Unit IX Part 1 The Seasonal Round
Lesson 3 Folklife
Around the Year and Around the State
Topic: ____________________________________________ Date_____________
Name or Names _________________________ __________________________
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Task:
1. Write the
TOPIC you have chosen or were assigned on the line above. If this is a group
task, write the names of the group members.
2. Access the webpages listed
below and read about the holidays and important dates.
3. As you read, try to
find out how seasonal changes and regional differences affect our work,
recreation, foodways, beliefs, customs, and worldviews.
4. Write the
information you find below the name of the webpage where you found it. Use extra
pages if necessary.
Louisiana Celebrations Rooted in Tradition
<http://www.louisianafolklife.org/LT/Articles_Essays/creole_art_celebrations.html>
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If Your Eggs are Cracked, Please Step Down: Easter Egg Knocking
in Marksville
<http://www.louisianafolklife.org/LT/Articles_Essays/creole_art_egg_knocking.html>
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LouisianaTravel.com
<www.louisianatravel.com>
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All-Day Singing and Dinner on the Ground
<http://www.louisianafolklife.org/LT/Articles_Essays/creole_art_allday_singing.html>
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Dance for a Chicken: The Cajun Mardi Gras
<http://www.louisianafolklife.org/LT/Articles_Essays/creole_art_dance_chicken.html>
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Ritual Spaces in Traditional Louisiana Communities: Italian,
Nicaraguan, and Vietnamese Altars
<http://www.crt.state.la.us/folklife/creole_art_ritual_spaces.html>
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"Take Me to the Water": African American River
Baptism
<http://www.crt.state.la.us/folklife/creole_art_river_baptism.html>
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The Varieties of Mardi Gras
<http://www.louisianafolklife.org/LT/Articles_Essays/creole_art_varieties_mardi.html>
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Creole State
Exhibit--Ritual, Festival, and Religion
<http://www.louisianafolklife.org/CSE/creole_ritual.html>
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Louisiana Folklife Photo Gallery
<http://www.louisianafolklife.org/FOLKLIFEimagebase/imagebase.html>
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