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The Courir de Mardi Gras is a fun Cajun Creole tradition that centered around collecting ingredients for a community gumbo. Masked riders in colorful costumes and tall pointed hats ride through rural Acadiana on horseback. There are several communities that host these runs. Participants go from house to house. A captain leads the group. He rides ahead to ask homeowners if they will Welcome the Mardi Gras and if they will consider donating to the community gumbo. If the homeowners agree the captain waves a flag and the Mardi Gras participants sing, dance, beg, and do their best to entertain. If the home owner is pleased they may donate: seasoning, rice, oil, flour, sausage or the favorite ingredient chicken. Now the chickens are the freshest. They are healthy and fast on their feet. The crowds which follow the Mardi Gras as well as the homeowners are again entertained as the men in costumes chase the chickens under or over fences, under houses, up trees, through open prairie, an...

I am a Cajun-Creole grandmother who was raised in South Central Louisiana and I am trying to preserve my culture as well as the things I imagine. My Primitive Folk Art preserves the simple way of life that I love. I love my culture and the place where I live and I want to share it!! Watching over my father's shoulder is how I learned to paint. He did primitive folk art for local shops. I took several art classes in college as well as private lessons from some of Acadiana's finest artist beginning when my oldest child was in kindergarten. I learned several techniques and styles. I am now grandmother to ten grandchildren. I have been selling my folk art for almost as many years as I have been a mother. When capturing the culture of the...