One step forward!
Posted by melthibs on Aug 15, 2008 · Member since Apr 2008 · 841 posts
Today is Acadian's Day so Bonne fête des Acadiens tout le monde! (Though I am pretty sure I'm the only Acadian one here... hehe)
Since the last couple of years, I've celebrated acadian's day at this party called 15 août des fous, which is an alternative to the other more "traditional" parties around. And this year, at the food stands...ONLY VEGETARIAN FOOD! That is so weird, thinking how Acadian culture is not necessarily conducive to the veg*an lifestyle (lots o'fish!). I'm glad though!
So, if you want a reason to party tonight, you can use up that excuse. :)
http://www.festivalacadien.ca/images/Tintamarre%201.JPG
ETA : I wanted to add a pic on this post, but I don't know how... :(
ETA : There!
ETA : I wanted to add a pic on this post, but I don't know how... :(
haha, I just wrote this on another thread, too! Right click on the picture, hit "copy image location," come back into the post box, hit "insert image" -4th box from the left...and paste the image location into the copy image code.
Yay for veg food!
That's awesome about the veg food!
Can you enlighten me about what Acadian's day is? ???
The 15 août, or August 15, is the National Day for the Acadians. The Acadians (French: Acadiens) are the descendants of the 17th-century French colonists who settled in Acadia (located in the Canadian Maritime provinces — Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island — and some in the American state of Maine). In the Great Expulsion of 1755, around 11 000 Acadians were deported from Acadia under the direction of British colonial officers and New England legislators and militia; many later settled in Louisiana, where they became known as Cajuns. Later on many Acadians returned to the Maritime provinces of Canada, most specifically New Brunswick. During the British conquest of New France the French colony of Acadia was renamed Nova Scotia (meaning New Scotland). (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acadians)
I am not going to go on further with historical details, but the 15 août is the Acadian's way of showing the world that they survived and they are still very much a thriving culture in the Canadian quilt. That, or they just want another excuse to party.
That is pretty cool Melthibs! All veggie food. Yum!
im trying the insert image thing just for fun
im trying the insert image thing just for fun
ok apparently it didnt work!
i was going to be in love with AC if it worked.... :-\
Happy Acadian's Day!
i was going to be in love with AC if it worked.... :-\
You meant you were going to be in love with me MORE. Yeah, that location is not long enough......did you see "copy image location"? Try to put it in the gallery, then go from there.
Thank you Tweety!
This weekend was not relaxing, my body's aching all over, plus I'm down with a cold. But I had fun, though! hahaha.
This thread's title made me think of a Mikey Dread song...
"One step forward, two step backward... onward, forward, don't step backward."
hahaha. sorry.
The 15 août, or August 15, is the National Day for the Acadians. The Acadians (French: Acadiens) are the descendants of the 17th-century French colonists who settled in Acadia (located in the Canadian Maritime provinces — Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island — and some in the American state of Maine). In the Great Expulsion of 1755, around 11 000 Acadians were deported from Acadia under the direction of British colonial officers and New England legislators and militia; many later settled in Louisiana, where they became known as Cajuns. Later on many Acadians returned to the Maritime provinces of Canada, most specifically New Brunswick. During the British conquest of New France the French colony of Acadia was renamed Nova Scotia (meaning New Scotland). (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acadians)
I am not going to go on further with historical details, but the 15 août is the Acadian's way of showing the world that they survived and they are still very much a thriving culture in the Canadian quilt. That, or they just want another excuse to party.
wow, cool. thanks for the info! I am remembering now hearing alton brown say something on Good Eats about Cajun coming from Acadian... so interesting how culture and language move around and change.