What are traditions?

• Beliefs or behaviours handed down from one generation to another.

• A once in a lifetime special event

• Spending time at a friends house each weekend

What do Acadians use these for?

• To dish up their salad

• To play music

• To scratch their back

What is an example of a tradition?

• Going to school every day

• Eating cake on your birthday

• Riding your bike in the summer

• Taking a trip with your family

What language do Acadians speak traditionally?

• English

• German

• French

• Inuktitut

Why do Acadians have "kitchen parties"?

• to get help with dinner clean up

• to connect as a community with food and music

• the kitchen is the biggest room in the house

What doe TIME IMMEMORIAL mean?

• a statue remembering an important member of the community

• the name of the first nation people on the land of the acadian community.

• A time too long ago to have a memory or record of

Who were the first people on the land in Acadia?

• Cree

• Inuit

• Mi’kmaq

• European settlers

What does the yellow star represent on the Acadian flag?

• planets and sun

• sailors and fishers

• police officers

• celebrities

What happens during a TINTAMARRE festival?

• They release balloons

• People visit with the elderly

• People make a lot of noise

• They eat cake

Which are traditional Acadian dances?

• Ballet

• Step dancing

• Spoon dancing

• Chair dancing