Costumes du Carnaval de Venise

Costumes du Carnaval de Venise
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1. Nations that comprise West Africa.
2. bons
3. rouler
4. laissez
5. temps
6. gras
7. Twelfth Night
8. Dionysian celebration
9. Lupercalia
10. a) Carne: ___ b) vale: ___
11. Lent
12. First 5 nations associated with carnival
13. First historic era in which Carnevale is written about.
14. Examples (2) of riotous behavior.
15. Shrove Tuesday.

16. Female krewe.
17. Why were parades instututed in New Orleans about 1857?
18. 2 locations for the origin of carnival customs.
19. First krewe of Louisiana.
20. Alabama location with considerable influence on New Orleans (NO) Carnival?
21. 2 differences between Alabama and NO celebrations.
22. Primary public pleasure of the pioneer days?
23. The location of Congo Square?
24. Activities by slaves in Congo Square? Frequency?
25. The second oldest krewe?

26. 3 customs established by Rex.
27. Etymology of “Rex.”
28. Make a timeline of Comus, Rex and Zulu.
29. Cheap coin “throw”?
30. When was How To Mardi Gras published?
31. What organization is brought to mind by “two-way pocky way!”?
32. Blanc et Noir Marching Society will hire what sort of band for the Krewe of Highland parade?
33. When did jazz music begin?
34. In what kinds of bands did jazz begin?
35. Explain the meaning of the boeuf gras.

36. What are the flambeaux?
37. A famous Louisianian signed his letters, “Red beans and ricely yours,” His name and nickname?
38. What is one of the themes of New Orleans costuming?

39. How long did French immigrants live in Nova Scotia before a journey that would take them to Louisiana?
40. Why are they called Acadians, or Cajuns?
41. What is the name for the Cajun Mardi Gras?
42. Another name for a Cajun house party?
43. What 2 types of music mingle in Zydeco?
44. What ethnic group created zydeco?
45. Make a small map featuring Europe, South America, Central America and North America. List nations in which we see a significant carnival celebration.

1. W Af: Senegal, Guinea, Liberia, etc etc
2. bons - good
3. rouler - to roll
4. laissez - to let
5. temps - times
6. gras - fat
7. 12th Night - begins Carnival in La. aka Epiphany.
8. Dionysian - Greek revels
9. Lupercalia - Roman rituals
10. carne - meat / vale - goodbye Latin
11. Lent - Christian; 40 days fasting & abstinence
12. Original Carnival nations: Italy, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal.
13. Medieval times: first mention of Carnival
14. Riotous: throwing bricks, desecrating churches
15. Shrive: forgive your sins
16. Endymion is a female krewe.
17. Parades helped the city move away from anarchy.
18. Carnival origins: Venice, Rome
19. 1st NO krewe: Comus
20. Mobile, AL
21. Alabama: New Years celebration / Cowbellian de rakin Society
NO: Fat Tuesday / Comus
22. Pioneers: dancing!
23. Congo Square: back of the city of NO.
24. Congo Sq: dancing, singing every Sunday.
25. 2nd oldest: Rex.
26. Rex: doubloons, colors, holiday.
27. Rex: "king" Latin
28. a) Comus b) Rex c) Zulu
29. doubloon
30. MCMCXXXXV: 1995
31. MG Indians: "two way pocky way"
32. jazz
33. jazz originates in 1890's.
34. Jazz originates in brass bands.
35. Boeuf gras: Fat beef cow.
36. flambeaux: torches.
37. Louis Satchmo Armstrong: "Red beans ..."
38. Costuming: opposite of who you are.
39. Acadiennes: 100 years in Nova Scotia.
40. Acadians - people from a region called Acadia.
41. Courir de Mardi Gras: cajuns.
42. bals de Maison: house party.
43. Zydeco: blues plus French folk music.
44. Creoles created both zydeco as well as Cajun music.
45. map.

* "From dust you came; to dust you shall return." Ash Wed.
* Nouvelle Orleans: French / New Orleans
* stevedore: dock worker
* Lundi Gras: fat Monday
* picayune: something of tiny value, like a penny; Spanish coin.
* Nola.com (New Orleans LA): Times-Picayune (daily newspaper) site
* improvisation - making it up as you go along;spontaneous activity.
Like a comedian responding to the audience at the Improv Club.