Christmas is the holiday when the Haitian woman dresses in her most opulent, colorful finery.
Haitian Women
Spirits of Giving Around the World
The Caribbean is represented by a figure of a Haitian woman carrying a baby and bearing a basket of gifts of fruit and tropical delicacies to a local festival.
From the Spirits of Giving Around the World Exhibit at PPG Place, Pittsburgh, PA
Photo ©2000 by Albrecht & Kimberly Powell
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