March 20, 2012
was
Snowman Burning Day
Today is Snowman Burning Day! Every year on the first day of spring, students at Lake Superior State University burn a snowman to celebrate the end of winter. The inspiration for this unique tradition comes from the Rose Sunday Festival in Germany. The mayor of each town burns a straw snowman if the children of the town have been well behaved all year. The smoke rising from the bonfire is supposed to ward off blizzards and usher in the spring season.
The first Snowman Burning Day took place in 1971. An LSSU student club called the Unicorn Hunters organized the event and established several traditions including the annual poetry competition. Students, faculty, staff, townspeople, and kids in the community compose poems about the snowman burning and recite them during the event.
- March 20, 2012 is also National Ravioli Day | National Quilting Day
- March is National Peanut Month | International Ideas Month | National Craft Month
- This week is National Wildlife Week | American Chocolate Week | National Spring Fever Week
