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Haiti - Culture : Evans Paul and several ministers at the Carnival of Jacmel
09/02/2015 08:52:51

Sunday Jacmel, hosted its 22nd edition of Carnival. Thousands of revelers from here and outside made the trip to attend this popular festival, which was held under the theme "Jacmel Creative City" in friendship, color, music, beauty and conviviality.

From the convention center where the procession departed until Avenue Barranquilla, the quality of the spectacle offered by the various masked groups, dance troupes, masquerades made the delight of an audience pumped up, composed mostly of young people. On the course the public could admire especially the dancers of the Troupe Explosion of Jacmel, toads in paper mache, made by the artists of the Association G27, La Nouvelle Flibuste, a musical group from Belgiumwho came from Belgium to participate in the Carnival, the Grand Soleil troupe dances of Jacmel, the G27 dance troupe, Haitian Mounties https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-10606-haiti-security-on-foot-by-bicycle-by-car-or-on-horseback.html , ropes launchers, in a non-stop musical atmosphere...

The Prime Minister, Evans Paul, the Minister of Communications Rothchild François Junior, the Minister of the Interior, Ariel Henry, the Minister of Tourism and Creative Industries, Stéphanie Balmir Villedrouin, the Minister for the Status and Rights of Women, Yves Rose Myrtil Morquette and the Minister of Culture, Dithny Joan Raton have ll participated in this great cultural event.

The Head of Government welcomed the creativity, beauty of masks during the parade "[...] It's amazing the show that takes place in Jacmel. I hope that the next carnival will be more. The Carnival of Jacmel s an international reference, it is a national heritage," declared Evans Paul, who did not fail to remind revelers to celebrate in peace [...] https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-13141-haiti-social-prime-minister-calls-for-serenity-on-the-occasion-of-carnival-of-jacmel.html On this day of Carnival, the message is living together, in solidarity, brotherhood, the commitment."

Next rendezvous on HaitiLibre for the retransmission of the National Carnival 2015, to be held in Port-au-Prince, 15, 16 and 17 February in Port-au-Prince.

HL/ HaitiLibre