Knowledge

Quebec Winter Carnival

Source đź“ť

587: 611: 659: 635: 668: 647: 36: 575: 457:, 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 281: 157: 623: 599: 422:
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.
80:, 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 Knowledge. 90: 818: 66: 773: 264: 411: 447:
Outdoor sport events (snowboarding, ice canoe, snowshoes, hockey, dog-sledding, etc., some of them part of World Championship tournaments) inside and outside the city.
548: 954: 586: 469:
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.
482:("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 929: 426:
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
100:
Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article.
174: 610: 949: 757: 730: 523:
offer customers a special menu for a fixed price throughout the carnival (including appetizer, soup, or salad, a main course, and a dessert).
506:
is a fundraising event in aid of the carnival. This auction features many goods and services donated for silent auction and live auction.
939: 646: 108: 444:
The opening and closing ceremonies taking place at the Ice Palace before thousands of participants, Bonhomme and the mayor of Quebec.
221: 934: 240: 193: 259: 634: 472:
Most commercial main streets are decorated and some bars and restaurants set up a winter patio in front of their establishments.
200: 178: 207: 799: 130: 574: 121:
Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Knowledge article at ]; see its history for attribution.
189: 537:
race in which drivers and their horses take part in a single- and double-harness race on the Plains of Abraham.
116: 908: 167: 658: 900: 85: 487: 667: 137: 438: 214: 944: 48: 622: 598: 410:
in 2006 making it, at the time, the largest winter festival in the world (since overtaken by the
746:
Hilary Davidson; Paul Karr; Herbert Bailey Livesey; Bill McRae; Donald Olson (14 August 2006).
406:, the mascot of the festival, made his first appearance. Up to one million people attended the 753: 747: 726: 454: 112: 720: 890: 552: 280: 912: 681: 495: 377: 294: 453:
The Canadian, Québécois, International and Student artist snow sculpture contests on the
819:"The snowman behind the legend: Get to know Quebec Winter Carnival's beloved Bonhomme" 923: 862: 836: 427: 255: 701: 562:
The Snowboard World Cup in Quebec City (not part of the carnival official program).
519:
The 'Restaurant Partners' Campaign is a 179-day promotion during which Québec City
17: 516:
The Business Leaders' Luncheon, organized by the Québec City Chamber of Commerce.
556: 395: 328: 156: 520: 541: 437:
A masquerade ball with up to 400 participants at the grand ballroom of the
414:). It is, however, the largest winter festival in the Western Hemisphere. 774:"The world's largest ice festival features massive, stunning sculptures" 503: 490:
that gives acknowledgement to French-Canadian and MĂ©tis style clothing.
483: 119:
to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is
534: 338: 895: 905: 391: 77: 749:
Frommer's Canada: With the best hiking & outdoor adventures
150: 29: 891:
Quebec Winter Carnaval virtual tour in panoramic photography
364: 89:
to this template: there are already 1,488 articles in the
450:
Free outdoor public banquets (brunch, breakfast, etc.).
402:
has been celebrated annually since 1955. That year,
73: 465:Outdoor dance parties are held at the Ice Palaces. 360: 344: 334: 324: 316: 308: 300: 290: 273: 181:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 69:
a machine-translated version of the French article.
