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The Annual Haitian Flag Day
Celebration commemorates and highlights the creation of the Haitian Flag and
the declaration of Independence of the first Black Republic in the Western
Hemisphere. The event conveys the rich tradition of haiti's history
throuh the social, cultural and public display of Haitian culture, history
and folklore. This year's theme is: Rebirth of a Nation: Caribbean
Reunification.
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Flag of Haiti
Map of the
Republic of Haiti
| Below are a few websites and activities that can be used as resources for Haitian Flag Day. |
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Activities for
Haitian Flag Day
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These are some activities for the Haitian Flag Day celebration. You can
celebrate it for one day, May 18th, or as long as one week.
1) Bulletin Board
Students can select a bulletin board for other students and visitors to
view and design it to resemble the flag of Haiti.
Students can use the computer to search on various search engines such
as Google or Yahoo/Yahooligans to find images of Haiti such as people,
places, artwork, etc. They can design pictures of scenes
from Haiti on construction paper and place the pictures in the center of
their large flag of Haiti.
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| 2) In the News |
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Students can use the Internet to research
a) Famous People from Haiti b) Weather in Haiti (Use CNN.com to locate weather in numerous cities c) Haitians in South Florida d) Haitians in Sports
The Playing of the Haitian National Anthem and a brief
history about the anthem can be found at the website below, click on the
flag.
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| 3) Haitian Folk Tales- Story Telling during Reading, Language Arts or Social studies |
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When Night Falls, Krik! Krak! : Haitian folktales
Bouki Malis - Haitian folktales The Magic Orange Tree and other Haitian folktales |