January 1
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1804
January 1 is the Haitian Independence day. On January 1, 1804 Jean-Jacques Dessalines declared Haiti independent.
This is a holiday in Haiti and one aspect of the celebration of the end of slavery and the freedom from colonialism, is the preparation of pumpkin soup (Soup Jamou in Haitian Creole). It is said that slaves were forbidden to eat this dish.
1904
On January 1, 1904 on the 100th anniversary of the Haitian [declaration of independence] by Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Haiti adopted the national anthem La Dessalinienne with lyrics by Justin Lhérisson and composed by Nicolas Geffrard.
