Soup joumou is Haitian history in a bowl. The hearty beef, squash and root vegetable stew’s very nature is tied to Haitian independence, which happens to fall on New Year’s Day. On Jan. 1, 1804, after ...

Photos from Haitian Movement for Haitians (MHAH)’s soup joumou giveaway party at Place d’Armes in Cap-Haïtien on Independence ...

There’s nothing that says tradition like Soup & Champagne. This annual Haitian party is slurping its way to NoMi Village for the first time, and<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

Jones Pierre had typically celebrated Haitian Independence Day with his wife at their home eating soup joumou, a meal enslaved people in Haiti were forbidden from eating, to honor the day Jean-Jacques ...

North Miami hosted its 7th Annual Soup Joumou Celebration on January 1, commemorating Haitian heritage and independence.

On Jan. 1, 2026, the 7th Annual Soup Joumou Celebration brought residents together to commemorate the 222nd anniversary of ...

It was on Jan. 1, 1804, over 220 years ago, that Haitians gained their independence from the French in the Revolution War.

Celebrate Haitian Independence Day with a Soup Joumou Crawl on January 1st! 🇭🇹 Soup Joumou is a traditional, hearty Haitian ...

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 ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — 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 ...