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Flag Day

May 18

In addition to celebrating its independence, Haiti celebrates the creation of its flag. The process was equally as liberating as freeing themselves from slaver as it signifies tearing away the last attachment to France by removing the white from the flag and creating the red and blue.

Although the current flag is what we celebrate, many in the Haitian community feel that the original black and red flag introduced by the father of the nation Jean Jacque Dessalines, is more representative of the nation-state.

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Date:: May 18
Event Category:: Flag Day