Cajun traditions
Bayou cultural practices
Cajun traditions are the cultural practices of the Cajun people—descendants of French-speaking Acadians expelled from Nova Scotia in the 18th century who settled in Louisiana.
These include distinctive cuisine (gumbo, boudin, crawfish boils), zydeco and Cajun music, Mardi Gras celebrations, French-influenced dialect, and communal gatherings like fais do-do dances.
The family kept Cajun traditions alive through weekly Sunday dinners.
- gumboSpiced Louisiana stew
- accordionBellows-driven reed instrument
- fiddleAdjust restlessly; folk violin
- Mardi GrasPre-Ash Wednesday celebration
- patoisRegional informal speech
trapping · tasso · boudin · folktales · oral history · jambalaya · faith healing · lagniappe · zydeco · king cake · Spanish moss · two-step · storytelling circles · fishing techniques · roux · rice and gravy · waltz · front porch music
Cajun traditionscultural assimilation
Adopting another group's norms
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