Festivities Push Back Against a Challenging Security Context

In Port-au-Prince, the end of 2025 blends celebration and resistance: lively streets and DJs stand alongside trash, traffic jams, darkness, and urban challenges.

Festivities Push Back Against a Challenging Security Context

Ramassage d'ordures dans les rues
Photo : Photo Foto

The year is drawing to a close. Nothing has changed—or worse, the situation has deteriorated. The capital, which is gradually shrinking to Delmas and Pétion-Ville, nevertheless continues to cling to its festive traditions, like a final refusal to give in to the surrounding gloom.

While December 25 is considered the main day of Christmas celebration, in Haiti it is Christmas Eve that truly matters. On December 24, residents clean streets and alleyways in preparation for the festivities. Usually dark due to the lack of e

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