What
do you do to celebrate the coming of spring? You do know that today
is the first day of spring, in the Northern Hemisphere, right?
Well,
did you know that some people in Michigan and Switzerland, and
probably other very chilly places, burn a snowman in celebration of
the day?
I
know, you're wondering how on earth anyone can burn snow! Well, a
“snowman” is built of straw, according to what I read, then fixed up to look like a snowy snowman. It is
the dry straw that burns. Check out a few of the videos and photos
on the Lake Superior State University website—the university has
been burning snowmen since 1971!
Also:
Nowruz in Iran
The
Persian culture celebrates the New Year on the Vernal Equinox, or
first day of spring—in other words, today! Check out this earlier post to find out more about Nowruz.
Also
on this date:
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