New
Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras before the 40-day-long fasting observance of Lent
begins and Quebec celebrates Carnival.
The
Quebec City Carnival has been held uninterruptedly since 1955. That year, a
large ice palace was built for Bonhomme, the carnival mascot.
My
daughter Andrea teaches French at a junior high school in Edmonton. They
celebrated Carnival on Friday and she borrowed a costume from a school close to
my house. Yesterday we met for dinner and she warned me that when I got home there was a bag with his body by the front door and his head was on the dining room
table! She asked if I could return ‘him’.
So, here
I am as ‘Bonne femme Carnival’. I’m tempted to walk over to the school in
costume, waving to cars and kids and see what kind of reception I receive!
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