Le Bonhomme Carnaval of Quebec City Canada
Statue of Le Bonhomme Carnaval in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. This official mascot of Le Carnaval de Quebec, was created in 1954 and is 7 feet in height. 2016 will mark the 62nd celebration of Le Carnaval de Quebec. The Carnaval runs from January 28th through to February 14th.
The Québec Winter Carnival, as it is known in English, is the oldest of the winter festivals that are held each year in Canada. The popular tradition of a celebration in the dead of winter can be traced back to New France. To relieve the tedium of winter, the habitants would gather and celebrate before Lent (see Religious Festivals), from the end of January to mid-February.
The first organized winter festival in Québec City, held in 1894, was the brainchild of Frank Carrel, owner of the Québec Daily Telegraph. The event was held during subsequent winters, but two World Wars and the Great Depression prevented it from being held on a regular basis. The event was reinstated in 1954 as part of efforts to revive the economy of the provincial capital, and it has been held every winter since then.
If you have not partaken of Quebec City's Carnaval, you are truly missing out!
Le Bonhomme Carnaval of Quebec City Canada
Statue of Le Bonhomme Carnaval in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. This official mascot of Le Carnaval de Quebec, was created in 1954 and is 7 feet in height. 2016 will mark the 62nd celebration of Le Carnaval de Quebec. The Carnaval runs from January 28th through to February 14th.
The Québec Winter Carnival, as it is known in English, is the oldest of the winter festivals that are held each year in Canada. The popular tradition of a celebration in the dead of winter can be traced back to New France. To relieve the tedium of winter, the habitants would gather and celebrate before Lent (see Religious Festivals), from the end of January to mid-February.
The first organized winter festival in Québec City, held in 1894, was the brainchild of Frank Carrel, owner of the Québec Daily Telegraph. The event was held during subsequent winters, but two World Wars and the Great Depression prevented it from being held on a regular basis. The event was reinstated in 1954 as part of efforts to revive the economy of the provincial capital, and it has been held every winter since then.
If you have not partaken of Quebec City's Carnaval, you are truly missing out!