Cajun culture
Acadian descendants' traditions
Cajun culture refers to the traditions, foodways, music, and language of the Cajuns—descendants of French-speaking Acadians expelled from eastern Canada in the 18th century who settled in Louisiana.
The culture centers on communal gatherings, distinctive cuisine featuring crawfish and andouille, accordion-driven music like zydeco, and a French-influenced dialect: Cajun culture runs deep in the bayou parishes.
- bayouMarshy, slow-moving waterway
- lagniappeUnexpected extra from seller
- gumboSpiced Louisiana stew
- Mardi GrasPre-Ash Wednesday celebration
- zydecoCreole roots music
jambalaya · boudin · Acadians · étouffée · fiddle · communal meals · crawfish boil · Catholicism · roux · cypress trees · two-step · accordion · family gatherings · swamp · patois · Creole · code-switching · New Orleans
- culturesAmerican culture, African culture, Asian culture, British culture, Canadian culture
- LouisianaNew Orleans, Baton Rouge, Bourbon Street, Shreveport, French Quarter
- South Central USTexas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Houston
- SouthernSouthern belles, sweet tea, front porch, grits, y'all
- Southern TourismNashville, Memphis, New Orleans, Savannah, Charleston
- Cajun LouisianaAcadiana, bayou, crawfish, gumbo, jambalaya