Christmas

This is a picture of a performance in Haiti during the Christmas season or during Nwel. Like many countries in the world, Christmas is a very important season in Haiti ant it is celebrated by all Haitians.
This was actually a contest where this song was among the best performed in the event.

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Here is a picture of several Fanales alligned in the streets of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The fanals are popular in Haiti during Christmas. Young boys buy them and walk at night as a was to celebrated Christmas or Nwel in Haiti.

Fanales have evolved from being a simple box to now taking shapes such as churches, school, etc

Picture of fanal provide by youtube

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Here is the picture of Santa Clause handing a gift bag to a Haitian child. The chilld however does not know what to do. She is looking at her mother for instruction

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This is actually a classic. Santa Clause bringing happiness to a Haitian chid in the hospital. At this moment, the sick child can only think about Santa and she is so excited to see him. Just look at her eyes as Santa approaches.

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Here is a picture of a gentleman beside a Christmas three in Haiti. As you can see, there are little decorations or ornements in the tree. This is a representation of how poor people around the world celebrate Christmas.

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