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Rene Preval Celebrating Christmas

Rene Preval Celebrating Christmas

The Haitian president celebrating Christmas in Haiti. He was accompagned by his wife Elisabeth Debrosse Delatour. The two of them were among children singing and celebrating Christmas

Picture provided by: nimg.sulekha.com

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Haitian President Rene Preval Celebrating Christmas

Haitian President Rene Preval Celebrating Christmas

The Haitian president Rene Preval in a photo seen among a group of children during the Christmas season. It was part of getting to the spirit of Christmas. The picture is a courtesy of sulekha.com

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Light House Or Fanal A Haitian Tradition

Light House Or Fanal A Haitian Tradition

This is an example of a Light House or Fanal in Haiti built for Christmas. The construction of Fanaux during the Christmas season is something that is left only to the pros, the real artists, the well known builders in the neighborhood

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A Happy Holidays From Haiti

A Happy Holidays From Haiti

This picture represents a card with the Haitian flag celebrating the Holiday season. The people of Haiti is taking this opportunity to thank everyone who helped them during the 2010 earthquake and a Merry Christmas to all

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Santa Claus

Santa Claus

Here is a picture of Santa Claus, also known in the Haitian Creole as Papa Nwel on his way to Haiti to deliver Christmas gifts to all the children of Haiti. It seems that Santa already knows how much the children in Haiti are waiting for their gifts so that they can enjoy a good Christmas

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Christmas In Hait - Max Aubin

Christmas In Hait - Max Aubin

Here is a picture of the Haitian artist Max Aubin singing a Christmas song. This took place in 1997 during a Christmas song contest. In the Haitian Creole, it is called Konkou Chante Nwel

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Nwel In Haiti

Nwel In Haiti

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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Christmas Fanale During Nwel

Christmas Fanale During Nwel

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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