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Québec’s Winter Carnival
At the beginning of the s, the economic downturn greatly affected the region of Québec City.
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In October , Frank Carrel, owner of the Québec Daily Telegraph, put forth the idea of a winter carnival. The event opened at the end of January , with an ice palace in front of the Parliament. A gigantic masquerade with costumed participants, various sports competitions, concerts, ice sculptures, a night parade and a fireworks display are all part of the festivities.
After a successful initial experience, the event took place again in and many more times until Seen as a way to overcome the economic hardships of the post-war years, the first modern Carnival was organized in
During the Carnival, people have fun and dance around like they did in traditional dance parties to music made by trumpets, fiddles and drums.
Dances like the polka or waltz, later replaced by rock’n’roll and disco in the following decades, were frowned u