SNOWMAN: THE HISTORY OF THE SYMBOL OF WINTER AND NEW YEAR The presentation was made by the senior teacher of the CRR-Kindergarten No. 26 Averina N.L.
What is winter without a snowman?! Big and small, kind and funny, with carrots instead of a nose and an old bucket on their heads, they are born, as if by magic, in city and village courtyards, lovingly molded, rolled up by the palms of children and adults. How many snowmen appear around us during the winter? Hundreds! You look, and every time you are surprised by the imagination, originality and originality of the thinking of the "sculptors"! This fun winter idea has been known to people for more than one century. But not many people know what supernatural meaning the snowman had in the past...
According to an old legend, at the end of the 15th century, around 1493, the Italian sculptor, architect, poet Michelangelo Buonarroti first made a snow figure. According to historical research, the first written mention of a snowman is found in an 18th-century book: it speaks of a “beautiful snowman” of gigantic proportions. And the word "schneeman", that is, "snowman", originally arose in German. The image of a snowman first appeared as an illustration for a children's song book published in Leipzig.
The first snowmen were portrayed as unkind ferocious snow monsters of impressive size. This is no coincidence, because in those ancient times, ruthless winters with severe frosts and dank blizzards brought a lot of trouble. Most likely, it was then that beliefs appeared, according to which snowmen pose a real threat to people. They thought it was dangerous to sculpt them during the periods of the full moon: for a person, disobedience can turn into obsessive nightmares, night terrors, and indeed all sorts of failures. And in Norway there was a legend that it was dangerous to look at snowmen late at night because of the curtains. In addition, it was considered a bad sign to meet a snow figure at night: it was recommended to bypass it.
It was only in the 19th century that snow creatures “took better” and soon became an indispensable attribute of Christmas and New Year. Greeting cards with a picture of a cute smiling snowman surrounded by cheerful children quickly gained popularity.
It is curious that, in the view of European peoples, a snowman is always a male creature, they never had snow women and snow maidens. In English, there is only one word for it - "snowman"
According to an old European parable, St. Francis of Assisi considered the creation of snowmen to be a kind of method of dealing with demons. And according to another Christian legend, snowmen are angels. After all, snow is a gift from heaven. This means that the snowman is none other than an angel who can convey people's requests to God. For this little snowman, they sculpted from freshly fallen snow and quietly whispered their desire to him. They believed that as soon as the snow figurine melted, the wish would immediately be delivered to heaven and would soon come true.
In Europe, snowmen were always made near houses, generously decorated with garlands and household utensils, wrapped in scarves, and branched brooms were handed into hands. In the details of their "clothes" a mystical character is guessed. For example, a nose in the form of a carrot was attached to propitiate the spirits that send harvest and fertility. An inverted bucket on the head symbolized prosperity in the house. In Romania, the custom of decorating a snowman with "beads" of garlic heads has long been known. It was believed that this contributes to the health of the household and protects them from the leprosy of dark power.
Wonderful children's fairy tales are dedicated to snowmen. The most famous is the fairy tale by G. H. Andersen "The Snowman". The dog tells the snowman about his life, about people and about the stove, where she loved to warm herself as a puppy. And the snowman also had an inexplicable desire to get closer to the stove, it seemed to him that something was stirring in him. For days on end, instead of enjoying the bitter frosts, he yearned, looking at the stove through the window ... Spring came, and the snowman melted. And only then was an explanation for his sadness found: the snowman was fixed on a poker, which moved in him at the sight of his native stove.
The hero of another good German fairy tale by Mandy Vogel "Dream of the Brown Snowman" is a chocolate snowman. He dreams of seeing snow, and his friend, the boy Tim, takes him outside. The snowman is delighted with the white winter day and children's games of snowballs. In the end, the chocolate snowman himself is covered with snow, he sincerely rejoices at this, thinking that now he is as white as everyone around. But Tim, seeing that his fabulous brown friend is still far from perfect whiteness, does not dare to disturb his happiness.
In Rus', snowmen have been sculpted since ancient pagan times and revered as the spirits of winter. They, like Frost, were treated with due respect and asked for help and to reduce the duration of severe frosts. By the way, snowmen and the Snow Maiden are our Russian property. Our ancestors believed that the winter natural phenomena (fogs, snows, blizzards) are commanded by female spirits. Therefore, to show them their respect, they sculpted snowmen.
