Liberty in a Soup
Discover how a soup survives the Haitian Revolution to become a symbol of freedom.
2015 · 1h 8m · N/A Documentary
Overview
Every New Year, and in celebration of their Independence, Haitian families gather together to feast in honor of a line of ancestors that fought for their freedom. The centerpiece of the festivity is the joumou soup—a traditional soup dating back centuries ago. The joumou soup is a concretization of war and victory, oppression and emancipation, and the deeply rooted celebratory traditions of the Haitian culture.
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