Unit IX Part 1 The Seasonal Round
Lesson 3 Folklife Around the Year and Around the State

Louisiana Festival Answer Worksheet

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Communities mark the seasonal round with many events in the state, both sacred and secular events. Some events honor cultural heritage; others celebrate a local harvest or crop. Over 400 festivals occur annually in Louisiana. Match the towns in the lefthand column with their annual festivals in the right hand column.

 City or Town

1. Breaux Bridge
2. Bernice
3. Columbia
4. Colfax
5. Crowley
6. DeQuincy
7. Dubach
8. Fisher
9. Independence
10. Lafayette
11. Lutcher
12. Madisonville
13. Mansfield
14. Marion
15. Marksville
16. Morgan City
17. New Orleans
18. Plaisance
19. Ruston
20. Robert's Cove
21. Bunkie
22. St. Martinville
23. Rayville
24. Zwolle

Festival

  4   a. Pecan Festival
 23  b. Picking and Ginning Festival
  1   c. Crawfish Festival
  5   d. International Rice Festival
 16  e. Shrimp and Petroleum Festival
 13  f. Blueberry Festival
 24  g. Tamale Festival
 10  h. Festivals Acadiens
  8   i. Sawmill Days
 18  j. Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Festival
 22  k. La Grand Boucherie
  2   l. Corney Creek Festival
 19  m. Peach Festival
 15  n. Tunica-Biloxi Powwow
 12  o. Wooden Boat Festival
  9   p. Italian Festival
 11  q. Festival of the Bonfires
  6   r. Railroad Days
 20  s. Germanfest
 21  t. Corn Festival
  3   u. Uncle Earl Hog Calling Festival
  7   v. Chicken Festival
 14  w. Mayhaw Festival
 17  x. Jazz and Heritage Festival