1. Cajuns
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Davidova Galina
Vaduhina Yulia
2. Cajuns
The С ajuns are an ethnic group consisting of the
descendants of Acadians who came from Nova Scotia
(the areas of modern Canada) to Louisiana in the 18
cent.
The name "Cajun" was given to them by English-
speaking colonists when they settled in Louisiana.
3. Geography
The state of Louisiana is divided into parishes: Avoyelles, Evangeline, St. Landry,
Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, Calcasieu, Jeff Davis, Acadia, Lafayette, St.
Martin, Iberville, Ascension, St. James, St. John The Baptist, St. Charles, Cameron,
Vermilion, Iberia, St. Mary, Assumption, Terrebonne, Lafourche
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4. Geography
The Cajuns prefer to
settle in Acadiana
“Golden triangle" area
of Texas (Orange,
Beaumont, and Port
Arthur)
5. Language
Cajun French is a dialect of
the French language
CODOFIL (the Council for the
Development of French in
Louisiana) was established
during the late 1960s
Some differences :
The same pronoun is used for
first person singular and plural;
je parle in French is the same
in Cajun, but nous parlons in
French is je parlons (in Cajun).
[k],[t] is pronounced [tS].
[d] pronounced [dZ], as in the
word Acadian.
6. Religious traditions
Cajuns are
predominantly Roman
Catholic
Mardi Gras is the day
before Ash Wednesday,
which marks the
beginning of Lent, a 40
day period of fasting and
reflection in preparation
for Easter Sunday.
7. Painting
Floyd Sonnier. His subjects were usually rustic; farmers, tools,
trees, nature, and old homes
George Rodrigue. He is famous for his cycle of paintings “Blue
dogs”
8. Literature
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is famous for his virsion of the
Acadian Upheaval, "Evangeline" is probably the best known
telling of the story.
Mary Alice Fontenot wrote children's stories
9. Food
The foundation of Cajun cuisine is
"the trinity": onion, celery and bell
pepper
Boudin is a type of sausage made
from pork, pork liver, garlic and
green onion, and other spices
Gumbo exemplifies the influence of
African and Native American food
cultures on Cajun cuisine
Jambalaya contains rice and
almost anything else. Usually,
however, one will find green
peppers, onions, celery and hot
chile peppers
10. Music
The first form of
traditional cajun
music began before
the 1900s in south
Louisiana.
The instruments
traditional for cajun
music are:
fiddle
Cajun accordion
mandolins
pianos and banjos
11. Zydeco
Zydeco is a form of folk
music influenced by the music
of the French-speaking
Cajuns.
Usually fast-tempo, and
dominated by the accordion
(and/or a melodeon) and a
form of a washboard known as
a rub-board or frottoir;
The music arose as a
synthesis of traditional Cajun
music with African-American
traditions that also
underpinned R&B and blues
12. Cajun-Zydeco festival
Traditions of the festival have arisen still at the time of
Creole Community
Classic music was “La La”
The first Zydeco festival was in 1982
Celebrates in the second week of June
Consists from: zydeco music, folks and modern
dances, attractions.
13. The Cajun Music Hall of Fame and
Museum
The Cajun Music Hall
of Fame and Museum
is a project of the
Cajun French Music
Association
Was opened in 1930
The museum
contains halls with
vintage musical
instruments, old
music records,
sculptures of
musicians and also
Hall of Fame
14. Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys
Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys started in 1988 by Steve
Riley and David Greely
Their style has grown from exclusively traditional music of
Riley's mentors Dewey Balfa, Belton Richard, and Walter
Mouton
They released a 'Best of' compilation album in 2008