1. La Pratique culturelle

2. Les Consignes / Directions Indiquer si les phrases sont varies ou fausses. Si elles sont fausses, indiquer pourquoi. Indicate if the sentences are true or false. If they are false, indicate why.

3. Charlie Hebdo An extremist is someone who promotes ideas that are very far from what most people consider correct or reasonable. Extremists may take religious quotes out of context and provide them as so-called “evidence” to support their beliefs or actions. On Wednesday, 7 January 2015, two Islamic extremists entered the Charlie Hebdo offices and killed 4 political cartoonists and 1 economist, among others. Over 1 million people marched in Paris on Sunday, 11 January 2015 holding ‘Je suis Charlie’ signs to support the extreme images shown in the publication’s cartoons.

4. Mardi Gras Mardi Gras means 'Fat Tuesday', the day on which the population would eat all animal products in the cupboards before fasting during the Catholic season of Lent. The official colors of Mardi Gras are gold, red, and green. Rex is the name of the official king of Mardi Gras.

5. Mardi Gras Krewes are composed of capenters and mechanics who build floats for the Mardi Gras parade. Whoever receives the bean or plastic baby in the King Cake for Mardi Gras must play a trick on a friend.

6. Poisson d’avril Poisson d'avril' is celebrated on April 1st and is the approximate equivalent of April Fool's Day. One possible origin of Poisson d’avril’s may be traced to the end of Lent when French Catholics could only eat fish during this season. In France, 'Poisson d'avril' is currently celebrated by bringing a baked fish to a neighbor.

7. Virunga Virunga generates solar, hydroelectric, and wind energies for renewable power sources. To deter poachers and smugglers, Virunga park rangers have created the Congo hound and biomass briquette programs. King Leopold II of Belgium was a generous ruler who ensured villagers received the benefits of their local economy. TransCanada would like to build the Keystone Pipeline under Lake Edward in Virunga National Park.