Faced with winter’s hardships，the city’s population made this popular tradition into a winter celebration that warmed the hearts of all people.Interrupted by the two wars and then the economic crisis of 1929，the Carnival was held from time to time until the second half of the century.In 1954，a group of business people restarted the festivities(欢宴；欢庆).That year，Bonhomme was born and was elected the event’s representative.The next year the first official Quebec Winter Carnival took place.The Carnival snowballed(滚雪球般增大) into a big event and was important for tourism and economic activity in the city.