Black Mittens
Apparently drawing on this superstition from Acadian folklore, it was, it seems, a bad omen to don black mittens when fishing in the Magdalen Islands.
A Catalonia in Quebec
A very interesting symbol of Quebec's rural life, a Catalonia is a type of bedspread and floor mat, whose coloured strips are randomly shaped.
Sweet garlic
We called American erythrone “sweet garlic”. But contrary to expectations, none of the parts of this edible plant has even a subtle taste of garlic.
Murray Bay Turkey
For our very first capsule, we decided to talk to you about a name that, without anyone knowing why, faded into American history.