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Snowfall in Lille - France

Lille (59), January 7, 2026: snowfall over the city. Young people build snowmen - Photo by Badias JF//ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Playful Dog Chases Soccer Ball in Snowy College Campus

On December 12, 2025, in Zhengzhou, in central China’s Henan province, a video showed students playing in the snow at Zhengzhou Railway Vocational and Technical College. Several snowmen stood nearby. A small white dog ran excitedly across the snowy field, chasing a rolling soccer ball and weaving between footprints and piles of snow. When the ball rolled too far away, the dog stopped and stood still for a moment, watching it, as if reluctant to let the game end.

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Heavy Snow Hit Sanmenxia

People make snowmen at Shanzhou Park in Sanmenxia, Central China's Henan province, March 3, 2025.

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Snow Sculptures - Harbin

People pose for photos with snowmen at a farm of Beidahuang Group in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, January 4, 2025. Harbin, with many snow sculptures across the city, has emerged as one of China's top winter travel destinations, attracting tourists from around the globe. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Tao/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snow Sculptures - Harbin

People have fun among snowmen in front of a shopping mall in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, January 3, 2025. Harbin, with many snow sculptures across the city, has emerged as one of China's top winter travel destinations, attracting tourists from around the globe. Photo by Xinhua/Xie Jianfei/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snow Sculptures - Harbin

Visitors pose for photos with snowmen at the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, January 3, 2025. Harbin, with many snow sculptures across the city, has emerged as one of China's top winter travel destinations, attracting tourists from around the globe. Photo by Xinhua/Xie Jianfei/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snow Sculptures - Harbin

A visitor has fun among snowmen at a farm of Beidahuang Group in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, January 4, 2025. Harbin, with many snow sculptures across the city, has emerged as one of China's top winter travel destinations, attracting tourists from around the globe. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Tao/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snow Sculptures - Harbin

People pose for photos with snowmen "Dongdong" and "Beibei" in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, January 3, 2025. Harbin, with many snow sculptures across the city, has emerged as one of China's top winter travel destinations, attracting tourists from around the globe. Photo by Xinhua/Xie Jianfei/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snow Sculptures - Harbin

People pose for photos with snowmen at a farm of Beidahuang Group in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, January 4, 2025. Harbin, with many snow sculptures across the city, has emerged as one of China's top winter travel destinations, attracting tourists from around the globe. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Tao/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wet snow in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 21, 2024 - Big and small snowmen appear after the first snowfall this season, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-NEW YEAR-HOLIDAY (CN)

(240101) -- HARBIN, Jan. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows people visiting giant snowmen in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 1, 2024. Heilongjiang Province has abundant ice-and-snow resources, making it a popular destination for winter tourism in China and attracting numerous tourists from home and abroad during the New Year holiday. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

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Chinese orchestra adds harmonizing culture to Christmas tale in Los Angeles

STORY: Chinese orchestra adds harmonizing culture to Christmas tale in Los Angeles SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 25, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:32 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Chinese Musician Association of Southern California playing music STORYLINE: Following the Western tradition of performing Christmas carols at the homes of friends and neighbors, the Chinese Musician Association of Southern California, led by composer/conductor James Chiao, embarked on their holiday mission this year to bring music and good cheer to an American community on Christmas Day. The orchestra performed in Los Angeles' famous "Candy Cane Lane," a fun and festive holiday destination for whole families to visit each year at Christmas. There, nearly every house and yard is bedecked with blazing Christmas light displays that spin, twinkle and glow, plus huge crystal snowflakes, people-sized candy canes, merry inflatable snowmen and Santa's galore with his diminutive elves and

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Snowstorm Hit Yantai

YANTAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 16, 2023 - People make snowmen on a street in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Dec 16, 2023.

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Heavy Snow Hit Beijing

BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 14, 2023 - Tourists take photos with snowmen at Shichahai Scenic spot in Beijing, capital of China, Dec 14, 2023.

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CHINA-BEIJING-SNOWFALL (CN)

(231213) -- BEIJING, Dec. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tourist takes pictures of little snowmen at Zhongshan Park in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 13, 2023. China's meteorological authority on Wednesday issued a yellow alert for blizzards, forecasting intense snowfall in north of the country. Kindergartens, primary and secondary schools in Beijing suspended classes on Wednesday due to the impending blizzard. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

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Snowfall in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 28, 2023 - Children make snowmen in a snow-drifted park, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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JAPAN-SAPPORO-SNOW FESTIVAL

(230206) -- SAPPORO, Feb. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 6, 2023 shows the snowmen made by tourists during the 73rd Sapporo Snow Festival at Odori Park in Sapporo, Japan. The event is held here from February 4 to 11. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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Next Winter Games host's mascot snowmen at Closing Ceremony

SOCHI, Russia - Giant snowmen mascots bearing the Pyeongchang Olympic logo enter the stage during the Closing Ceremony for the Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2014.

