Why are you the way that you are?
Religion, music, and food are three of these.
Elements of Culture
A traditional Louisiana stew made with chicken or seafood, okra and other vegetables.
Gumbo
Louisiana has five of these divisions
Regions
Group of people exiled from Nova Scotia
Acadians
What do green, purple, and gold represent?
Official colors of Mardi Gras
New Orleans
Festive time in Louisiana before Lent.
Mardi Gras
This is the region where you would most likely find Plantation homes
Plantation Country
Name the homeland of the Islenos
Canary Islands
Zydeco
The type of food most identified with the state of Louisiana.
Cajun
What does Mardi Gras translate to in English?
Fat Tuesday
What is the urban center of the Crossroads Region?
Alexandria- Pineville
This group brought their farming knowledge & accordions with them to La
Germans
Which form of cultural expression would include boudin, okra, & jambalaya?
food
This is the way of life of a people
Culture
Both of these types of music use the accordion and are sung in French
Cajun and Zydeco
This is the largest urban area in Sportsman's Paradise
Shreveport- Bossier City
This group is descended from English-speaking migrants
Anglos
How is the blues a link to our past?
came from slave spirituals/chants
This person identifies areas where past and patterns make a region distinct form its surroundings.
Cultural Anthropologist
What is the name of the period of religious observation between Mardi Gras & Easter?
Lent
This region is known for its architecture and ornate wrought iron
Greater New Orleans
The first slaves in Louisiana came from this area
West Africa
Natchitoches