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A really nice description of "La Fête de la St-Jean Baptiste" as celebrated in Quebec can be found at: http://www.genealogyforum.rootsweb.com/gfaol/resource/Canada/StJean.htm Apparently at the beginning of the 19th century, in towns and villages along the St-Lawrence River, it was customary to take the first swim of the year on St-Jean-Baptiste Day. Even today most swimming pools in Quebec open for the season around that day. Traffic was easier this morning as the Quebec side of Ottawa slept in :-) Strange to have one part of town on holiday and the other working! Boogie