The National Museum:
The Mupanah-Museum of National Pantheon houses Haitian relics, early costumes, representative paintings and historic documents in a beautiful building located on the Square of the Heroes of Independence.

Place of the H eros of lndependence:
Statues of Haiti's national heroes are located in front of the National Palace and further up the Champ de Mars. Most impressive is the bronze statue of the unknown slave blowing

A variety of handicraft items displayed at a local fair

As the sun goes down in Haiti; some social and cultural activities take place particularly on weekend. Movie theaters featuring haitian and foreign films, cultural centers, hotels, bar restaurants, nightclubs provide special entertainments to please ambiance lovers and relaxation seekers. There are choreographic spectacles, buffets laden with seafood and Creole delicacies; cabarets, and elaborate outdoor fried foods like accras (fish batter ball), griot (deep fried pork served often with fried plantain), tassot (turkey, beef, or goat in a spicy sauce), and poolside dancing waved by live troubadour rhythms, Haitian Compas, rasin music up to your pick.

VODOU

Getting around in Haiti inevitably evokes visitors' interest in music, folklore, and vodou ritual dances. Vodou (derived from the

King Henri Christophe, the master builder

The unknown slave and the national palace

the conch shell used to sound the call to the revolution of 1791 which culminated in independence in 1804.

Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Emperor of Haiti 1804 -1806

Alexandre Pétion, Haitian President 1806 - 1818

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SHOPPING

Handicrafts industry produces a wide variety of aesthetic and practical articles made chiefly from mahogany, sisal and straw. Haitian craftsmen are very skilled in woodcarving, weaving, straw-work and embroidery; their products are available in shops, markets and sidewalks of Haiti. Hand-carved wooden goods are especially interesting. Sculptures of mahogany, plaques with intricate designs, and furniture, particularly chairs with caned backs and seats, are very popular.

SPORTS

There are a variety of sports activities in Haiti. Soccer is the national sport, and games are attended at the Sylvio Cator Stadium in Port-au-Prince and other soccer fields in the countrysides. Tennis courts are available in Port-au-Prince, Pétionville and beach resort hotels. Cockfighting is actively pursued on an informal basis. Snorkeling, swimming, scuba diving, sailing and water skiing are all available at most beach resorts. Boating is available at some beach hotels in the Arcahale beach aera. Fishing sometimes can be arranged but is not yet highly developed in Haiti. Golf course in the country is a delighfful adventure, but not overly challenging for the serious golfer. Basket ball, volley ball, boxing, judo, karate, tae kwon doe are also renowned.

A folkloric dance troupe

Toussaint Louverture, the "First of the Blacks"

The iron market in Port-au-Prince before the fire

word “voudoun, vodun” and the Fon word, describing the concept of a world alive with spirit and energy meaning spirits) has often been misunderstood, stereotyped (Hollywood B movie) and particularly confused with black magic. This misconception is a way to put the Haitians down as a proud people. Because, they will never forgive Haiti for being the first black nation to be independent in the world in 1804. So, since then to this day, many foreigners associated everything in Haiti with all kind of negativities and the idea that any religion other than Christianity derived from the Devil. Essentially, vodou is a religion dealing with “loas” (gods) and the complex rituals that keep the individual in harmony with them. An ancient tradition, vodou represents the determination of the Haitians to maintain their African heritage. Many sacred dances are similar to those practiced by the inhabitants of forest and coastal regions of Africa.