No wonder there is an expression "winter is mother", "frost is father". And the month of January is sometimes even called “snowman”. For our people, the snowman is one of the favorite New Year's characters. In the glorious Soviet cartoons "The Snowman-Postman", "When the Christmas Trees Light Up", the snowman acts as a faithful assistant to Santa Claus
Snowman - as a symbol of the New Year is depicted on greeting cards
The tallest snowman in Europe The tallest snowman in the USA Today, in our civilized world, the creation of snow figures remains not only a favorite activity for children, but also a publicly organized holiday. Around the world, records are set for sculpting the tallest snowmen flaunting on the slopes of a ski resort in Austria, in the city of Galtür: its height has reached 16 meters 70 centimeters. And the record for creating the tallest snowman in the world was set in the United States of America in 1999, its height is 37 meters 20 centimeters, and its weight is 6 thousand tons of snow.
Snowmen's Parade is held in Moscow In Moscow, for several years in a row, the annual Snowmen's Parade competition has been held in the estate of Father Frost in Kuzminsky Park. Even if our snow figures are only the size of a person, their number (several dozen) is very impressive! We are not far behind in this matter!
The smallest snowman British scientist David Cox from the London National Physical Laboratory has created the smallest snowman in the world. This snowman is 5 times thinner than a human hair, the diameter of the balls is less than 0.01mm. In order to view this interesting snowman, you will need a microscope. The scientist made a snowman out of two tiny circles of tin. David Cox made the eyes and smile of a funny snowman using a focused beam of ions, he used the ions to attach a nose made of platinum to him.
January 18 International Snowman Day Such a great idea came to the collector Cornelius Grötz from Germany. He began to collect images of a snowman as a young man and entered the Guinness Book of Records in 2008 with his collection! It has more than three thousand exhibits! And all this - Snowmen! And this collector offered to celebrate the Day of the Snowman. Cornelius thought thus: First, in the middle of January there is snow in many countries. Secondly, the number 18 looks like a snowman holding a broom. Thirdly, fortunately, there was no international holiday on this day! In addition, the Snowman can become a symbol for environmental actions, because Snowmen are terribly afraid of warming. It will become warmer everywhere, the snow will disappear, and with it the Snowman. In Russia, Snowman Day is celebrated on February 28, so we are lucky: we have the opportunity to celebrate twice!!! This day is a good occasion to get together with the whole family and have fun.
Poems about the snowman by M. Boikov The kids blushed - Rolled three balls! They piled them on top of each other, And piled a bucket. Nose - carrots, coal - eyes, Snowman from a children's fairy tale! summer! Snow Woman A. Brodsky We made a snow woman to perfection. For glory, for glory, for her own amusement. She looks at us with black eyes, As if laughing with two coals. Although our woman is standing with a broom, But let her not seem evil to you. more fun. Snowman Tatyana Gusarova The yard is full of snow. I made a snowman. Arms, legs, head, Carrot nose, two eyes. I'll draw a mouth with paint. Let the people please!
The adventure of the snowman O. Korneev Once upon a time there was a Snowman: His mouth was a blade of grass, his nose was a twig. All the animals were friends with him, They often visited. tilt it lower! - Four of us will quickly cut down this Christmas tree with an ax! - There is no sense in these Christmas trees, Only wounds from needles! got scared, ran away. Well done, Snowman! Snowman V. Stepanov One - hand, two - hand - We sculpt a snowman! Three - four, three - four, Let's draw a wider mouth! Five - we'll find carrots for the nose, We'll find coals for the eyes. us. Seven and eight, seven and eight, We will ask him to dance. Nine - ten - a snowman Over his head - somersault !!! Well, a circus!
Snowman T. Marshalova Snowman, carrot nose, Went out in the morning to the frost. I took a shovel to remove the snow, I took a broom to sweep, I took a sled to go into the forest And bring firewood. , Sparrow and bullfinch. Come, forest people! The snowman is waiting for you to visit. L. Shaitanova What are you standing and waiting for, my friend: Lump, lump and lump? The coals are eyes, the nose is a carrot, And you hold the whisk deftly. Chernyaeva We made a snowball ... - You will be a snowman! We will put two on top. The top one is the head. The nose is a carrot. This is one! Two - pieces of glass instead of eyes. And beets, with the count of "three!", Draw the mouth. Look! Feet - sneakers, hands - branches. We took the skis from Svetka ... The snowman smiled And skied off into the forest.
