Quebec's Catholic Profanity.

I lived in Quebec and tabarnak(tabernacle), osti or hostie or estie (host, the bread used during communion), câlisse (chalice), ciboire (the container that holds the host), and sacrament (sacrament) were swear words known as sacres that were tossed around  by friends and foes alike. The considerable influence of the Catholic religion in the province allowed sacres to become powerful forms of profanity. Tabarnouche and tabarouette are non-vulgar versions of tabarnak, similar to 'shoot' and 'darn' in English.