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Did You Know? Rural Haitians are not subsistence farmers. Peasant women
typically sell much of the family harvest in regional open-air market places and use
the money to buy household foods.
Did You Know? In Haitian Etiquette, visitors to a household never leave emptyhanded or without drinking coffee, or at least not without an apology. Failure to
announce a departure is considered rude.
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Author: Wilbert Laurent
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Did You Know? In the dry, treeless areas, houses are constructed of rock or
wattle and daub with mud or lime exteriors. When the owner can afford it, the
outside of a house is painted in an array of pastel colors, mystic symbols are
often painted on the walls, and the awnings are fringed with colorful handcarved trimming.
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Author: Josue Joseph
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Did You Know? Less than forty percent of the non-elite population marries.
When marriage does occur, it is usually later in a couple's relationship, long
after a household has been established and the children have begun to reach
adulthood.
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Author: Ysmay
Did You Know? Despite Haitians being really hard workers, real income for the
average family has not increased in over twenty years and has declined
precipitously in rural areas. In most rural areas, the average family of six earns
less than $500 per year.
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Author: Jn-Claud Paul
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Author: Gilbert Tataille
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Author: R Francillon
Did You Know? Over one million native-born Haitians live overseas; an
additional fifty thousand leave the country every year, predominantly for the
United States but also to Canada and France. Very large numbers of lowerclass Haitians temporarily migrate to the Dominican Republic and Nassau
Bahamas to work at low-income jobs in the informal economy.
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Author: Alexander
Did You Know? In most areas, men plant gardens, but women are thought of as
the owners of harvests and, because they are marketers, typically control the
husband's earnings.
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Author: Aland Estime
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Author: Julio
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Did You Know? Haiti is one of the most densely populated countries in the world.
Until the 1970s, over 80 percent of the population resided in rural areas, and today,
over 60 percent continue to live in provincial villages, hamlets, and homesteads
scattered across the rural landscape.
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Did You Know? For most of Haitis history the official language has
been French. However, the language spoken by the vast majority of
the people is kreyol, whose pronunciation and vocabulary are
derived largely from French but whose syntax is similar to that of
other creoles.
Wilbert Laurent
Born in 1974, he debuted in painting in 1981,
under close watch of his older brother
Maccene, who is also a painter that is
represented in this album. His works are well
known in Europe, especially France. His
paintings evoke memories of a fertile rural
life, with green mountain fields and
plantations.
Maccene Laurent
Born in January, 1943 in Jacmel, he is the
leading figure in the community of artists
from Marbial Valley. He started painting in
1972 under the direction of his cousin Hugh
Domond. His paintings focus on vision of
fertile rural Haiti and his works are well
known in North America and Europe,
particularly France.
Gregory Senecal
An artist since the age of 17, Gregory has
been fortunate enough to support two
children as a single father. Inspired by God
and nature, his favorite style is abstract, but
he doesnt limit himself when it comes to his
own work.
Janet Sanon
Born in February, 1962 in Haiti, she came from an art family. She completed
her first canvas at the age of 11, which was in 1973. Her first painting was
bought by the Gallery Monnin. In 1975 she went to Centre dArt but still
considered school as her main priority and art as a pastime. It wasnt until in
the early 80s that Janet started to take painting seriously. From 1980 she
exhibited in France, Italy and US. In 1983, She won second place in a
poster contest sponsored by Air France. From 1983 she became one of
Haitis most sophisticated painters.
Aland Estime
Aland has been working with gallery in Port-au-Prince for over 30 years.
His paintings often depict flowers and birds and are constantly on display
at the gallery. He has participated in exhibitions around the U.S including
in Washington D.C and Dallas, Texas.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The material for Did You Know? facts was taken from an
online article on Countries and Their Cultures Website at
the following link
www.everyculture.com/Ge-It/Haiti.html