Halfway Through Lent, a Small Quebec Island Celebrates With Masks and Jigs

Few islanders still observe Lent, but they cling to a tradition once seen as defying the all-powerful Roman Catholic Church.

By Norimitsu Onishi and Renaud Philippe · The New York Times – World

Few islanders still observe Lent, but they cling to a tradition once seen as defying the all-powerful Roman Catholic Church.