Mid-Lent, election of the Queen of the Queens, 1900. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani

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Mid-Lent, election of the Queen of the Queens, 1900. Old Parisian custom of electing at Mi-Careme (mid-Lent) a Queen of Paris from Queens chosen by each of the 20 arrondissements, or wards, in Paris. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 11th February 1900.

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