Haiti’s three-day carnival begins Sunday

JACMEL, Haiti (HCNN) — Haitian authorities organized on Sunday, in the southern town of Jacmel, carnival festivities amid intense political tension with the launch on Monday of a two-day general strike by opposition hardliners who continue to demand the resignation of the Caribbean country’s leader and a more significant reduction in gas prices.

Thousands of Haitians participate every Sunday, starting January 18, in a series of pre-carnival festivities that will culminate in the formal three-day carnival parade, which will kick off on Sunday, February 15, in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince.

However, despite the main national carnival parade that takes place every year, the southern town of Jacmel traditionally organizes its own carnival one week before the larger parade in the country’s capital.

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