{"id":2819,"date":"2004-02-28T04:23:19","date_gmt":"2004-02-28T09:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/?p=2819"},"modified":"2020-12-28T13:21:00","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T18:21:00","slug":"quebec-city-carnaval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/?p=2819","title":{"rendered":"Quebec City Carnaval"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I went to the \u201cCarnaval de Qu\u00e9bec\u201d this weekend. It is Quebec city\u2019s annual winter carnival. The \u201ccarnaval\u201d used to be pretty rowdy but in recent years the organizers have made an effort to make it more family friendly. Everywhere I went there were activities for children both indoors and outside. There are slides of all kinds, skating, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, dog sledding, ice fishing\u2026 There are races and contests, parades and fireworks. There are teepees, snowmobiles and clowns. There are marching bands everywhere. It is very colorful and noisy! Everywhere day and night you hear a sound similar to a moose calling which is produced by a long red plastic trumpet that is very popular.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2819 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/?attachment_id=2820'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/image-439-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/?attachment_id=2821'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/image-440-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/?attachment_id=2822'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/image-441-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/?attachment_id=2823'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/image-442-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/?attachment_id=2824'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/image-443-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/?attachment_id=2825'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/image-444-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/?attachment_id=2826'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/image-445-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/?attachment_id=2827'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/image-446-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p align=\"left\">This year was the fiftieth anniversary of the mascot \u201dBONHOMME CARNAVAL\u201d. He is a large, friendly snowman known the world over. He is everywhere, and everyone wants to hug him or have their picture taken with him. He only wears a red \u201ctuque\u201d and a \u201cceinture fl\u00e9ch\u00e9e\u201d which is a colorful woven belt wrapped and tied around his waist.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-2819 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/?attachment_id=2828'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/image-447-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/?attachment_id=2829'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/image-448-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>His palace, made of thousands of blocks of ice, is a landmark. You can walk through it and, at night, it is lit in a kaleidoscope of colors.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-2819 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/?attachment_id=2830'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/image-449-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/?attachment_id=2831'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/image-450-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Every year they make a new effigy of Bonhomme and sell it to raise money. Here is a photo of some of them from years past<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-2819 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/?attachment_id=2833'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/image-451-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The carnival lasts almost three weeks, and there are many yearly events such as the canoe race across the river. Teams race across the half frozen St Lawrence River, they half paddle half carry the boats across.<br \/>\nThere is an impressive snow sculpture competition. The entries are classified by category such as international, national and beginners, but they are all spectacular!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-2819 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/?attachment_id=2834'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/image-452-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/?attachment_id=2835'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/image-453-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>There is also a ball that is very popular. There used to be a beauty contest that ended with the crowning of a Queen, this tradition was abandoned a few years ago but I saw a video about it. It was fun looking back at the clothes they wore in the fifties and sixties.<\/p>\n<p>There are two nighttime parades that are very colorful. The one I attended culminated in a firework display on the Plaines d\u2019Abraham where 12000 glasses of bubbly were served.<\/p>\n<p>One tradition that is inseparable from the carnaval is the drinking of \u201cCaribou\u201d. Caribou is a hot drink made from St Georges wine, alcohol and cinnamon. It is said to be a tradition that dates way back. It certainly helps to beat the cold. You can buy a hollow cane and fill it with Caribou\u2026There are road side stands that fill them up\u2026there used to be a lot more\u2026<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-2819 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/?attachment_id=2836'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/image-454-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Which brings me to the crux of the matter: the COLD! Yes it was cold, very cold even! It is imperative to dress very warmly. But judging by the number of people out there all weekend, it can be done and should not be an excuse for missing out on this great event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I went to the \u201cCarnaval de Qu\u00e9bec\u201d this weekend. It is Quebec city\u2019s annual winter carnival. The \u201ccarnaval\u201d used to be pretty rowdy but in recent years the organizers have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-americas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2819"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2819\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2837,"href":"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2819\/revisions\/2837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}