As the world rings in the new year with fireworks and celebrations, Haitians have a unique reason to rejoice on Jan. 1. It’s a day that marks their hard-fought independence from the oppressive grasp ...

Soup Joumou, often heralded as Freedom Soup, is a fusion of history, culture and mysticism, with origins deeply rooted in the tumultuous yet resilient spirit of Haiti.This hearty pumpkin-based dish ...

Most New Year’s Day food traditions are meant to bring good luck into the new calendar year. For example, the custom of eating collard greens and black-eyed peas on the first day of the new year has ...

Join Tank Ball as she explores the Haitian Independence Day ritual of making soup joumou. Every year on Haitian Independence Day, Haitians celebrate their ancestors’ hard won freedom from slavery and ...

For Wilfred Cadet, buying soup on Sunday is the equivalent of going to church. Seated on plastic chairs next to a street food stand tucked in an alleyway, the 47-year-old Haitian slurps orange-colored ...

SPRING VALLEY, N.Y.— Pots simmer across a packed stovetop. Onions, potatoes and other vegetables are chopped wherever kitchen surface is found. Nicholas Julien remembers going to sleep with his mother ...

Along the bottom of the Haitian flag lies the following word: “L'Union Fait La Force,” which translates to “Unity Makes Strength,” a strength that many Haitians have earned and embraced over the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — For Wilfred ...