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According to Barry Jean Ancelet, an academic expert on Cajun folklore and professor at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in America, the tale of the rougarou is a common legend across French Louisiana. [2] Both words are used interchangeably in southern Louisiana. Some people call the monster rougarou; others refer to it as the connor last.
The letiche is a creature in Cajun folklore in Louisiana, United States, which haunts the bayous (swamps). It is variously described as the soul of an illegitimate unbaptized infant, [1] [2] or a human child raised by alligators. [3] The letiche is said to lurk in the bayous and upset boats and attack travelers.
Barry Jean Ancelet (pseudonym Jean Arceneaux; born 1951) [1] [4] is a Cajun folklorist in Louisiana French and ethnomusicologist in Cajun music. He has written several books, and under his pseudonym Jean Arceneaux, including poetry and lyrics to songs.
The Courir de Mardi Gras (Cajun French pronunciation: [kuɾiɾ d maɾdi ɡɾa], French pronunciation: [kuʁiʁ də maʁdi ɡʁa]) is a traditional Mardi Gras event held in many Cajun and Creole communities of French Louisiana on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. Courir de Mardi Gras is Louisiana French for "Fat Tuesday Run".
Cajun music is evolved from its roots in the music of the French-speaking Catholics of Canada. In earlier years, the fiddle was the predominant instrument, but gradually the accordion has come to share the limelight. Cajun music gained national attention in 2007, when the Grammy Award for Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album category was created. [50]
The Rouxgaroux are named after the mythical beast of Cajun folklore similar to a werewolf. Team owner Keith Carter told of the legends of parents and grandparents warning their children to get in bed lest the rouxgaroux "get them," as well as farmers who believe the rouxgaroux was responsible for their cattle's death, pointing out his team will continue that legacy particularly against the ...
Dusty Reed's showroom includes paintings and his mixed media pieces, the sharp angles and bright colors affirming his nickname "the Cajun Picasso."
Why Alligator Hates Dog: A Cajun Folktale, text by J.J. Reneaux, illustr. by Donnie Lee Green (August House, 1995) 1994 Aesop Prize. John Henry, text by Julius Lester, illustr. by Jerry Pinkney (Dial, 1994) 1994 Aesop Accolades. Baba Yaga: A Russian Folktale, text and illustr. by Katya Arnold (North-South, 1993)