Bonhomme

Bonhomme

Article by

Nancy Schmitz

Published Online	February 6, 2006
Last Edited	March 4, 2015

Bonhomme is the generic term for a figure ( bonhomme de sucre , "sugar baby"; bonhomme de neige , "snowman") used in several combinations in French Canada: bonhomme carnaval , the Québec carnival

Bonhomme is the generic term for a figure (bonhomme de sucre, "sugar baby"; bonhomme de neige, "snowman") used in several combinations in French Canada: bonhomme carnaval, the Québec carnival snowman mascot figure; bonhomme de sable, "the sandman"; and bonhomme sept-heures (from the English "bone-setter"), a frightening figure.