1. This is the name of a spicy dish made of rice, onions, spices, and meats

2. jambalaya

3. What do we call a special way of cooking, dressing, and celebrating

4. A custom

5. Boozoo Chavis helped make this kind of music famous

6. zydeco

7. What is a custom or belief handed down over the years

8. tradition

9. What is the name of the festival celebrated in New Orleans since the 1700s

10. Mardi Gras

11. Who brought the custom of throwing a big part before Lent to Louisiana

12. Cajun settlers

13. What is the name of the popular style of dance music first played by African Americans in southwestern Louisiana

14. zydeco

15. Which two groups of people have a custom that includes cooking jambalaya

16. Cajun and Creole

17. Which is true about Mardi Gras in Louisiana A
Which is true about Mardi Gras in Louisiana A. It’s only celebrated in New Orleans B. It is not celebrated in Louisiana C. It is celebrated in New Orleans, Mamou, and other cities D. It hasn’t changed since the 1700s

18. C. It is celebrated in New Orleans, Mamou, and other cities

19. Explain how the celebration of Mardi Gras became a tradition in Louisiana

20. French settlers brought Roman Catholic traditions to Louisiana
French settlers brought Roman Catholic traditions to Louisiana. One tradition was celebrating Mardi Gras. Other cultures began their own music, dance, and costumes for Mardi Gras

21. Contrast a custom and a tradition

22. A custom is a special way of doing things
A custom is a special way of doing things. A tradition is a kind of custom or belief that is handed down over the years

23. Review

24. This is land that builds up from sand and dirt dropped by a river

25. A delta

26. A place where people live

27. A settlement

28. A period of 100 year

29. A century

30. The state we live in

31. Louisiana

32. This type of community is a city where you might find tall buildings and busy streets

33. Urban community

34. Land where waters of a river spill over

35. floodplain

36. This is when you get something, such as money, from working

37. earn

38. How have people in our state adapted to the many rivers and bayous

39. They built boats to travel on water

40. What shape is the state of Louisiana

41. A boot