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Every May 29th is Dia de Trabajador Tabacalero. 

Some video links to "news stories" in Cuba about the event.

Cuba - Cuba huele a tabaco (Día del Trabajador Tabacalero)

Próximo 29 de Mayo, Día Del Trabajador Tabacalero - Telecristal

En LasTunas se celebra el día del trabajador tabacalero

Celebran en Camagüey Día del Trabajador Tabacalero - shows the rolling (briefly) of peso cigars

In Araceli Tinajero's book 'El Lector: A History of the Cigar Factory Reader', she wrote in great detail about the responsibilites of the lector around the factory beyond just their job reading to rollers. One of these responsibilities was organizing activities for employees both at work and outside of work.  Tinajero wrote:

'May 29 is the Day of the Cigar Worker. Without a doubt, the coordination of events to take place both inside and outside the factory falls to the lector. On that day, he is in charge of encouraging participation in special events. There are recitations and dancing, instruments are played, and messages are read on the platform. There is a special lunch that day, and usually work ends early so that everyone can dance to the beat of the music that reverberates throughout the factory. In coordination with the trade union or outside organizations, the lector encourages the workers to participate, whether it be in speechmaking contests or recitation. (p.198-199)
Tinajero, A., & Grasberg, J. E. (2010). El Lector: A History of the Cigar Factory Reader (LLILAS Translations from Latin America Series). University of Chicago Press Chicago Distribution Center.