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Snowman Burning Festival: A Celebration of Spring
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The Snowman Burning Festival is an event that signifies the end of winter and the coming of spring. Popularized in Lake Superior State University, Michigan, and also adopted by Gaylord, Michigan as Alpin Fest, the townspeople write their worries, problems, and concerns on a piece of paper which is then stuffed inside the snowman before it is burned.
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Some winter festivals involve blowing up a snowman to signify the end of winter and the start of spring; for example, Alpin Fest in Gaylord, Michigan, replaces the act of banishing winter with writing down problems and stuffing them inside the snowman.
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Winter festivals
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Some winter festivals involve blowing up a snowman to signify the end of winter and the start of spring; for example, Alpin Fest in Gaylord, Michigan, replaces the act of banishing winter with writing down problems and stuffing them inside the snowman.