What is this Snowman Burning Holiday
for?
Snowman Burning Day is a festival
to mark the end of winter and welcome spring. It's a way to
celebrate the change of the seasons.
By March 20th most of us are more
than ready to say goodbye to winter and hello to spring. We say
goodbye to the last icy snowman by helping it melt as we set it a
fire and watch it burn. Many snowmen throughout the years
have consisted of little more than used paper, wood, wire and
paint; with much design effort put into the look of the cool
snowman; then set on fire. Some traditions just burn the clothes
off a snowman build of snow as participants watch it melt
away.
Once the symbol of winter is gone,
we know we're ready to pack away the winter coats and gloves and
say hello to our shorts, tank tops and swimsuits.
Crosby Farm Regional Park
Firepit
2:00 pm: Meet and greet
4:00 pm: It's spring ... get outta here!