Each ingredient in soup joumou was methodically chosen by Empress Marie-Claire Heureuse Félicité, the first and only empress of what was then called Hayiti, Empire of Freedom. This is a dish ...

But on January 1, 1804, when the first black-led republic was born, Marie-Claire Heureuse Felicite — the wife of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a leader of Haiti’s revolution and the independent ...

Others credit Marie-Claire Heureuse Felicité Bonheur, the wife of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, ... soup joumou is consumed on Jan. 1 by Haitians wherever they are in the world.

But on January 1, 1804, when the first black-led republic was born, Marie-Claire Heureuse Felicite – the wife of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a leader of Haiti’s revolution and the independent nation’s ...

Marie-Claire Heureuse Félicité Bonheur Dessalines, the first Empress of Haiti, declared that to celebrate their liberation, the African population would feast on the coveted soup they were once ...

Soup joumou, or pumpkin soup, is typically eaten on Jan. 1 or Sundays. ... who credits Dessalines’ wife, Marie Claire Heureuse Felicite Bonheur Dessalines, ...

However, on Jan. 1, 1804, when the first black-led republic was born, Marie-Claire Heureuse Felicite — the wife of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a leader of Haiti’s revolution and the independent nation’s ...

But on January 1, 1804, when the first black-led republic was born, Marie-Claire Heureuse Felicite ... Cooking joumou soup "was a way to mark those years of deprivation and oppression, ...

Before it became a symbol of Haiti's freedom, the soup was one of oppression. But on January 1, 1804, when the first black-led republic was born, Marie-Claire Heureuse Felicite -- the wife of Jean ...

A mix of meat, vegetables, pasta and the squash for which it is named, Haitians enjoy joumou soup every January 1 to celebrate the new year and their country's independence.

A mix of meat, vegetables, pasta and the squash for which it is named, Haitians enjoy joumou soup every January 1 to celebrate the new year and their country's independence.