#Haitian Independence Day

[julieemarine]

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[albygood]

Soup Joumou

220 years of independence, a soup once forbidden to eat by the slaves who made it for their masters. The first of every year we celebrate a few different ways but always with a bowl of Soup Joumou.

My Mom has always made a huge batch to share, but this year I took over. Based by tradition, a few tweaks on technique but still made with all of the rebellious fire of those who came before me. 🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹

[b-0-ngripper]

Here's a video explaining how important the Haitian Revolution has been for world history

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[yvmoveon]

HAPPY Haitian Independence day aka SOUP JOUMOU DAY to all my fellow haitians. 219 years ago, our ancestors fought for our freedom and our people became the 1st black country in the world to gain independence. I wear my haitian pride on my heart every single day. So proud to be Ayitienne. 🥹💙❤️‍🔥💙

[1800free]

[jsuisartistofthestars]

220 years of freedom and the whole time imperialists tried to bring us down. And we still stand.

[pixoplanet]

It's January 1st, ⛓️ Haitian Independence Day. France had ruled the colony of Saint-Domingue as part of its worldwide empire since 1659. However, in 1791, a group of enslaved Africans, inspired by the American and French Revolutions, began an epic struggle for freedom that culminated in victory and a declaration of independence on this day in 1804. The declaration proclaimed that the new republic would forever after be known by the same name it was known as before the Europeans had arrived – "Haiti," which means "High Land" in the Native American Taino language. 

The Haitian Revolution is Haiti's defining moment. It was the largest slave uprising since Spartacus' unsuccessful revolt against the Romans in 72 BCE. Haiti's victory came as a total surprise and shock to the rest of the world and inspired countless other slave revolts throughout the Western Hemisphere. It also paved the way for the termination of the transatlantic slave trade. This victory was also the final nail in the coffin of Napoleon Bonaparte’s ambitions for a New World French Empire. He’d sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States the previous year in part to pay for the defeat of the revolt in Saint-Domingue. That was not to be. Haiti became the first independent state in Latin America and the first in the New World to be led by a person of color. 

The victory over France put an end to Haiti's military fight for freedom, but not its political fight. The US and most European nations, including France, didn't immediately recognize Haiti's independence. France didn't officially do so until 1825. The US didn't do so until 1862. That doesn’t matter, though. All that matters is Haiti. The Haitians recognized their own independence on this day in 1804 and have continued to do so every day since. ☮️ Peace… Jamiese of Pixoplanet

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[kurotaurus17]

Happy Independence Day to ALL of my fellow Haitians out there…”L'union Fait la Force” 🙌🏾 🇭🇹

[umberandmochaagate]

Haitian people every year committing to being rightfully petty on a specific date, one bowl of soup at a time

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[julieemarine]

Taken from my IRL friends’ group chat. Yes, I texted that.

[b-0-ngripper]

Here's a video explaining how to cook soup joumou, the soup of Haitian independence!

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[neonstatic]

[ID: Portrait of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a dark-skinned black man with thick, kinky sideburns and a sharp mustache. He's wearing white trousers, a gold-lined red coat and vest with a strip of royal blue cutting at the waist, and a matching red-gold bicorn with a large white feather. He poses outdoor with a sheathed sword in one hand, the other pointing up and leading the eye to the then Haitian flag waving behind him. It is two-coloured, royal blue on top of bright red.

At the bottom of the portrait, text reads, "Général Jean-Jacques Dessalines (1758-1806). Héro de l'Indépendence d'Haïti (1804-1806)." End ID]

January 1, 1804: Haiti proclaims independence.

On January 1, 1804, Jean-Jacques Dessalines—who had assumed leadership of the revolution after Toussaint L’ouverture’s 1802 capture by the French army–declared Saint-Domingue’s independence. The new republic adopted the original pre-Columbian Arawak name of Haiti, meaning “mountainous land.“ 

The Black revolutionaries, who had been fighting since 1791, had crushed Napoleon’s 43,000-man army in December 1803. Within 12 years, they had fought against and defeated not only the French colonists but also the French, Spanish, and British armies. 

For an army of ex-slaves to turn their rebellion into a decade-long revolution, and to defeat an entire network of empires, is stunning. Add that to Haiti’s unprecedented title of first Black republic (a political anomaly of the time), and you have quite the victory. Take today to honor the freedom fighters and the history!

Via Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

[1800free]

[the-royal-blue-network]

Bon Ane

When you're Haitian, January 1st is a double holiday! Not only is it the start of a new year, but it's also the anniversary of the day the Haitians gained independence from the French! This double holiday means goal-setting, drinking alcohol, and enjoying lots and lots of squash soup and other Haitian cuisines.

For this double holiday, our main character Pierre, along with his family, his boyfriend Jordan, and their friends are ringing in the New Year with a good old-fashioned Haitian party; that means loud music, lots of laughter, and delicious food. As Jordan and his and Pierre's friends take part in Pierre's culture, they come to learn that there's no other party quite like a Haitian party.

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