#haitian independence day

[julieemarine]

Also, since it’s Haitian Independence Day…

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[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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[sapphicbb]

this whole month I’ve been thinking ab how good this soup joumou ab to be on Haitian Independence Day

counting down the days mannnn I NEED IT

[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. 🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹

[jsuisartistofthestars]

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

[xohugznkissezox]

🥂

[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

[lovely-cherubs]

Happy Haitian Independence Day 🇭🇹

(I was supposed to post this on 1 January, but I forgot to lol)

[ascen-sion]

Happy Haitian Independence Day! 🇭🇹🫶🏾

[kurotaurus17]

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

[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.

CLICK THE TITLE, AND CHECK OUT THIS STORY TODAY!

[jvzmine19]

Happy New Year everyone! Let’s hope 2025 will be kind to us! Also Happy Haitian Independence Day!!! I hope everyone gets their bowl of soup joumou (squash soup)/emancipation soup! I know I will 🇭🇹🤪🥂👏🏾🤍🫂

[odinsblog]

Happy Black History Month

[thekimspoblog]

Fuck yeah, Toussaint Louverture was a true badass, someone worth admiring/emulating.

(Actually that's a picture of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, the first emperor of Haiti after Louverture died)

I know what I said.

[communistkirby]

wishing i had my gma's recipe for soup joumou rn bro....