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Soupe joumou, a symbol of freedom and hope, is a New Year s Day tradition for Haitians everywhere

Skip to main content Currently Reading Soupe joumou, a symbol of freedom and hope, is a New Year s Day tradition for Haitians everywhere Jenna Chrisphonte, The Washington Post Dec. 24, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail Soupe Joumou.Photo by Tom McCorkle for The Washington Post. Soupe joumou, the national dish of Haiti, is a unique blend of West African Scotch bonnet peppers, New World squash and classic French pot-au-feu. After defeating Napoleon s army in 1803, the formerly enslaved Africans in Saint-Domingue declared their independence on Jan. 1, 1804, and founded the world s first Black republic: Haiti. The dehumanizing characteristics of French bondage had forbidden the enslaved Africans from having the sumptuous squash soup they were forced to prepare and serve to their captors. To assert their humanity, the new citizens of Haiti celebrated their freedom by enjoying soupe joumou themselves. Every Jan. 1, millions of Haitians in Haiti and throughout the Haitian diaspora delight

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