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A winter festival, winter carnival, snow festival, or frost fair is an outdoor cold weather celebration that occurs in wintertime. Winter festivals are popular in D climates (see Köppen climate classification ) where winter is particularly long or severe, such as Siberia , Scandinavia , Canada and the northern United States .
Science & Tech. Shopping. Sports. Weather. 24/7 Help. ... It might not be a white Christmas, but this week's cold snap might hold to make Tallahassee's 38th annual Winter Festival a chilly one.
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As the festival represents the winter solstice, it is a crucial time to harvest winter crops, such as wheat, barley, and radishes. It is also an important time to pay respect to certain livestock and feed these animals special meals to celebrate the occasion. [9] Traditionally, the Dongzhi Festival is a time for families to eat together. [8]
A central highlight of the festival is Santa’s Village, with its animatronic and interactive reindeer. Santa Claus himself meets guests every night except Christmas Day from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m ...
The Winter Festival - a Celebration of Lights, Music and the Arts is set to fill downtown Tallahassee with merriment on Saturday, Dec. 2, from 3-10 p.m. Jingle Bell Run registration closes Dec. 1.
Admission to the festival is free. For those interested in participating in the beard competition , there is a $10 entry fee and Feb. 7 deadline. For more information, visit the event's Facebook page.
The annual Winterfest in Lowell, Massachusetts, is a festival that started in 2001. The two-day festival is held following Super Bowl week in downtown Lowell. Events include the Human Dog Sled Competition, in which six-person teams dressed in wacky costumes compete for titles ranging from fastest team to best dressed.