The culture of Haiti is an eclectic mix of African, Taino and European elements due to the French colonization of Saint Domingue and its large and diverse enslaved African population, as is evidenced in the Haitian language, music, and religion.

What traditions does Haiti have?

The most important Haiti holiday is Carnival, a flamboyant display of pageantry similar to the Mardi Gras of deep-south American cities like New Orleans.New Years Day and Independence Day. Ancestry Day. Carnival. Rara. Krik? Dessalines Day.