Editing Cajuns (section)

===Celebrations and gatherings===
Cajuns, along with other [[Cajun Country]] residents, have a reputation for a ''[[joie de vivre]]'' (French for "joy of living"), in which hard work is appreciated as much as "let the good times roll / [[laissez les bon temps rouler]]".

====Community gatherings====
In the culture, a ''coup de main'' (French for "to give a hand") is an occasion when the community gathers to assist one of their members with time-consuming or arduous tasks. Examples might include a [[barn raising]], [[harvest]]s, or assistance for the elderly or sick.

====Festivals====
[[File:CrowleyCajunFiddler1938.jpg|thumb|upright|Cajun fiddler at 1938 [[International Rice Festival|National Rice Festival]], photographed by [[Russell Lee (photographer)|Russell Lee]]]]

The majority of Cajun festivals include a ''fais do-do'' ("go to sleep" in French, originating from encouraging children to fall asleep in the rafters of the dance hall as the parents danced late into the night) or street dance, usually to a live local band. Crowds at these festivals can range from a few hundred to more than 100,000.

====Other festivals outside Louisiana====
* In Texas, the Winnie Rice Festival and other celebrations often highlight the Cajun influence in [[Southeast Texas]].
* The {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20170430013154/http://www.cajunheritagefest.com/ Cajun Heritage Fest]}} in [[Port Arthur, Texas]] celebrates Cajun music and cuisine and features events such as a crawfish eating contest and crawfish racing.
* Major Cajun/Zydeco festivals are held annually in Rhode Island, which does not have a sizable Cajun population, but is home to many Franco-Americans of Québécois and Acadian descent. It features Cajun culture and food, as well as authentic Louisiana musical acts both famous and unknown, drawing attendance not only from the strong Cajun/Zydeco music scene in Rhode Island, [[Connecticut]], New York City, and California, but also from all over the world. In recent years, the festival became so popular, now several such large summer festivals are held near the Connecticut–Rhode Island border: The Great Connecticut Cajun and Zydeco Music & Arts Festival, The Blast From The Bayou Cajun and Zydeco Festival, also in California the Cajun/Zydeco Festival; Bay Area Ardenwood Historic Farm, Fremont, Calif. and The Simi Valley Cajun and Blues Music Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.simicajun.org|title=Happy Face Music Festival 2024 – Simi Valley, CA}}</ref>