every year on New Year’s Day, Haitian Independence Day, they will eat the soup. This story of triumph, celebration, and reclamation is one that I, and many other Haitians and their descendants ...

In preparing soup joumou on New Year’s Eve in ... ability to open doorways or opportunities. Haitian and Black American New Year’s Eve traditions across faith backgrounds call us to taste ...

Jan. 1 marks the new year, but it also marks a significant date ... Along with a full menu of traditional Haitian dishes, Rose Goute served up the symbol of freedom — soup joumou. “We actually called ...