FESTIVAL DE L'ÉMANCIPATION

Slavery was abolished by the British government in 1833 on the island of Dominica, before the French colonies. The Dominican people pay tribute to their ancestors with a festival featuring song, poetry, theater, dance and performance. Tribute to these victims of slavery is also paid through a national hike (Neg Marron Emancipation Hike), which retraces the route taken by the slaves of Dominica.