The Origin of Carnaval in Haiti

Many people want to know the Origin of Carnaval/Kanaval in Haiti.

Here is an excerp from an article "History of Mar-di Gras (Carnival)" in Haiti, posted on Heritage Konpa Magasine:

During slavery, the slave masters "Les Colons" continued to celebrate carnival according to their tradition in Haiti.

The slaves could not celebrate like Les Colons because they were not free. However, they used different strategies to elude Les Colons later on. After the independence in 1804, the newly freed individuals took advantage of their freedom to celebrate carnival for the first time. They had all kings of Indian and Africans clothing, food, music, and cultural shows during the celebration.

They continued to celebrate the event until the modern age of our society.

In the 1950's and 60's Haitians' carnival took a different turn, but kept all of the flavors of the past. The Sundays preceding "Les trois jours Gras" one meets all types of "Mardi Gras" from 9:00 AM to about midnight all over the country.

Poor, rich, middle class, educated or not wore carnival costumes and visited one neighborhood to another.

It was an all day event beginning Friday to Fat Tuesday.

On Friday, the Universities organized their own carnival known as "Carnaval Des Etudiants." They traveled the streets of the capital and the provinces, with their floats, their musical bands, and their pageants.

Saturday was reserved for all grammar and high school students.

As observers, the adults enjoyed themselves with the youth during these two days. The other three days were the period during which people across the nation looked forward to.

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Origin Kanaval an Haiti

Bonjour/bonsoir! mwen se Isaac, mwen se yon ayisyen, map viv nan Filipin (Asie). mwen ta renmen konnen origin kanaval...

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