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The culture of Quebec emerged over the last few hundred years, resulting predominantly from the shared history of the French-speaking North American majority in Quebec. Québécois culture, as a whole, constitutes all distinctive traits – spiritual, material, intellectual and affective – that characterize Québécois society.
The first Quebec law adopted to protect Quebec's heritage was the Act respecting the conservation of monuments and objets of art of historical or artistic interest. Presented to the Legislative Assembly by the Secretary of the Province, Louis-Athanase David , the Act was assented to on March 21, 1922.
This is a collection of articles about art, cinema, literature, music and culture of the Province of Quebec, Canada. By province or territory: Alberta; British Columbia;
Histoire et traditions des douceurs de la table, Sillery, Septentrion, 2002, 224 p. (ISBN 978-2-89448-339-8). Richler, Jacob (2012). My Canada Includes Foie Gras. Toronto: Viking Canada. ISBN 978-0-670-06582-0. ^ Richard Bizier and Roch Nadeau, Célébrer le Québec gourmand.
Montreal is also the cultural capital for English Quebec. The Montreal Gazette newspaper, McGill University, and the Centaur Theatre are traditional hubs of Anglo culture. The cultural divide between Montreal's and Canada's Francophone and Anglophone culture was strong and was famously referred to as the Two Solitudes by
Dance in Quebec includes dances that are specific to the province of Quebec, Canada, it comprises traditional group, couple, and solo dance as well as contemporary jazz, ballet, and modern dance. There are a number of dance companies and dance schools .
Other aspects of Quebec folklore include superstitions surrounding objects, events, and dreams. In essence, these stem from the belief in both white magic and black magic, where the former is seen to be beneficial and seeks to bring about positive outcomes, and the latter being essentially malicious, sinister, and all-around evil (sometimes also called witchcraft). [7]
Quebec's closest international partner is the United States, with which it shares a long and positive history. Products of American culture like songs, movies, fashion and food strongly affect Québécois culture. Quebec has a historied relationship with France, as Quebec was a part of the French Empire and both regions share a language.