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| − | '''January 1''' is the Haitian Independence day. On January 1, [[1804]] [[Jean-Jacques Dessalines]] declared [[Haiti]] independent. | + | '''January 1''' is the Haitian Independence day. On January 1, [[1804]] [[Jean-Jacques Dessalines]] declared [[Haiti]] independent. The independence was proclaimed in [[Gonaïves]]. |
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. | 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=== | ===1904=== | ||
| − | On '''January 1, 1904''' on the 100th anniversary of the Haitian [Act of Independence|declaration of independence] by [[Jean-Jacques Dessalines]], [[Haiti]] adopted the national anthem [[La Dessalinienne]] with lyrics by Justin Lhérisson and composed by Nicolas Geffrard. | + | On '''January 1, 1904''' on the 100th anniversary of the Haitian [[Act of Independence|declaration of independence]] by [[Jean-Jacques Dessalines]], [[Haiti]] adopted the national anthem [[La Dessalinienne]] with lyrics by Justin Lhérisson and composed by Nicolas Geffrard. |
[[Category: Dates of the Haitian Revolution]] | [[Category: Dates of the Haitian Revolution]] | ||
Revision as of 10:54, 12 December 2005
1804
January 1 is the Haitian Independence day. On January 1, 1804 Jean-Jacques Dessalines declared Haiti independent. The independence was proclaimed in Gonaïves.
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.
