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San Juan de los Remedios, better known as Remedios, is a municipality and city located northeast of the central province of Villa Clara, former province of Las Villas, in Cuba. The so-called "San Juan fairs" "They are celebrated twice in the year, on June 24 (Nativity of Saint John the Baptist) and on August 29 (Martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist). His Christmas festival "Las parrandas remedianas", which begin on December 16 and end on December 24, is known throughout Cuba. These coincide with the Masses of Aguinaldo corresponding to the Novena of the Child Jesus. There is a museum dedicated to these parrandas in which a valuable collection of models, photos and works from the past years is exhibited.