Haiti - Culture : Calendar of Local festivals (June 2013)

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Haiti - Culture : Calendar of Local festivals (June 2013)
10/06/2013 11:19:11

With the arrival of summer vacation, June is the period as popular of Local festivals (Fêtes patronales), where we we take advantage of the summer season to make local tourism : visit relatives and friends in the country, discover or rediscover the country, enjoy the typical dishes of each region and participate in religious ceremonies...

June 13, celebration of St. Anthony of Padua in : Vieux-Bourg d’Aquin (South) ; Jérémie (Grand-Anse) ; Petite-Rivière de Nippes (Nippes) ; Les Perches (Northeast) and Port-au-Prince (West).

June 21, celebration of the Saint-Louis de Gonzague, in : Bonbon (Grand-Anse).

June 22, celebration of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in : Port-au-Prince (West)

June 24 celebration of the Saint-Jean Baptiste, in : Trou du Nord (North) ; Anse-d’Hainault (Grand’Anse) ; Jean Rabel (Northwest) ; Miragoane (Nippes) ; Tiburon (South) ; Saint-Jean du Sud (South) ; Gressier (West) ; Montrouis (Artibonite) ; Grand Gosier (Southeast) ; La Vallée de Jacmel (Southeast) ; Limbé (North) and Arcahaie (West).

June 27 Celebration of Our Perpetual Help, in : Cavaillon (Wouth) ; Port-au-Prince / Bel-Air (West) ; Les Perches (Northeast) ; La Montagne / Jacmel (Southeast) ; Vialet / Petit-Gonâve (West) ; Cap-Haïtien (North) and Latibolière (Grand-Anse).

June 29 of the Saint Peter and Saint Paul, in : Pétion-Ville (West) ; Corail (South) ; Baradères (Nippes) ; Bainet (Southeast) ; Arcahaie (West) ; Anse-Rouge (Northwest) ; Limbé (North) ; Coteaux (South) ; Terrier Rouge (Northwest) ; Marmont (Centre) ; Haute-Guinaudée (Grande-Anse) ; l'Asile (Nippes) and Poteau / Gonaïves (Artibonite).

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