wedding

Here is a picture of the presidential couple, Michel and Sophia Martelly as we are looking at Haitian wedding tradition

While the reception is an affair replete with the kinds of food that are most popular and pleasing to the Haitian palate, the well-known tradition of cake cutting is not practiced by some Haitians. A couple takes their wedding cake home and will cut it at home days after the actual ceremony and reception. This is one of the traditions that does not translate well when being incorporated into other countries, as the cutting and the sharing of the wedding cake can be quite significant in other cultures.

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Here is a picture of former Haitian Dictator Francois Duvalier and his wife, Simone Ovide Duvalier as we are looking at Haitian wedding tradition.

The fare served at a wedding reception in Haiti or of Haitian influence is almost certainly Creole. Food is so important at the ceremony that a huge part of the entire wedding budget is spent on its preparation. The cooking is done by family members and include the favorites like diri ak pwa (rice and beans), salads, plantains, pikliz and meat dishes like griot, goat, conch and chicken. Wine, tea and beer is usually served, and, depending on the size of the party and the wedding's budget, whisky and champagne may make an appearance.

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Here is a picture of the Haitian couple, Paul Eugene Magloire and Yolette Leconte Magloire as we are looking at Haitian Wedding tradition.

Two of the most known differences between weddings of other cultures and Haitian weddings include the seating arrangement and the signing of the register. During the ceremony, a groom and his bride sit before each other, mirrored by the bridesmaid and the groom's best man. The witnesses to the marriage sit behind the groom and his best man. Also different is that the marriage certificate sees the entire wedding party as its signatories.

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Here is a look at the wedding of Haitian President Rene Preval and Elizabeth Debrosse Delatour as we are looking at Haitian Wedding tradition.

There is not much difference in giving gifts to a bride and groom at a Haitian wedding than a couple at a wedding reception in another country. Offerings large and small, depending on the social class and the size of the wedding make their rounds. The gifts tend toward household items and memorabilia commemorating some meaningful event to the couple. One gift that is never given, as it is often looked upon as poor in taste, is that of money.

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Here is a picture of Jean Claude Duvalier and Michele Bennett during their Wedding.

In 1992, Michele and Jean Claude were divorced. The divorce was reported to have cost him a lot. Michele Bennett and Jean Claude Duvalier had two children, Francois Nicolas Duvalier and Anya Duvalier

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Here is a picture of the Wedding of Jean Bertrand Aristide with Mildred Trouillot.

In Haitian wedding Tradition, Knowledge about and invitation to a Haitian wedding, as still practiced in the countryside but not so much in busier, more populace areas where you don't necessarily know your neighbor, is spread through the grapevine. The wedding day is like a community event and can consist of much singing and a lengthy sermon from the pastor. While there is no cake cutting, there are plenty of the popular foods passed around for all attendants to partake of.

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Here is a picture of Daniel Fignolé and his wife

In May 1957, Fignolé was designated as provisional president of Haiti.

With the international community and many elements of Haiti's traditional power structure fighting against him, Fignolé could not hold onto power.

After 19 days in office, Fgnole was forced out of the presidency by the Haitian military with the support of U.S. force. He was forced at gunpoint to sign a resignation letter, and bundled him into a waiting car

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The landscape of weddings in Haiti is slowly changing to the more conventional Anglo methods. As such, the majority of weddings still steeped in the traditional Haitian ways are localized to the peasantry outside of the busier urban settings. Traditions such as cutting the cake at the reception are not practiced within the Haitian customs, and the Anglo way of sending out formal invitations give an air of prestige city dwellers gravitate towards, making traditional Haitian practices less likely seen in an urban setting.

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The Haitian President and his wife Elizabeth Debrosse Delatour were married on December 6, 2009. Mrs. Delatour was one of Preval's economic advisors who became widow after her husband Leslie Delatour passed away.

The Haitian president was married twice before, to Guerda Benoit and Solange Lafontant.

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