What is a snowman?

Snowman is a statue of a person that is made of wrapped snow. As one can imagine, snowfalls usually occur only in climate, where it decreases and remains cold enough to reduce, even if in warmer areas people can make snowmen as a news when some crushed ice or artificial snow is available. The practice in the production of snowmen dates back to at least the Middle Ages and can be even older, since the snow is ideally suitable for sculpture, especially for young and inexperienced hands. Traditionally, the balls narrow the size, with the upper ball form the head, the middle balls form the torso and the lower balls are used for legs. It is also common to decorate a snowman, classic with pieces of coal for eyes and carrots for the nose. Coal can also be used to design buttons on the fuselage of a snowman and to make a mouth. The chopsticks can be used to design arms and some snowfalls also wear hats, scarves and gloves.

BasicThe form of a snowman is of course exposed to a variation. For example, at some traditional snow festivals, snow is made with two snow balls for comfort and can be very small. In Japan, some snow festivals lead to hundreds of small snow are sorted in fields and other public places, which can be quite a look. People can also try to provide snow -realistic features such as real legs, and in some cases they can be supported by an internal framework.

Depending on the weather conditions, the snowman may be ephemeral or permanent. If the weather remains cold and dry, the snowman can continue to exist for a long time, even if it can start to crumble a little. If more snow falls, the snowman can be mildly buried, even if people can reduce them to transform it. Genuine or warming weather, snowman melts and leaves his accessories behind.

Many people in snowy countries enjoy the production of snowmen as a winter activityThose that allows them to get out even if the weather is less than ideal. After a period of heavy snow, it is not unusual to see many people in their courts and probably in their courts, evaluate damage and cooperate in teams about building snowmen for fun. Although many people connect snowmen with children's games, adults are often involved and in some regions are organized by adult competitions for the best snowman.