Snowman. To see the carrot-nose, The moon has risen above him. On his head is a bucket, In his hand is a broom. They ring softly at my door, And he stands, not breathing. at midnight the rooster's crow grew to the very stars, And at the same moment my snowman Rubbed his nose with his palm. He waved his broom, stepped on the ice, And now he is dancing and singing, And Jolly Santa Claus is on his heels. Walter De La Mer (translated by V. Lunin).
Riddles about a snowman A difficult man: Appears in winter, And disappears in spring, Because it melts quickly. He appeared in the yard in a cold December. Clumsy and funny Standing by the skating rink with a broom. Our friend got used to the winter wind ... We made a snowball, We made a hat on it, Attached a nose and in a moment It turned out ... What an absurd person Sneaked into the twenty-first century. Carrot nose, broom in hand, Afraid of the sun and heat. Carrot nose, broom in hand, Afraid of snow and heat.
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Snowman - a simple figure, but his story has a certain meaning. Why exactly such a snowman, as we know him, accompanies winter and New Year holidays?
For the first time snowmen are mentioned in the Book of Hours in the 14th century. On the old lithographs of Europe, get ready to be surprised, snowmen are depicted as scary creatures (unfortunately, the lithographs themselves cannot be found). Winter time in the Middle Ages was a real test for the population. Then the snowman was an expression of danger and fear, they were accompanied by bad beliefs. It was impossible to sculpt on a full moon, otherwise nightmares would occur. In Norway, there is a saying that it is dangerous to look at snowmen in the evening because of the curtains. And in general, it is undesirable to meet him after sunset.
Fortunately, St. Francis of Assisi intervened in this terrible European story and declared snowmen to be creatures that protect against demons. The explanation was simple, snow is a gift from heaven, which means that the snowman is akin to an angel, protects people and can even convey their requests to heaven. To do this, they sculpted little snowmen and whispered wishes to them. After it melts, the wish will surely come true.
Since then, they have been sculpted near houses. Carrots instead of a nose "promised" a generous harvest next year. A bucket on the head is wealth in the house. And in Romania, garlic beads were hung on snowmen for the health of households.
A few photos of the first half of the 20th century.
Illustration for the children's book "Die Welt im Kleinen", 1867.
Fedot Vasilievich Sychkov "Modeling a snowman", 1910
Name for the snowman strengthened in the 18th century from the German "schneeman". At the same time, snowmen were and are only in Russia. In the rest of the world, the snowman is always male. And in Russia, our ancestors believed that female spirits command fogs, snows and blizzards. Hence the "snow woman" - a native phenomenon, a female spirit that helps people. The "snowmen" were treated with respect and asked to reduce the time of severe frosts.
Painting by Sergei Glushkov.
Painting by Sergei Sviridov.
Another snow character close to us is the Snow Maiden. Snow girl. They have already found relatives for the Snowman and Snowwomen! The image of the Snow Maiden from a folk tale was studied by A. N. Afanasyev (“Poetic views of the Slavs on nature”, 1867). The Snow Maiden is an exceptionally kind character to people. This is not an evil winter, but a gentle helper. The image of a revived snow girl is also found in the fairy tales of the peoples of the north. But ... we are already far from the Snowman.
One of the first images of the Snow Maiden. Painting by Vasnetsov.
By the 18th century, the European snowman had "kindled up". With the beginning of technological progress, winter no longer carried so many trials, life became relatively easier. And at the end of the 19th century, it acquired its classic form of three snow globes. Here the snowman constantly appears on Christmas cards surrounded by children and is gaining popularity as an attribute of the New Year holidays.
Postcards used to congratulate each other in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
And a couple more funny photos.
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According to European legend, snowmen were invented in the 12th century by the knight Giovanni Bernardoni - they are also Saint Francis of Assisi. According to the life of the saint, Francis, struggling with the demons that tempted him, began to sculpt snowmen and call them his wife and children. In the modeling of a snowman, the prototype of the creation of man is guessed, only now the act of creation belongs to the man himself.
In addition, snowmen with brooms - weapons were the guards of the dwelling, not letting evil spirits go there. Also in the countries of Northern Europe, people made snowmen on the eve of Christmas and as traps for demons - an evil spirit that mistakenly took a snowman for a person, moved into a pile of snow and could no longer free itself until spring itself. Because of this, in Norway, snowmen began to be called "white trolls." There was a legend that one could not look at them late at night because of the curtain in the window. But in Romania, there is a custom to decorate a snowman with "beads" of garlic heads, as this contributes to the health of the household and protects them from vampires, ghouls, werewolves.
