The culture of Haiti is a creolized blend of African, European and Taino elements due to the French colonization of Amerindian land (which was then renamed...
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("House in the Fields") the underwater capital of the lwa. Haitian Vodou Culture of Haiti Religion in Haiti Haitian art Veve, a religious symbol commonly used...
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The flag of Haiti (French: drapeau d'Haïti; Haitian Creole: drapo Ayiti) is a bicolour featuring two horizontal bands coloured blue and red, emblazoned...
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Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas...
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Haitian Vodoun Culture Language (known as Langay and Langaj; literally "language") is a specialized vocabulary used in Haiti for religion, song, and dance...
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Haitian Americans (French: Haïtiens-Américains; Haitian Creole: ayisyen ameriken) are a group of Americans of full or partial Haitian origin or descent...
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Haitian Flag Day (Haitian Creole: Jounen Drapo Ayisyen; French: La fête du drapeau haïtien) is a Haitian public holiday celebrating the creation of the...
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Zombie (redirect from Zombies in popular culture)
reanimation of a corpse. In modern popular culture, zombies appear in horror genre works. The term comes from Haitian folklore, in which a zombie is a dead...
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holidays in Haiti. Many Vodou holidays are also celebrated, but are not considered public holidays. The two most important holidays for Haitian Americans...
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States occupation of Haiti began on July 28, 1915, when 330 US Marines landed at Port-au-Prince, Haiti, after the National City Bank of New York convinced...
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Haitian Vodou (/ˈvoʊduː/) is an African diasporic religion that developed in Haiti between the 16th and 19th centuries. It arose through a process of...
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president of Haiti (Haitian Creole: Prezidan peyi Ayiti, French: Président d'Haïti), officially called the president of the Republic of Haiti (French:...
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music of Haiti combines a wide range of influences drawn from the diverse population that has settled on this Caribbean island. It often has hints of French...
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Haitian cuisine is a Creole cuisine that originates from a blend of several culinary styles that populated the western portion of the island of Hispaniola...
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Haitians (French: Haïtiens, Haitian Creole: Ayisyen) are the citizens and nationals of Haiti. The Haitian people have their origins in West and Central...
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Haitian Creole (/ˈheɪʃən ˈkriːoʊl/; Haitian Creole: kreyòl ayisyen, [kɣejɔl ajisjɛ̃]; French: créole haïtien, [kʁe.ɔl a.i.sjɛ̃]), or simply Creole (Haitian...
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of Haiti Timeline of the history of Haiti Current events of Haiti Military history of Haiti Culture of Haiti Architecture of Haiti Cuisine of Haiti Festivals...
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Little Haiti (French: La Petite Haïti, Haitian Creole: Ti Ayiti), is a neighborhood of Miami, Florida, United States. It is known historically as Lemon...
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recorded history of Haiti began in 1492, when the European captain and explorer Christopher Columbus landed on a large island in the region of the western...
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expression of Haitian culture and history. Many artists cluster in "schools" of painting, such as the Cap-Haïtien school, which features depictions of daily...
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Soucouyant (category Culture of Haiti)
In Haiti, what would be considered a werewolf, is called jé-rouges ("red eyes"). As in Haiti, the Loogaroo is also common in Mauritian culture.[citation...
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Haiti is the 83rd most populous country in the world, with an estimated population of 11,123,178 as of July 2018. The last national census in Haiti was...
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Quadrille dress (category Culture of Haiti)
Caribbean countries. The quadrille dress is the folk costume of Jamaica, Dominica and Haiti. It is known by a different name in each country. The dress...
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Shotgun house (category Culture of Haiti)
surviving Haitian dwellings of the period, including about 15 percent of the housing stock of Port-au-Prince, resemble the single shotgun houses of New Orleans...
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is a list of official National symbols of Haiti Embassy of the Republic of Haiti: National Symbols[usurped] Graves, Kerry A. (2002). Haiti. p. 57. ISBN 9780736869614...
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Kanaval is the Haitian Creole name of the main annual Mardi Gras carnival held in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The parade is known as "Kye Marn". Haiti's largest carnival...
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Dominican Republic–Haiti relations are the diplomatic relations between the nations of Dominican Republic and Haiti. Relations have long been hostile due...
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they face. There has since been a significant amount of academic work on LGBT culture in Haiti by Erin L. Durban, Omise'eke Natasha Tinsley, Dasha A...
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Tire machèt (redirect from Haitian fencing)
[the] machete") is a Haitian martial art; a form of fencing with machetes. The origin of the practice lies in the Haitian Revolution of 1791-1804, in which...
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This is a timeline of Haitian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Haiti and its predecessor states. To...
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