Module4CarnivalGuidance:MaybeyouhaveheardaboutthecarnivalsinRioandOrleans
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ThecustomofcelebratingfromtheendofJanuaryuntilmid-FebruaryhaslongbeenpopularinQuebecCity,Canada
ThefirstlargeWinterCarnivalhere,intheworld’ssnowcapital,tookplacein1894
Facedwithwinter’shardships1,thecity’spopulationmadethispopulartraditionintoawintercelebrationthatwarmedtheheartsofallpeople
Interruptedbythetwowarsandthentheeconomiccrisisof1929,theCarnivalwasheldfromtimetotimeuntilthesecondhalfofthecentury
In1954,agroupofbusinesspeoplere-startedthefestivities2
Thatyear,Bonhommewasbornandwaselectedtheevent’srepresentative3
ThenextyearthefirstofficialQuebecWinterCarnivaltookplace
TheCarnivalsnowballed4intoabigeventandwasimportantfortourismandeconomicactivityinthecity
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