Dominica is a lush green mountainous island located
midway down the chain of Caribbean Islands east and south of Puerto Rico. The
national dress of Dominica is the ‘Wob Dwiyet’.
The dress is believed to have originated from Southern
France and that style of dress became popular in the French West Indies
towards the end of the 18th century. Today, Dominicans and other
Caribbean islands take pride in wearing the dress on special occasions such the
independence celebrations.
The last Friday before Independence is Creole Day and
all Dominicans will wear at least some variation of the national dress.
Stamps
Both part of a set of 13 permanent stamps depicting species
of lizard found in Dominica: the Golden Skink (left) and Vincent's Least Gecko (right).
(Thx a million Olga!)
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