In Rus', they also made snowmen and snowmen. Snowmen were revered as the spirits of winter, to them, as well as to Frost, they raised a request for help, mercy and a decrease in the duration of cold weather. Perhaps that is why a broom is given to the "hands" of the snowman - so that he can safely fly into the sky when he pleases. With snowmen, the story is special. Since in Rus' it was once believed that the air was inhabited by heavenly maidens who commanded fogs, clouds, snows, the pagans held solemn rituals in their honor. To propitiate the heavenly inhabitants, they sculpted snowmen, as if exalting the heavenly nymphs on earth.
Snowmen received their canonical appearance - a body made of three snow globes, a nose made of carrots, a bucket on their heads - only in the 19th century. At the same time, snow creatures “broke up” and became an indispensable attribute of Christmas and New Year, a kind of symbol of winter holidays. But before that, snowmen would hardly have seemed kind creatures to us.
Modern snowman
Winter ... Snow ... A great opportunity to have fun: play snowballs, go down an incredible hill on a sled, go skiing, perform an unusual stunt on skates. But if the frost has lost its ground a little - ideal conditions for a fun company to make a funny snowman ...
And would you think that this winter fairy-tale man, familiar to everyone, an integral attribute of a winter park or courtyard, has a very interesting history and unusual traditions in different countries?
snowman story
The history of the creation of the first snowman, according to an old legend, takes us back to 1493. It was then that Michelangelo Buonarotti, a sculptor, poet and architect, made the first snow figure. But the first written mention of a beautiful huge snowman is found in one of the books of the 18th century. The 19th century was marked by a “thaw” in the relationship between man and snowmen. These winter beauties become good heroes of holiday fairy tales, integral attributes of New Year's cards. And also forever settle in loving children's hearts.
What does the snowman symbolize? And what are the traditions associated with the snowman?
In the old days, winter, severe frosts brought a lot of trouble and trouble to a person. It was then that a belief appeared about the threats that a kind of snow sculpture could inflict on people. That is why snowmen were depicted as huge snow monsters.
Norwegians, for example, were afraid to meet a snowman in the evening. It spelled some misfortune. Therefore, even from the window of a cozy house, looking at a snowman was considered a bad omen.
There was also a belief that a snowman made on a full moon could bring misfortune to a person and bestow nightmares.
In Rus', they also believed in the magical power of snowmen. Therefore, they were asked to reduce severe frosts. But since our ancestors believed that snowfalls and blizzards were led by female spirits, then female snow figures - women - were sculpted in the yards.
A Christian legend gives us an amazing look at snowmen. It is she who says that snow is a gift from heaven, and snowmen are angels. They are able to convey to God the prayers and requests of people. Therefore, having made a little snowman, you can whisper your innermost in his ear. And as soon as the winter miracle melted away, the wish was delivered to heaven and was sure to come true.
If suddenly a snowman plays a major role in your fabulous color dream, be sure that great news related to your soulmate awaits you. But if the snowman caused bad emotions in a dream, the news received is unlikely to please you. And to spoil or break a snow sculpture - to fight with your own feelings.
snowman accessories
Europeans have always sought to luxuriously decorate their winter figure. They wrapped her well in scarves, gave her a thick broom and, of course, decorated her with garlands.
Surprisingly, some elements of snowmen have a symbolic meaning. For example, a carrot nose could appease the gods of fertility and harvest. A hat in the form of an inverted bucket promised prosperity and wealth to the family. Beads from heads of garlic (Romanian custom) are able to protect the family from ailments and pranksters - evil spirits.
Today, this fun winter adventure with snowmen is an integral part of our winter holidays. And snowmen carry only positive emotions, feelings of cloudless childhood and joy.
snowman day
By the way, you can honor this snowy handsome man on January 18, when they celebrate Snowman Day. Be sure to make a winter miracle and make your deepest wish.
The snowman is the real spirit of winter! Russian winter transforms the world with its frosty breath. Everything becomes like a wonderful fairy tale: white fluffy snow is flying, the sleeping earth covered with a winter blanket sparkles in the sun ... And in every yard, as if by magic, funny snowmen wrapped in scarves appear.
This fun winter idea has been known to people for more than one century. But not many people know what kind of supernatural meaning the snowman had in the past ... Find out about it from our article and see photos that will surely make your mood festive and inspire your own creativity!
According to an old legend, at the end of the 15th century, around 1493, the Italian sculptor, architect and poet Michelangelo Buonarroti first made a snow figure. The image of a snow figurine first appeared as an illustration for a children's book with songs published in Leipzig.
