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Quebec Island Celebrates Lent with Masks and Jigs, Defying Catholic Tradition
A small Quebec island maintains a unique tradition of celebrating halfway through Lent with masks and jigs, a practice once seen as defying the powerful Roman Catholic Church, even as few islanders still observe Lent.
28 Mar, 09:01 — 28 Mar, 09:01
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