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The traditional dish eaten on January 1st to celebrate Independence.
What is Soup Joumou?
Soup Joumou is a traditional Haitian pumpkin soup symbolizing freedom and independence, eaten every January 1st to celebrate Haiti’s liberation from French rule in 1804.
Once forbidden to enslaved Haitians, now represents resilience, unity, and national pride.
A country Haiti helped liberate from Spain in the early 19th century.
What is Venezuela?
Haiti played a crucial role in Venezuela’s liberation by providing military and financial support to Simón Bolívar in his fight against Spanish rule.
In 1816, Haitian President Alexandre Pétion supplied Bolívar with weapons, soldiers, and ships, on the condition that he would abolish slavery in the territories he liberated.
Bolívar honored this promise, leading to the eventual freedom of several South American nations, including Venezuela, Columbia and Ecuador, with Haiti’s assistance being a key turning point in the struggle for independence.
The leader who declared Haiti’s independence on January 1, 1804.
Who is Jean-Jacques Dessalines?
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What is Kanpe Devanm?
Name 3 Haitian Music Styles.
What is ____ ?
Konpa
Rara
Zouk
Rap Kreyol
Twoubadou
Raboday
This country occupied Haiti from July 28, 1915 to August 1, 1934.
What is the U.S. Occupation?
Haitian-born musician, former member of The Fugees, a 90s Trio. And is known for hits like Gone Till November and Hips Don’t Lie.
Who is Wyclef Jean?
This Haitian-American rapper, Dieuson Octave, who has openly embraced his Haitian heritage in his music.
Who is Kodak Black?
The official currency of Haiti.
What is Gourde?
This fortress which finished construction in 1820 is considered one of the largest in the Americas.
What is The Citadelle Laferrière?
This Haitian Revolution general, known as "The Black Napoleon," was betrayed and died in a French prison.
Who is Toussaint Louverture?
This Haitian province is the second most developed in the country and is also known for having a few unique words in its Haitian Creole.
What is Cap-Haïtien?
This phrase is Haiti’s national motto and is displayed on the country’s coat of arms.
What is "L'Union Fait La Force" ?
In 1825, this European country forced Haiti to pay 150 million francs in reparations in exchange for recognizing its independence, a debt that took over 120 years to repay.
What is France?
A writer, poet, and politician who founded the Haitian Communist Party and wrote the famous novel Gouverneurs de la Rosée (Masters of the Dew).
Who is Jacques Roumain?
Jacques Roumain is considered one of the most prominent figures in Haitian literature. Poet Langston Hughes, an African-American, translated some of Roumain's works, including Gouverneurs de la Rosée, which explored themes of social justice and peasant struggles and was also adapted to film.
The name "Haiti" comes from the Taíno language word "Ayiti," which means____.
What is "Land of Mountains"?