The first snowmen were portrayed as unkind ferocious snow monsters of impressive size. This is no coincidence, because in those ancient times, ruthless winters with their severe frosts and dank blizzards brought a lot of trouble.
Most likely, it was then that beliefs appeared, according to which snow creatures pose a real threat to people. For example, it was believed that sculpting them on a full moon was dangerous: for a person, disobedience could turn into obsessive nightmares, nightly fears, and indeed all sorts of failures.
And in Norway there was a legend that it was dangerous to look at a snow figure late in the evening because of the curtain; besides, it was considered a bad sign to meet her on her way at night, it was recommended to bypass her.
It was only in the 19th century that snow creatures improved and soon became an indispensable attribute of Christmas and New Year. Greeting cards with a picture of a cute smiling snowman surrounded by cheerful children quickly gained popularity.
According to an old European parable, St. Francis of Assisi considered the creation of snow figures to be a kind of method of dealing with demons. And according to another Christian legend, snowmen are angels, because snow is a gift from heaven. This means that the snowman is none other than an angel who can convey people's requests to God. To do this, they sculpted a snow figurine from freshly fallen snow and quietly whispered their desire to it. They believed that as soon as it melted, the request would immediately be delivered to heaven and soon fulfilled.
In Europe, snowmen were always made near houses, generously decorated with garlands and household utensils, wrapped in scarves, and branched brooms were handed into hands.
In the details of their attire, a mystical character is guessed.
For example, a carrot was attached instead of a nose to propitiate the spirits that send harvest and fertility.
An inverted bucket on the head symbolized prosperity in the house.
Romania has long known the custom of decorating a snow figure with beads of garlic heads: it was believed that this contributes to the health of the household and protects them from the leprosy of dark power.
Wonderful children's fairy tales are dedicated to snowmen, the most famous of which is "The Snowman" by H. H. Andersen. In it, the dog told the snowman about her life, about people and about the stove, where she loved to warm herself so much as a puppy. And that too had an inexplicable desire to get closer to the stove, it seemed to him that something was stirring in him. For days on end, instead of enjoying the bitter cold, he yearned, looking at the stove through the window ... Spring came, and the snowman melted. And only then was an explanation for his sadness found: he was mounted on a poker, which stirred in him at the sight of his native stove.
In Rus', snow figures have been sculpted since ancient pagan times and revered as the spirits of winter. They, like Santa Claus, were treated with due respect and asked for help and to reduce the duration of severe frosts. By the way, snowmen and the Snow Maiden are our Russian property.
Our ancestors believed that winter natural phenomena - fogs, snows, blizzards - were commanded by female spirits, therefore, to show them their respect, they sculpted snow women. It is not for nothing that there are expressions “mother winter”, “father frost”. And the month of January is sometimes even called “snowman”.
Since ancient pagan times, in the understanding of the Russian people (as well as some peoples of Northern Europe), snowmen are angels descended from heaven. After all, snow is a gift from heaven. This means that the snowman is none other than an angel who can convey people's requests to God. For this little snowman, they sculpted from freshly fallen snow and quietly whispered their cherished desire to him. They believed that as soon as the snow figurine melted, the wish would immediately be delivered to heaven and would soon come true.
Cute smiling toy snowmen have always been especially popular with children. In the glorious Soviet cartoons “The Snowman-Mailman”, “When the Christmas Trees Are Lighting up”, the snowman acts as a faithful helper of Santa Claus with the housework.
In the Soviet Union, snowmen were skillfully painted on greeting cards. According to Soviet greeting cards, it can be seen that the snowman was one of the most beloved New Year's characters.
Today, in our civilized world, the creation of snow figures remains not only a favorite activity for children, but also a publicly organized holiday. Around the world, records are being set for sculpting the largest snowmen.
The highest snowman in Europe flaunts on the slopes of a ski resort in Austria, in the city of Galtür: its height has reached 16 meters 70 centimeters.
Eremenko Olga Sergeevna
Each of us at least once in our lives sculpted from snow a little man with a carrot instead of a nose and charcoal eyes. Since childhood, we all love one of the popular characters of the New Year holidays - Snowman. But few people were interested history the emergence of this being. Where does it come from, why is it round and why does it consist of three lumps snow. However, even historians and researchers of folk art cannot unambiguously answer these questions. There are several versions, hypotheses, legends. Having gathered everything together, I want to introduce you to this information.
