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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Louisiana Calendar of Events
<http://www.crt.state.la.us/crt/calendar/calmain.htm>
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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/photogallery.asp>
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