{"id":22285,"date":"2015-07-27T15:00:47","date_gmt":"2015-07-27T13:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=22285"},"modified":"2017-10-23T15:52:03","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T13:52:03","slug":"linternational-des-feux-loto-quebec-the-montreal-fireworks-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/linternational-des-feux-loto-quebec-the-montreal-fireworks-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"L\u2019International des Feux Loto-Qu\u00e9bec (The Montreal Fireworks Festival)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The summer is the season of fireworks. Some years my family has been lucky: We get to see Fourth of July fireworks in the US before heading out to Paris for our annual pilgrimage and watching the spectacular fireworks for la f\u00eate nationale<\/em>. This year, however, we are not traveling and I am stuck dreaming of…L’international des feux Loto-Qu\u00e9bec!<\/em><\/p>\n

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L’international des feux<\/em>\u00a0is the largest fireworks festival\u00a0in the world. Since 1985, it has been held at La Ronde in Montreal, which is an amusement park overlooking Dolphins Lake. From July 1st of this year until August 1st, biweekly fireworks shows will be held on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Pyrotechnical companies from different countries represent their countries with 30 minute shows set to music and compete for Gold, Silver, or Bronze Jupiters (trophies).<\/p>\n

This Saturday, July 25th will be the United States’ entry into the competition, while France’s fireworks show will be held on Wednesday, July 29th. For the grand finale, a tribute to Madonna will be held on Saturday, August 1st.<\/p>\n

Here is a description about the festival from La Ronde’s official website<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“En 2015, la magie des feux illuminera le ciel de La Ronde \u00e0 l’occasion de la 31e \u00e9dition de L’International des Feux Loto-Qu\u00e9bec. Des firmes de r\u00e9putation mondiale repr\u00e9sentant leur pays respectif sont invit\u00e9es \u00e0 participer \u00e0 cette comp\u00e9tition de feux d’artifice reconnue comme une des plus prestigieuses au monde.\u00a0Le meilleur endroit d’o\u00f9 admirer les feux d’artifice, qui illuminent le ciel et se d\u00e9ploient aussi \u00e0 la surface du lac des Dauphins, est assur\u00e9ment des gradins de La Ronde.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Les feux d\u2019artifice pr\u00e9sent\u00e9s \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al depuis des d\u00e9cennies sont devenus une institution et une source d\u2019\u00e9merveillement non seulement pour le public montr\u00e9alais, mais pour tous les touristes et visiteurs en provenance de partout \u00e0 travers le monde. La foule\u00a0demeure toujours \u00e9bahie par ce spectacle nocturne qui transforme le ciel en tableaux de lumi\u00e8re. En provenance de tous les continents, des magiciens du ciel sont tr\u00e8s fiers de pr\u00e9senter leurs arts et leurs prestations \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al et nous en mettent plein la vue pour remporter le concours et le pr\u00e9cieux jupiter d\u2019or.<\/em><\/p>\n

Un feu d’artifice est une f\u00eate universelle; depuis des mill\u00e9naires, la pyrotechnie a toujours cr\u00e9\u00e9e la magie. L’International des Feux Loto-Qu\u00e9bec pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al transmet cette joie \u00e9ph\u00e9m\u00e8re mais tellement jolie…”<\/em><\/p>\n

Vocabulary\/Vocabulaire<\/em>:<\/p>\n

la magie<\/em> — the magic<\/p>\n

les feux d’artifice<\/em> — fireworks<\/p>\n

le ciel<\/em> — the sky<\/p>\n

illuminer (ils illuminent)<\/em> — to illuminate<\/p>\n

\u00e9merveillement<\/em> — amazement<\/p>\n

en provenance de<\/em> — coming from<\/p>\n

la foule<\/em> — the crowd<\/p>\n

demeurer (elle demeure)<\/em> — to remain<\/p>\n

\u00e9bahi(e)<\/em> — dumbfounded, flabbergasted<\/p>\n

ce spectacle nocturne<\/em> — this night show<\/p>\n

le concours<\/em> — the competition<\/p>\n

cette joie \u00e9ph\u00e9m\u00e8re<\/em> — this ephemeral joy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

The summer is the season of fireworks. Some years my family has been lucky: We get to see Fourth of July fireworks in the US before heading out to Paris for our annual pilgrimage and watching the spectacular fireworks for la f\u00eate nationale. This year, however, we are not traveling and I am stuck dreaming…<\/p>\n

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