Dominica’s capital exploded with color and sound on Friday as Dominicans from all walks of life observed Creole Day.
Dominica News Online took the streets and visited some schools to observe the proceedings.
Below are some photos taken.
Additional photos by 365||MMP.
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Love it, Love it! Kudos to Dominica for keeping up with their culture. You are one of the few islands in the Caribbean that maintain your culture and most importantly teach the children to appreciate who they are. Congratulations!
One thing, from since I know myself the Convent Prep makes a showing at this parade, with not just students but teachers also.
Big up to the Convent Prepatory staff for showing it’s students TRUE culture, representing with complete National Dress and not just madras complimented costumes!
We need to see more men in national wear man ladies look beautiful
While we must congratulate you for these beautiful pictures depicting our national wear and the colour and vibrancy during our National day celebrations, I must draw your attention to the main photo with the young man holding the flag over his shoulder. We must remember that there are protocols to the use and misuse of our symbols of Nationhood for which the head of State the President is responsible and Education on their use is of paramount importance to our young persons. The flag should never touch the ground or dragged and in this case the young man is dragging our Nation which we should be raising up the meaning thus of his action. Further you posting this as the main photo to this story and this goes out to the outside world you were just adding insult to injury I can understand that you did not know but could you do something to remedy the situation’thank you
Where are the pictures of the parade? The pictures shown here are not of the best quality all
Just so very beautiful! We have such a beautiful culture, and county.
Beautiful Dominica! It’s good to see the children all dressed up. These are the future leaders, teachers, doctors, pilots, nurses and parents of tomorrow.
Today was just a WOW! day. So much beauty and colour! Thank you Lord for my culture.
Beautiful, I am proud to be a Dominican.
i saw that man walking in town! i knew he would be on dno!
Honesly i expected to see Ms Dominica rocking a wob Dwuyet, not i a cheap old short pants suit!
Ms D/ca REPRESENT D/ca please!
I can see my princess.. pic #34… thanks guys…
Beauty all around our country. We need to Pray and continue to work towards a positive and prosperous future for our Dominican children
Gosh! I miss home!!!!!! The saying is really true: ‘You never miss what u have till it’s gone.’
Home sweet home, where my heart is…
Bonjour Dominique, jourdila cest la journée creole moi ca souhaiter toutes Dominichen et aussi toutes les visiteurs un bon journée creole.
Pour les visiteurs, bienvenue à la Dominique, moi content voir zoutes et merci pour visit a zoutes.
BEAUTIFULL EST BELLE BELLE
Roseau est belle aujourd’hui comme toutes Dominichien ca celebrez culture nous. Homme avec femme bon habillez en leurs vêtements nationaux. La fierté domininique est sur l’étalage comme nous toutes ca célébrez jounee créole.
Mon souhaite toutes Dominichien un jour Creol heureux
Respectueusement
Vallée de Roseau
i did not know you could write creole so good
nice pics,Dominica is glowing in it colours, nice to see the kids so smartly dress.
but one question doe, Is the Dominica flag the guy carring on his shoulder draging on the ground?if so that not so smart.if it’s not touching then that’s a smart looking flag bearer.
Anyway Bon jou Creole to Dominica and All.
DNO where are the pics of the parade nuh?
Nice pics, but where de real national wear? Let’s not loose our culture folks.
u cant have the Dominica flag dragging on the floor. thats an offence man… dno allu self have guts to put that up.
The flag is not touching the ground – it’s the angle of the photo. Look at it carefully.
Actually it is… look at the end of the flag. That amount of folding cannot be possible without a solid surface. Also judging by the length of the pole and it’s proportion to the length of the flag, at that person’s height and at that angle it would most definitely touch the ground. Not to mention the depth of the shadow made by the flag is clearly of an object at ground level.
get a pair of glasses or learn some perspective judgment. Pessimism has taken over so many folks that they are blinded to reality.
What is the flag missing to be dragging? There is no space between the ground and the flag.
what is the flag missing to be touching the ground – there is no space between the two
so allu so blind that allu doe see d flag raggin. sackway sot man!
If you use your judgement you will observe that at the height the flag is on the man”s shoulder it cannot be reaching the ground. Inorder for it to reach the ground the other half of it (from the central emblem) must be very long and that would make the flag out of proportion; so that should tell u, (in patois) dwapo la parkar drag (I cannot say drag in patois nuh). But anyway u follow? u get my point?
Refreshing