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When you see a young girl in winter wearing earrings or a pendant made in the shape of a snowflake, what would be your first thought? Is there a symbol behind the snowflake or is it just another fad? If you dig a little deeper, you’ll be surprised that even an innocent-looking snowflake hasn’t escaped man’s symbol-stamping practice.
For people who live in countries where it snows, the first sign of winter is often the first snowflakes. There really is nothing quite like watching snowflakes fall from the sky and fall silently to the ground, mysteriously covering the earth in a blanket of white. It is a delightful feeling to have a snowflake falling on the palm of the hand or even on the tip of the tongue, as many have tried. Man, looking at the snowflakes, came up with many meanings and embedded many symbols behind the sky-borne ice crystals.
An obvious association based on the whiteness of snow and its direct fall from the sky without touching anything before reaching the earth is, of course, immaculateness and purity. This sense of purity can be felt just by looking at a once familiar land that is now covered in snow. The snowflake also symbolizes individuality, as a very amazing fact about snowflakes is that no two snowflakes are exactly identical. This is because the water molecules that make up the snowflake grow at different rates and patterns depending on temperature and humidity as they descend from the earth. Many attempts were made to find two identical snowflakes by taking thousands of pictures of the snowflakes.
Another thing that snowflakes represent is perfection, as they have perfect geometric shapes. Snowflakes have a hexagonal symmetry of six approximately equal arms. Snowflakes also represent serenity and tranquility. Think how peaceful it is just to look out the window and watch the snowflakes fall silently. It goes very well with the peace that the season brings. And speaking of the season, snowflakes also symbolize the most popular image of the season: Christmas. This is evident from the silver and white snowflakes on window displays, wrapping paper, and holiday cards that you might see around Christmas time.
This time, when you see a snowflake falling from the sky or hanging from a beautiful girl’s ear, take another look at it. It can still contain meanings that you have never seen before.