398:. After being held intermittently since 1894, the 559:and others -- was part of the program until 1977. 386:), commonly known in both English and French as 702:"Quebec Winter Carnival 2019 - Quebec City, QC" 549:Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament 115:accompanying your translation by providing an 60:Click for important translation instructions. 47:expand this article with text translated from 8: 499:, a hot alcoholic beverage, to keep warm. 241:Learn how and when to remove this message 800:"Winter Fun at Quebec's Winter Carnival" 486:sporting a red cap, black buttons and a 693: 570: 752:. John Wiley & Sons. p. 300. 270: 94: 7: 955:Recurring events established in 1955 179:adding citations to reliable sources 127:{{Translated|fr|Carnaval de QuĂ©bec}} 780:. Associated Press. January 6, 2018 725:. Infobase Publishing. p. 80. 930:Tourist attractions in Quebec City 25: 719:Daniel Shafto (1 January 2009). 666: 657: 645: 633: 621: 609: 597: 585: 573: 279: 155: 34: 544:race on the St. Lawrence river. 166:needs additional citations for 125:You may also add the template 1: 950:1894 establishments in Quebec 652:Toboggan at Terrasse Dufferin 433:Other major events include: 493:It is traditional to drink 97:will aid in categorization. 971: 940:Winter festivals in Canada 861:Foisy, Paul (2009-02-09). 418:Activities and attractions 72:Machine translation, like 616:Parade in Montreal (2011) 285:Bonhomme Carnaval in 2011 278: 49:the corresponding article 27:Annual festival in Canada 935:Festivals in Quebec City 190:"Quebec Winter Carnival" 260:Infobox recurring event 136:For more guidance, see 551:-- founded in 1960 by 511:Feasts and restaurants 381: 374:Quebec Winter Carnival 274:Quebec Winter Carnival 265:considered for merging 528:Races and tournaments 461:event (bain de neige) 138:Knowledge:Translation 109:copyright attribution 580:Ice sculpture (2005) 175:improve this article 906:Icehotel-canada.com 896:Tornoipee-wee.qc.ca 823:Theglobeandmail.com 592:Family venue (2006) 392:pre-Lenten festival 911:2011-03-03 at the 408:Carnaval de QuĂ©bec 400:Carnaval de QuĂ©bec 383:Carnaval de QuĂ©bec 365:Carnaval de QuĂ©bec 117:interlanguage link 18:Carnaval de QuĂ©bec 841:RĂ©seau des Sports 759:978-0-470-04457-5 732:978-1-4381-2660-9 640:Ice Palace (2011) 628:Canoe race (2011) 604:Ice Palace (2009) 480:bonhomme de neige 455:Plains of Abraham 439:Château Frontenac 404:Bonhomme Carnaval 370: 369: 312:February 12, 2023 251: 250: 243: 225: 149: 148: 61: 57: 16:(Redirected from 962: 901:Fissnowboard.com 878: 877: 875: 874: 858: 852: 851: 849: 848: 833: 827: 826: 814: 808: 807: 796: 790: 789: 787: 785: 770: 764: 763: 743: 737: 736: 716: 710: 709: 698: 670: 661: 649: 637: 625: 613: 601: 589: 577: 488:ceinture flĂ©chĂ©e 459:bikini snow bath 355: 353: 304:February 3, 2023 283: 271: 268: 246: 239: 235: 232: 226: 224: 183: 159: 151: 128: 122: 96: 95:|topic= 93:, and specifying 78:Google Translate 59: 55: 38: 37: 30: 21: 970: 969: 965: 964: 963: 961: 960: 959: 920: 919: 913:Wayback Machine 887: 882: 881: 872: 870: 863:"GĂ©rard Bolduc" 860: 859: 855: 846: 844: 837:"GĂ©rard Bolduc" 835: 834: 830: 816: 815: 811: 798: 797: 793: 783: 781: 778:Hindustan Times 772: 771: 767: 760: 745: 744: 740: 733: 718: 717: 713: 700: 699: 695: 690: 682:Winter festival 678: 671: 662: 653: 650: 641: 638: 629: 626: 617: 614: 605: 602: 593: 590: 581: 578: 569: 530: 513: 420: 412:Harbin Festival 351: 349: 295:Winter festival 286: 269: 253: 247: 236: 230: 227: 184: 182: 172: 160: 145: 144: 143: 126: 120: 62: 56:(February 2019) 39: 35: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 968: 966: 958: 957: 952: 947: 942: 937: 932: 922: 921: 916: 915: 903: 898: 893: 886: 885:External links 883: 880: 879: 853: 828: 809: 804:Must Do Canada 791: 765: 758: 738: 731: 711: 692: 691: 689: 686: 685: 684: 677: 674: 673: 672: 665: 663: 656: 654: 651: 