He refers to this power as the ultimate technique of "his fist". When the two types of subatomic particles, one moving forward and other backward in time, begin to imitate each other's movements, the user can travel backwards in time.Īfter achieving his Cosmic Fear Mode, Garou gained the ability to manipulate particles within his body on sub-atomic level and force them to behave like anti-particles. “It's going to be really awesome to have something where it definitely supports the overall goal and mission of the festival,” Roger said.The user imagines their own inner universe and manipulates the particles and anti-particles generated in pairs by the user's intense cosmic rays. Roger said she hopes to see the new environmentally-friendly measures at the festival inspire the attendees’ to implement similar initiatives into their daily life. “It's our surrounding land, our values, our waterways.” “It also gives us that opportunity to advocate for our community because it's not just where you live,” said Celeste Roger, this year’s Rougarou Queen.
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The RouCoin - a play on the word BitCoin - is a wooden token to help keep the festivities clean and can be redeemed later for one free cone of frozen yogurt. The festival will also have a recycling center where bottles and cans can be traded for tickets and prizes.įoret said the festival is also throwing “RouCoins” during the parade. The festival is also set up to be environmentally conscious, with reusable, recyclable or compostable materials being used throughout the weekend, and there will be zero-waste stations to collect those materials. “It's our responsibility to make sure that the children that grow up in Terrebonne Parish and coastal Louisiana have the knowledge that they need to either live successful lives for as long as they can in the area, or at least be able to weigh the risk of living in a coastal community,” Foret said. Aside from the Rougarou Fest, the grounds will be used to provide programming like school field trips, classroom visits and summer camps for kids.įoret said the center is a crucial place for local kids growing up in some of the most vulnerable areas in the world due to climate change. The space boasts a half-acre of man-made wetlands and an educational pavilion with bathrooms onsite. In 2019, the Rougarou Fest raised over $100,000 for the South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Center.Ĭonstruction of the educational outreach center, which also aims to revolutionize how people think, teach and learn about the state’s coast and wetlands, began in January 2021 the grounds were completed this fall. Though festival admission is free, organizers are able to raise money for the center from food, drinks and merchandise sold at the event. Previously: Rougarou Festival combines learning with spooky funįrom 2013: Rougarou Festival draws hundreds downtown The Discovery Center, a brand new facility that intends to increase awareness and education of the area’s important local ecology, is the organizers’ focus of the fundraising and where the festivities are taking place. “If the Rougarou doesn't have a place to live, then neither do we,” Foret said. “I’m always impressed with the creativity and artistry for the costume contest,” Jonathan Foret, event organizer and executive director the South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Center.īut there’s one message that organizers hope comes through loud and clear among revelers: The area’s culture can’t be celebrated if land is lost to coastal erosion and Gulf of Mexico storms. Named after the legendary bayou creature that has the head of a wolf and body of a human, the Rougarou Festival celebrates the area’s folklore and culture in true Louisiana fashion: with a celebration that includes a parade, costume contest, Cajun food and folklore storytelling.Īt the parade, keep an eye out for costumes made of local materials - moss and oyster shells, for example - bayou boats turned into decorated floats and moves from the 600-person Rougarou Witches dance krewe. After two pandemic- and hurricane-related cancellations, Houma’s spookiest event returns this weekend, with the goal to raise awareness for Louisiana’s disappearing coast.
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