| A | B |
|---|
| ancestor | people in your family who came before you and your parents |
| holiday | a day on which people or events are honored |
| festival | a celebration |
| Casimir Pulaski | a Polish army general who helped America win its freedom from Great Britain |
| Juneteenth | an African American celebration in Houston, TX |
| decision | a choice about what to do |
| jazz | a kind of music that grew from traditional African rhythms |
| Cajun | music of the French Canadians who settled in Louisiana |
| zydeco | A kind of music from New Oreans created by Creole people |
| Mardi Gras | A new Orleans celebration just before the Christians' lent |
| Louis Armstrong | A jazz trumpeter born in New Orleans |
| Andrew Jackson | An American general who won the Battle of New Orleans |
| kente | colorful, woven cloths worn by Ghanians during special times |
