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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