In 2021, the city's Quebecers are rediscovering winter
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This year, pandemic obliges, the Winter Carnival of Quebec has bet on ice sculptures close to citizens in each district of the city.
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By: Pascale Guéricolas
22 mins
Seen from abroad, Quebec looks like a huge snowy playground, where its inhabitants have fun like crazy during the cold season which lasts a good 5 months.
However, a good part of the inhabitants of this French-speaking region of Canada contrive to deny winter.
They endure temperatures of -10 or -20 degrees, numerous snowfalls, episodes of freezing rain after winter at the wheel of their car.
And flee as much as possible to Florida or Cuba.
Except this year, of course.
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The closure of restaurants, cinemas, bars and sports halls condemns them to storm the ice rinks, cross-country ski trails and toboggan runs in the heart of the city.
Will winter 2021 be the year in which urban Quebecers come to terms with winter?
In 2021, the city's Quebecers are rediscovering winter, a great report by Pascale Guéricolas.
The Plains of Abraham, a huge park in the heart of Quebec City, served as a playground for sledging and cross-country skiing enthusiasts all winter.
© Pascale Guéricolas / RFI
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