French Canadian variant of the Wild Hunt, a legend which interprets strange noises in the air as relating to a hunter condemned to hunt throughout eternity. In Chasse-Galerie, one or several persons together are able, with the help of the devil, to travel in a canoe through the air at tremendous speed.
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- Schmitz, Nancy. "Chasse-Galerie". The Canadian Encyclopedia, 04 March 2015, Historica Canada. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/chasse-galerie. Accessed 23 November 2024.
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- Schmitz, N. (2015). Chasse-Galerie. In The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/chasse-galerie
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- Schmitz, Nancy. "Chasse-Galerie." The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Article published February 06, 2006; Last Edited March 04, 2015.
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- The Canadian Encyclopedia, s.v. "Chasse-Galerie," by Nancy Schmitz, Accessed November 23, 2024, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/chasse-galerie
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Chasse-Galerie
Article by Nancy Schmitz
Published Online February 6, 2006
Last Edited March 4, 2015