DR1 breaks for Independence Day holiday

[Dolores]

Thursday, 27 February 2025 is Independence Day in the Dominican Republic. It celebrates the day in 1844 when the Dominican Republic separated from the imposed economic and cultural domination of forces from Haiti. The Dominican Republic had already gained its independence from Spain in 1821 when invaded by Haiti forces.

History records are that the Dominican Republic was proclaimed at the Puerta de la Misericordia after the blunderbluss shot by the patrician Matias Ramon Mella in the early morning of 27 February 1844 and by the raising of the tricolor flag at the Puerta del Conde by patrician Francisco del Rosario Sanchez, both inspired by the ideals of their leader, Juan Pablo Duarte, who was in exile in Venezuela, thus ending 22 years of Haitian rule.

During the Haitian occupation of the Dominican Republic, the ruling Haitian government imposed heavy taxation...

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[bob saunders]

 

[CristoRey]

During the Haitian occupation of the Dominican Republic, the ruling Haitian government imposed heavy taxation, forced conscription into the Haitian army, suppressed Dominican culture and traditions, confiscated food supplies, and implemented harsh labor laws on the local population, essentially treating them as second-class citizens, leading to widespread resentment and eventually, the Dominican War of Independence.

A nice little history lesson for all of the bleeding hearts. Thanks for sharing.

 

[bob saunders]

One Haitian Dominican in there. Grade six

 

[bob saunders]

 

[bob saunders]

 

[NanSanPedro]

I see those dresses for sale at Sirena

 

[AlterEgo]

 

[bob saunders]

Poema a mi Patria amada, a mi República Dominicana​

Siempre seré una de las más grandes admiradoras de la historia de mi Patria, una historia de mucho dolor y sangre derramada, pero lo que más me impacta es que es una historia de mucha entrega y pasión, en la que hombres y mujeres dieron el todo por el todo para que hoy podamos decir «Soy dominicana», «Soy dominicano».
A nuestra Patria amada,
A nuestra República Dominicana.
A nuestra hermosa nación,
Que hoy eleva más a lo más alto
Su impresionante bandera tricolor.
Hoy está de aniversario,
Hoy es el día de su cumpleaños,
Y llenos de gozo venimos a celebrar,
La fiesta de nuestra soberanía,
La fiesta de nuestra libertad.
Es con mucho amor y respeto
Que hoy nos levantamos con la mano en el pecho,
Para llenos de orgullo y a una voz entonar
Las solemnes notas de nuestro Himno Nacional.
Porque detrás del gozo, la gloria y el esplendor,
Hay una historia de lágrimas, mucha sangre y dolor
Nunca debemos olvidar que lo que hoy llamamos nación,
Se construyó sobre la memoria de hombres y mujeres de coraje y valor,
Esos que no importando su edad, estatus social o religión
Se unieron y entregaron persiguiendo una misma visión;
De una Patria fuerte que se defiende sin importar quien se le enfrente
De una República Dominicana libre, soberana e independiente.

Poema a mi Patria amada, a mi República Dominicana por Milca Peguero | Girasoles y Poemas se distribuye bajo una Licencia Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional.

 

[bob saunders]

 

[josh2203]

Yesterday the Malecon in POP was full of students dressed in their best practicing for today. Very nice, It's our tradition to go see the la marcha, My wife's niece used to be marching as well but now she's already going to the uni in Santiago.

 

[AlterEgo]

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[CristoRey]

Spent yesterday in Moca. Returning around 4:30pm to Santiago. The amount of people who were behaving themselves while out celebrating yesterday was impressive. If only they would behave this way all the time 😊 🇩🇴

 

[MiamiDRGuy]

Up here, Niagara Falls had DR flag colored on the falls

 

[JD Jones]

I thought Red, White and Blue were US colors.

 

[AlterEgo]

I thought Red, White and Blue were US colors.

Yeah but that’s Blue, White and Red 😂

 

[bob saunders]

I thought Red, White and Blue were US colors.

29 COUNTRIES have red, white, and blue flags. https://www.bing.com/search?qs=MT&p...ajGoAgCwAgA&FORM=ANSPA1&adppc=EDGEESS&PC=DCTS