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The Quebec Winter Carnival (French: Carnaval de Québec), commonly known in both English and French as Carnaval, is a pre-Lenten festival held in Quebec City. After being held intermittently since 1894, the Carnaval de Québec has been celebrated annually since 1955.[1] That year, Bonhomme Carnaval, the mascot of the festival, made his first appearance.[2] Up to one million people attended the Carnaval de Québec in 2006 making it, at the time, the largest winter festival in the world (since overtaken by the Harbin Festival).[3][4] It is, however, the largest winter festival in the Western Hemisphere.[5]
The most famous attractions of this winter festival are the night-time and daytime parades led by mascot Bonhomme Carnaval. The parades wind through the upper city, decorated for the occasion with lights and ice sculptures.
Numerous public and private parties, shows and balls are held across the city, some of them outside in the bitter cold, testimony to the Québécois' fabled joie de vivre.
Other major events include:
A masquerade ball with up to 400 participants at the grand ballroom of the Château Frontenac.
The opening and closing ceremonies taking place at the Ice Palace before thousands of participants, Bonhomme and the mayor of Quebec.
Outdoor sport events (snowboarding, ice canoe, snowshoes, hockey, dog-sledding, etc., some of them part of World Championship tournaments) inside and outside the city.
Free outdoor public banquets (brunch, breakfast, etc.).
The Canadian, Québécois, International and Student artist snow sculpture contests on the Plains of Abraham, the main setting of the carnival. The Plains are a public city park and stay open for leisure activities, including snowshoeing and cross-country skiing trails, during carnival time. Part of the Plains around the Citadel is transformed into an outdoor winter amusement park with various family-themed activities, including the display of the three main snow-sculpting contests (Canada's provinces, Quebec's regions, International) and the traditional bikini snow bath event (bain de neige)
Outdoor dance parties are held at the Ice Palaces.
Kiosks and other outlets in the city sell the Bonhomme effigy tag that grants admission into most of the events, although some are free outside the main site.
Most commercial main streets are decorated and some bars and restaurants set up a winter patio in front of their establishments.
Bonhomme – short for bonhomme de neige ("snowman") is the official ambassador of the festivities, the castle lord of the Ice Palace. Bonhomme is described as a seven-foot-tall, four-hundred pound snowman sporting a red cap, black buttons and a ceinture fléchée that gives acknowledgement to French-Canadian and Métis style clothing.[6]
It is traditional to drink Caribou, a hot alcoholic beverage, to keep warm.
The public auction is a fundraising event in aid of the carnival. This auction features many goods and services donated for silent auction and live auction.
Feasts and restaurantsedit
The Business Leaders' Luncheon, organized by the Québec City Chamber of Commerce.
The 'Restaurant Partners' Campaign is a 179-day promotion during which Québec City restaurants offer customers a special menu for a fixed price throughout the carnival (including appetizer, soup, or salad, a main course, and a dessert).
Races and tournamentsedit
A sleigh race in which drivers and their horses take part in a single- and double-harness race on the Plains of Abraham.
^"Quebec Winter Carnival 2019 - Quebec City, QC". To Do Canada.
^Daniel Shafto (1 January 2009). Carnival. Infobase Publishing. p. 80. ISBN978-1-4381-2660-9.
^Hilary Davidson; Paul Karr; Herbert Bailey Livesey; Bill McRae; Donald Olson (14 August 2006). Frommer's Canada: With the best hiking & outdoor adventures. John Wiley & Sons. p. 300. ISBN978-0-470-04457-5.
^"The world's largest ice festival features massive, stunning sculptures". Hindustan Times. Associated Press. January 6, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
^"Winter Fun at Quebec's Winter Carnival". Must Do Canada.
^ROSEN, AMY. "The snowman behind the legend: Get to know Quebec Winter Carnival's beloved Bonhomme". Theglobeandmail.com.
^"Gérard Bolduc". Réseau des Sports. 2002-05-03. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
^Foisy, Paul (2009-02-09). "Gérard Bolduc". RDS.ca (in French). Retrieved 2010-10-03.
