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UB Inaugural Bahamian and Haitian Creole Festival

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The University of The Bahamas held its first Bahamian and Haitian Creole heritage festival, a celebration of International Creole Day.

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November 7, 2022

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NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The University of The Bahamas held its first Bahamian and Haitian creole heritage festival, a celebration of International Creole Day. The day was proposed by UNESCO in 1983.

This festival is an addition to a series of events celebrating Creole Day, particularly on October 28th, in places like Seychelles, Mauritius, and several Caribbean countries.

UB’s Dr. Marky Jean-Pierre, professor of French and Haitian Creole; Dr. Anne Ulentin, professor of history; and Dr. Kendra Chanti Seymour, professor of English and linguistics, presented on Bahamian and Haitian culture and language.

Dr. Jean-Pierre explains the push to celebrate the day now.

He also shares plans for more cultural and linguistic events from the university.