{"id":347269,"date":"2025-08-27T07:30:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T11:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=347269"},"modified":"2025-08-26T21:57:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T01:57:27","slug":"ti-vilaj-kweyol-returns-this-independence-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/ti-vilaj-kweyol-returns-this-independence-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Ti-Vilaj Kw\u00e9y\u00f2l returns this Independence season"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_347270\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-347270\" style=\"width: 642px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-347270 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Basketware-and-handicrafts-on-display-at-Ti-Vilaj-Kweyol-e1756259381626.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"642\" height=\"776\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-347270\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Basketware and handicrafts on display at a past &#8220;Ti-Vilaj Kw\u00e9y\u00f2l&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organizers are gearing up to host the annual \u2018Ti-Vilaj Kw\u00e9y\u00f2l &#8211; Tout Biten Domnik&#8221; this year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to a post from the Dominica Festivals Facebook Page on Monday, the event, which is in its fourth year, will be held on October 20-23 at the Botanic Gardens.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The four-day event will form part of the activities for the 2025 Independence season<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTi-Vilaj\u00a0Kw\u00e9y\u00f2l\u00a0is an activity that brings together the heart of our culture- Kalinago tradition, children in creole wear, local music, dance, art, fashion, food, and the creativity of our small businesses,\u201d the post said. \u201cThis is where our Creole Season comes alive &#8211; and you must be there to experience it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This initiative is a collaborative effort involving several government ministries, including Labour, Sports, and Service Reform; Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development; Agriculture, Fisheries, Blue and Green Economy; Culture, Youth, Sports, and Community Development; Foreign Affairs, International Business, Trade and Energy; Tourism; Housing and Urban Development; and Environment. 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