Snowman or Snowman is a snow sculpture created by children and adults in the winter in the yard. As you can see, they are also divided by gender, however, only in Russia, since Europeans snowman- it is always a male creature, they never had snowmen. In English, there is only one word for it - "snowman"- snow man.
Protozoa snowman consists of three snowballs (lumps obtained by sculpting snowballs and rolling on them lying snow. The biggest lump becomes the belly snowman, smaller - chest, and the smallest - head. The implementation of other parts of the body may vary if, for example, you decide to mold a woman and add a female breast to her.
Hands snowman can be represented by two branches, but sometimes symbolic hands are made from two small lumps snow. IN "hands" snowman often a shovel or broom is given, which is stuck in snow next to the figure. Sometimes snowman supplied with two feet of snowballs, as if looking out from under the skirt of his fur coat.
All people think that the nose snowman was made from carrots (carrots were well preserved until winter in peasant farms, but in modern conditions, an icicle, a banana, and even long coals or sticks can replace the carrot nose.
Other facial features are indicated with pebbles or embers, and sometimes with watercolors.
classic headdress snowman- leaky bucket. Sometimes snowman wrapped around the neck with a scarf, and "suit" placed vertically "buttons" from pebbles.
Who is he? I would like to point out that the true snowmen forgotten, because their modeling was originally a mystical ritual. According to an old legend, snowmen was introduced into use by a Catholic saint, the founder - Francis of Assisi, who considered the creation snowmen a unique method of dealing with demons. in modeling snowman the prototype of the creation of man is guessed, only now the act of creation belongs to man himself. snowmen with brooms - weapons were the guards of the dwelling, not letting evil spirits go there.
snowmen always sculpted near the houses, generously decorated with garlands, vegetables or already unnecessary household utensils. For example, a nose in the form of a carrot was fastened to propitiate the spirits that send harvest and fertility. An inverted bucket on the head symbolized prosperity in the house. However, there are legends that the first snowmen were depicted as unkind, fierce snow monsters that arose in those ancient times, when Europe had ruthless winters with severe frosts and blizzards, which brought a lot of trouble, mainly to rural residents.
Then there were beliefs that made of snow"little men" can pose a real threat to humans. According to these beliefs, it was impossible to sculpt snowmen on a full moon day, it was impossible to hand them a broom. And if, nevertheless, this happened, then it was necessary to destroy snowman before nightfall, otherwise it can turn into obsessive nightmares, night terrors, loss of strength and headache. But according to another, early Christian legend snowmen were considered angels, after all snow falls from the sky so this is a gift from God snowman like an angel, he could convey to God people's requests and prayers. Therefore, it was believed that if from a freshly fallen snow to make a snowman figurine and whisper a wish to him, then when the snow figure melts, the wish will be fulfilled.
Snowman in Rus'
In Rus' snowmen and snowmen have been sculpted since ancient pagan times. snowmen revered as the spirits of winter, to them, as well as to Frost, they raised a request for help, mercy and a decrease in the duration of cold weather. The snow woman was born from a legend that goes back to the myths of the Indo-European peoples about the feminine. Our ancestors believed that the air was inhabited by female spirits who commanded the winter mists, snow and blizzards. These spirits seemed burly and majestic. In their honor, the pagans held rituals, and expressing their respect for them, they sculpted female snow figures. Therefore, the snowman has a broom in his hands so that she can fly to the sky where she lives. From this we can conclude - if next to snowman has a broom, then he is a woman! In Russian fairy tales, the image of the Snow Woman later transformed into the good Mother Winter. By the way, the granddaughter of Santa Claus - Snow Maiden, also blinded from snow.
Interesting facts only in the 19th century snow creatures "have improved" and have become an indispensable attribute of Christmas and New Year, a kind of symbol of the winter holidays. modeling snowmen became a popular children's winter game.
Image familiar to us snowman- the good man first appeared as an illustration for a children's book with songs.
snowmen, by the way, wonderful children's fairy tales are devoted. Among the most famous is the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. « Snowman» and a German fairy tale by Mandy Vogel "Dream brown snowman» . And on January 18, the Day is celebrated all over the world snowman. This is a wonderful occasion to blind a pretty snowman and whisper to him about your desire. Here we are with the guys in kindergarten No. 56 "Teremok" from the group "Cheburashka" decided to make not only snow, but also from improvised material to make various snowmen and whisper your desires to them. What we wish you to have time to make your own snowman and make your wish!
