Québec Ancêtre - Did you know?
To occupy their free time, the inhabitants of New France held soirées, when they would gather to tell stories, or to share in celebrations. In town, many people would go to inns and taverns. There, they would drink spirits and play cards, billiards, backgammon or dice. Gambling, already popular in the 1600s, became even more so during the following century.
Virtual Museum of New France. For more information visit www.historymuseum.ca/ virtual-museum-of-new-france
To occupy their free time, the inhabitants of New France held soirées, when they would gather to tell stories, or to share in celebrations. In town, many people would go to inns and taverns. There, they would drink spirits and play cards, billiards, backgammon or dice. Gambling, already popular in the 1600s, became even more so during the following century.
Virtual Museum of New France. For more information visit www.historymuseum.ca/ virtual-museum-of-new-france
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