644: 642: 639: 632: 630: 627: 620: 618: 615: 608: 606: 603: 596: 594: 591: 584: 582: 579: 572: 568: 565: 564: 563: 560: 545: 538: 529: 526: 525: 524: 517: 512: 509: 508: 507: 500: 491: 473: 470: 463: 462: 451: 448: 445: 442: 419: 416: 368: 367: 362: 358: 357: 356:(annual event) 346: 342: 341: 336: 332: 331: 326: 322: 321: 318: 314: 313: 310: 306: 305: 302: 298: 297: 292: 288: 287: 284: 276: 275: 252: 249: 248: 163: 161: 154: 147: 146: 142: 141: 134: 123: 101: 98: 86:adding a topic 81: 70: 63: 44: 43: 42: 40: 33: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 967: 956: 953: 951: 948: 946: 943: 941: 938: 936: 933: 931: 928: 927: 925: 918: 914: 910: 907: 904: 902: 899: 897: 894: 892: 889: 888: 884: 868: 864: 857: 854: 842: 838: 832: 829: 824: 820: 813: 810: 805: 801: 795: 792: 779: 775: 769: 766: 761: 755: 751: 750: 742: 739: 734: 728: 724: 723: 715: 712: 707: 703: 697: 694: 687: 683: 680: 679: 675: 669: 664: 660: 655: 648: 643: 636: 631: 624: 619: 612: 607: 600: 595: 588: 583: 576: 571: 566: 561: 558: 554: 553:GĂ©rard Bolduc 550: 546: 543: 539: 536: 532: 531: 527: 522: 518: 515: 514: 510: 505: 501: 498: 497: 492: 489: 485: 481: 477: 474: 471: 468: 467: 466: 460: 456: 452: 449: 446: 443: 440: 436: 435: 434: 431: 429: 428:joie de vivre 424: 417: 415: 413: 409: 405: 401: 397: 393: 389: 385: 384: 379: 375: 366: 363: 359: 347: 343: 340: 337: 333: 330: 327: 323: 319: 315: 311: 307: 303: 299: 296: 293: 289: 282: 277: 272: 266: 262: 261: 257: 245: 242: 234: 223: 220: 216: 213: 209: 206: 202: 199: 195: 192: â€“  191: 187: 186:Find sources: 180: 176: 170: 169: 164:This article 162: 158: 153: 152: 139: 135: 132: 124: 118: 114: 110: 106: 102: 99: 92: 91:main category 88: 87: 82: 79: 75: 71: 68: 65: 64: 58: 52: 50: 45:You can help 41: 32: 31: 19: 917: 871:. Retrieved 866: 856: 845:. Retrieved 843:. 2002-05-03 840: 831: 822: 817:ROSEN, AMY. 812: 803: 794: 782:. Retrieved 777: 768: 748: 741: 721: 714: 706:To Do Canada 705: 696: 494: 479: 478:– short for 475: 464: 458: 432: 425: 421: 407: 403: 399: 387: 382: 373: 371: 258: 237: 231:January 2018 228: 218: 211: 204: 197: 185: 173:Please help 168:verification 165: 113:edit summary 104: 84: 54: 46: 869:(in French) 557:Paul Dumont 521:restaurants 502:The public 396:Quebec City 345:Inaugurated 329:Quebec City 325:Location(s) 254:‹ The 945:Mardi Gras 924:Categories 873:2010-10-03 847:2018-09-19 688:References 201:newspapers 542:Ice canoe 317:Frequency 263:is being 131:talk page 83:Consider 51:in French 909:Archived 784:July 19, 722:Carnival 676:See also 476:Bonhomme 394:held in 388:Carnaval 320:Annually 267:. â€ş 256:template 107:provide 567:Gallery 504:auction 496:Caribou 484:snowman 390:, is a 361:Website 350: ( 335:Country 215:scholar 129:to the 111:in the 53:. 867:RDS.ca 756:  729:  535:sleigh 378:French 339:Canada 301:Begins 217:  210:  203:  196:  188:  291:Genre 222:JSTOR 208:books 74:DeepL 786:2018 754:ISBN 727:ISBN 547:The 372:The 352:1955 348:1955 309:Ends 194:news 105:must 103:You 67:View 540:An 177:by 76:or 926:: 865:. 839:. 821:. 802:. 776:. 704:. 555:, 533:A 430:. 380:: 876:. 850:. 825:. 806:. 788:. 762:. 735:. 708:. 441:. 376:( 354:) 244:) 238:( 233:) 229:( 219:· 212:· 205:· 198:· 171:. 140:. 133:. 20:)

Index

Carnaval de Québec
the corresponding article
View
DeepL
Google Translate
adding a topic
main category
copyright attribution
edit summary
interlanguage link
talk page
Knowledge:Translation

verification
improve this article
adding citations to reliable sources
"Quebec Winter Carnival"
news
newspapers
books
scholar
JSTOR
Learn how and when to remove this message
template
Infobox recurring event
considered for merging

Winter festival
Quebec City
Canada

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.

↑