External linksedit
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in French February 2019 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the French article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 5 871 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at fr Carnaval de Quebec see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated fr Carnaval de Quebec to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Quebec Winter Carnival news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Quebec Winter Carnival French Carnaval de Quebec commonly known in both English and French as Carnaval is a pre Lenten festival held in Quebec City After being held intermittently since 1894 the Carnaval de Quebec has been celebrated annually since 1955 1 That year Bonhomme Carnaval the mascot of the festival made his first appearance 2 Up to one million people attended the Carnaval de Quebec in 2006 making it at the time the largest winter festival in the world since overtaken by the Harbin Festival 3 4 It is however the largest winter festival in the Western Hemisphere 5 Quebec Winter CarnivalBonhomme Carnaval in 2011GenreWinter festivalBeginsFebruary 3 2023EndsFebruary 12 2023FrequencyAnnuallyLocation s Quebec CityCountryCanadaInaugurated1955 1955 annual event WebsiteCarnaval de QuebecThere was no carnival in 2021 Contents 1 Activities and attractions 2 Feasts and restaurants 3 Races and tournaments 4 Gallery 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksActivities and attractions editThe most famous attractions of this winter festival are the night time and daytime parades led by mascot Bonhomme Carnaval The parades wind through the upper city decorated for the occasion with lights and ice sculptures Numerous public and private parties shows and balls are held across the city some of them outside in the bitter cold testimony to the Quebecois fabled joie de vivre Other major events include A masquerade ball with up to 400 participants at the grand ballroom of the Chateau Frontenac The opening and closing ceremonies taking place at the Ice Palace before thousands of participants Bonhomme and the mayor of Quebec Outdoor sport events snowboarding ice canoe snowshoes hockey dog sledding etc some of them part of World Championship tournaments inside and outside the city Free outdoor public banquets brunch breakfast etc The Canadian Quebecois International and Student artist snow sculpture contests on the Plains of Abraham the main setting of the carnival The Plains are a public city park and stay open for leisure activities including snowshoeing and cross country skiing trails during carnival time Part of the Plains around the Citadel is transformed into an outdoor winter amusement park with various family themed activities including the display of the three main snow sculpting contests Canada s provinces Quebec s regions International and the traditional bikini snow bath event bain de neige Outdoor dance parties are held at the Ice Palaces Kiosks and other outlets in the city sell the Bonhomme effigy tag that grants admission into most of the events although some are free outside the main site Most commercial main streets are decorated and some bars and restaurants set up a winter patio in front of their establishments Bonhomme short for bonhomme de neige snowman is the official ambassador of the festivities the castle lord of the Ice Palace Bonhomme is described as a seven foot tall four hundred pound snowman sporting a red cap black buttons and a ceinture flechee that gives acknowledgement to French Canadian and Metis style clothing 6 It is traditional to drink Caribou a hot alcoholic beverage to keep warm The public auction is a fundraising event in aid of the carnival This auction features many goods and services donated for silent auction and live auction Feasts and restaurants editThe Business Leaders Luncheon organized by the Quebec City Chamber of Commerce The Restaurant Partners Campaign is a 179 day promotion during which Quebec City restaurants offer customers a special menu for a fixed price throughout the carnival including appetizer soup or salad a main course and a dessert Races and tournaments editA sleigh race in which drivers and their horses take part in a single and double harness race on the Plains of Abraham An Ice canoe race on the St Lawrence river The Quebec International Pee Wee Hockey Tournament was founded in 1960 by Gerard Bolduc Paul Dumont and others was part of the program until 1977 7 8 The Snowboard World Cup in Quebec City not part of the carnival official program Gallery edit nbsp Ice sculpture 2005 nbsp Family venue 2006 nbsp Ice Palace 2009 nbsp Parade in Montreal 2011 nbsp Canoe race 2011 nbsp Ice Palace 2011 nbsp Toboggan at Terrasse Dufferin nbsp nbsp See also editWinter festivalReferences edit Quebec Winter Carnival 2019 Quebec City QC To Do Canada Daniel Shafto 1 January 2009 Carnival Infobase Publishing p 80 ISBN 978 1 4381 2660 9 Hilary Davidson Paul Karr Herbert Bailey Livesey Bill McRae Donald Olson 14 August 2006 Frommer s Canada With the best hiking amp outdoor adventures John Wiley amp Sons p 300 ISBN 978 0 470 04457 5 The world s largest ice festival features massive stunning sculptures Hindustan Times Associated Press January 6 2018 Retrieved July 19 2018 Winter Fun at Quebec s Winter Carnival Must Do Canada ROSEN AMY The snowman behind the legend Get to know Quebec Winter Carnival s beloved Bonhomme Theglobeandmail com Gerard Bolduc Reseau des Sports 2002 05 03 Retrieved 2018 09 19 Foisy Paul 2009 02 09 Gerard Bolduc RDS ca in French Retrieved 2010 10 03 External links editQuebec Winter Carnaval virtual tour in panoramic photography Tornoipee wee qc ca Fissnowboard com Icehotel canada com Archived 2011 03 03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Quebec Winter Carnival amp oldid 1184737754, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
