What a celebration for this city!

Ok here is a brief description of what it is:
The Fête nationale du Québec ("Quebec National Holiday") is an official holiday of Quebec, Canada. The festivities occur on June 23 and 24th. Originally, it was a holiday honouring the patron saint of Quebec, St. John the Baptist, by Quebecers, and in ordinary conversation the day is still often called la Saint-Jean.

My experience, was interesting. It reminded me of our 4th of July celebration. 250,000 people gathered in a park near the old city for a crazy party. The park, called The plains of Abraham, and was the site of the deciding battle between the French and English here in Quebec. Strange that they celebrate their independence and the English victory, and yet still battle to maintain their French culture, and want to br their own country. Ironic isnt it. Anyway the field was full of people and there was a concert with many Quebecoise artists performing. The night was ended with a fireworks show. Most of the people were drinking large quantities of beer and waiving the Quebec flag. Some built bon fires, and danced it seemed everyone was there to have a good time. I met tons of nice people and got to practice my Frnech a bit. An experience I will not soon forget....