Last week I participated in two flag day celebrations. Friday, May 18, was the official flag day; it is a holiday so the students had off from school. Yet they showed up that morning to honor this special day. The students and teachers headed out into the community proudly waving their Haitian flags and singing about their country. For one of the parades we walked a short distance around the block near the school, and for the other parade we journeyed to the Mayor's office and back. Of course we had to endure the scorching sun but I thought it was well worth it to witness the pride on display of the Haitian people for their country.
The older students had been preparing for the parade for a couple of weeks. I was very impressed- they chanted while marching in perfectly straight lines!
This is a video of their march- (I had to split the video in two in order to upload it):
Because we caused quite the commotion parading through the streets, many people gathered alongside the roads to watch.
One of my favorites...another gate picture!
Ayiti pou Kris (Haiti for Christ); Kris pou Ayiti (Christ for Haiti)
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