Over the past fifty years, the Acadian people have wholeheartedly adopted the Tintamarre, a recent tradition inspired by a medieval French custom. The Tintamarre was first held in 1955 to…
Town of Caraquet
Situated on the shore of Chaleur Bay on the Acadian Peninsula, the name Caraquet is derived from the Mi’kmaq term for meeting of two rivers. The Caraquet River and Rivière…
Acadian Day Fredericton 2017
It was during the first National Convention of the Acadians held at Memramcook, in 1881 that the Acadian leaders received the mandate to set the date of this celebration, which…