As part of Dominica’s Independence celebration today is being observed as Jounen Creole (Creole Day).
Jounen Creole is a celebration of Dominica’s language and culture. Dominicans across the island are encouraged to wear traditional Creole clothing and sample Creole dishes. It includes traditional dancing, folklore, food and music.
Dominica News Online is encouraging readers to send photos of their experience of Jounen Creole for publishing.
Photos should be sent to [email protected].
love lilly, 13
I just came across this post today and was wondering why the title of this story is written in French, most of the comments are written in French (whether grammatically correct or not), or in very poor Kwéyòl. Considering this is a long-standing celebration of Dominica’s Kwéyòl culture, why are Dominicans not yet literate in this language?
Where is our African heritage/culture reflected in these costumes? Please someone educate me!!!
With time comes progress. So what did you expect?
stop living in the past … although we embrace our heritage and are proud … my dear friend … with time comes change
MON EMEH DOMINIQUE !!!! BONNE JOURNEE POUR TOUT DOMINICHEN!
GRANDE BONJOUR POUR TOUTE DOMINICHEN ET TOUTE LES VISTEURS. passé un bon journé créole porté zot bien en one love, one heart, one blood, one nation, one people. UNITED WE STAND LETS LOVE ONE ANOTHER AND BE ONE ANOTHER KEEPER. BYE
Les enfants tres belle
Mon crois que les enfants sont l’avenir
Venez en avant les fils et filles
De ce joyau incomparable.
Efforcez-vous pour les fils et filles
D’honne ur ne le droit soit ferme soit équitable.
Labeur avec des coeurs et des mains et des voix,
NSe forre nous prospérer sonner l’appel.
Dans lequel tout le monde se réjouit
Tous pour chacun et chacune pour tous
Bon Dieu benisse avec portege Dominique
The KWEYOL or PATWA language is the form of communication my grandma could speak to me in and it’s a language i love and can speak well,but i refuse to participate and accept this hypocritical creole day that the state observes.Every year at this time we seem to pretend promoting so called culture,i thought the word culture defines the way of life of a people.Can we see that demonstrate in our every day way of life here?Most Dominicans can’t and refuse to speak patwa as part of their every day language.Can one imagine going to most of the state run institutions and speak patwa and expect to get any positive feedback much more being attended to?This nation is full of hypocrites and foolish pride.Although most people refuse to speak patwa and seem to want to speak only the english language,yet still we are unable to express ourselves properly in english.Take for example the question round of the national queen show and one will see how dumb we are as a nation.We’ve got all the technology,meaning technology has made progress,but we have regressed.
Bonne Journée Créole a tous les Gens de la Dominique. Les enfants regardent très belles surtout avec les jupes et les vetements.
Bon indépendant a Dominique , je manque la mange créole.
Bon Journee kweyol toute moune. Porte kor zot bien.
Ecui tote beten e kweyol. Matt ka jwe ou chanten houde Michael Jackson. Ca pa bon.
merci bon die pour paye moin dominik.
apres bon die cest la te.
dominik cest sel sa nous ni
a nous preserve paye nous.
bon jounen creole dominik
Bon Jounen Kweyol Toute Moune.
i remember the first day when this creole day was lunched,felix henderson i think it was,came on DBS radio and said,jordi la sa c’est jou la pou tout moun palee lang maman yo,i nearly burst,my stomach role with laugh,but he had to apologize because certain factions of the community thought that,the way he said it,provoked an issue,or that he was a little vulgar but that is patou,take it as you like.
Bonjour toute Dominichen toute la terre. Je taime beaucoup.
bonne journée a toute la dominique
je t’aime tres forte mon paye préférée
isnt is Journee Creole?
You really uncertain