Sonjé 22 mai 1848 ⛓️🇲🇶
(⚠️) This is a post to honor my culture and my people; Also all the pictures i’ve used are from Pinterest
178 years ago on the 22 may 1848 slavery was officially abolished in the French Caribbean island, Martinique 🇲🇶
So today i would like to say 5 fun facts about my beautiful island and share my love for it
#1 In Martinique the Martinicans or as we say in French Les Martiniquais (👨🏾) and les Martiniquaise (👩🏾🦱) speak two languages French and Creole
#2 in the French Caribbean Martinique is known as “l’île aux fleure”, the island of flowers, the most popular flower there is the Hibiscus flower
#3 The Carnival, it was a celebration that our ancestors would practice back then and that we still practice till this day every February
#4 The Island is said to be shaped like a woman holding her baby
#5 Madras, the madras is a traditional piece that we wear in our cultural dresses/outfits
It comes in different colors but in the same pattern
here’s a few examples :
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This is all i’ll like to share about it today, to remember the fun facts and not to be seen as only an island who was suffering from slavery by the french government :)
Thank you for reading
Xoxo, vy