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Sapporo seeks registration for record number of snowmen

SAPPORO, Japan - People view on Feb. 12 some of the 12,379 snowmen made by citizens and tourists in Sapporo, Hokkaido, over a 19-day period that ended the same date. A committee that organized the making of the snowmen for the just-ended Sapporo Snow Festival said Feb. 13 it will seek registration in the Guinness Book of Records as the number of snowmen in the city topped 12,000 the previous day.

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Sapporo citizens making 10,000 snowmen

SAPPORO, Japan - People in Sapporo, the prefectural capital of Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island, have been making 10,000 small snowmen in the city to resister an entry in the Guinness Book of Records. Organizers have been calling on Sapporo residents and visitors to the city's Snow Festival to take part in making the snowmen from Jan. 26 to Feb. 12.

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-SNOW AND ICE FESTIVAL

(220210) -- MOSCOW, Feb. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Snow and Ice festival in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 10, 2022. Over 70 ice sculptures, snow figures and giant snowmen are displayed in Gorky park during Snow and Ice festival in Moscow. (Xinhua/Bai Xueqi)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-SNOW AND ICE FESTIVAL

(220210) -- MOSCOW, Feb. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Snow and Ice festival in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 10, 2022. Over 70 ice sculptures, snow figures and giant snowmen are displayed in Gorky park during Snow and Ice festival in Moscow. (Xinhua/Bai Xueqi)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-SNOW AND ICE FESTIVAL

(220210) -- MOSCOW, Feb. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member repairs an sculpture during the Snow and Ice festival in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 10, 2022. Over 70 ice sculptures, snow figures and giant snowmen are displayed in Gorky park during Snow and Ice festival in Moscow. (Xinhua/Bai Xueqi)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-SNOW AND ICE FESTIVAL

(220210) -- MOSCOW, Feb. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Snow and Ice festival in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 10, 2022. Over 70 ice sculptures, snow figures and giant snowmen are displayed in Gorky park during Snow and Ice festival in Moscow. (Xinhua/Bai Xueqi)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-SNOW AND ICE FESTIVAL

(220210) -- MOSCOW, Feb. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Snow and Ice festival in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 10, 2022. Over 70 ice sculptures, snow figures and giant snowmen are displayed in Gorky park during Snow and Ice festival in Moscow. (Xinhua/Bai Xueqi)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-SNOW AND ICE FESTIVAL

(220210) -- MOSCOW, Feb. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Snow and Ice festival in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 10, 2022. Over 70 ice sculptures, snow figures and giant snowmen are displayed in Gorky park during Snow and Ice festival in Moscow. (Xinhua/Bai Xueqi)

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Snow family Christmas dinner by Oliver Herford

A family of snowmen sit down together for Christmas lunch. I just hope that turkey isn't too hot. Date: December 1925

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Children playing in the snow

Lovely illustration showing children having fun during the winter, ice skating, sledging, building snowmen and, rather more alarmingly, building fires! Date: December 1924

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New Guinness record set in Japan for most snowmen built in 1 hour

Participants in an event create snowmen in an attempt to set a new Guinness World Record in Iiyama, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 15, 2015. Some 630 people succeeded in setting a new record by creating 1,585 snowmen in one hour, without using any tools. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Guinness record set in Japan for most snowmen built in 1 hour

Participants in an event create snowmen in an attempt to set a new Guinness World Record in Iiyama, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 15, 2015. Some 630 people succeeded in setting a new record by creating 1,585 snowmen in one hour, without using any tools. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hokkaido town residents sell snowmen to tourists

Members of the "Hayakita Yukidaruma Kai" (Hayakita Snowman Group) make snowmen in the town of Abira, Hokkaido, on Jan. 22, 2015. They sell them to tourists, targeting Southeast Asian tourists, jointly with JTB Hokkaido Corp. in an effort to revitalize the town. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sapporo citizens making 10,000 snowmen

SAPPORO, Japan - People in Sapporo, the prefectural capital of Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island, have been making 10,000 small snowmen in the city to resister an entry in the Guinness Book of Records. Organizers have been calling on Sapporo residents and visitors to the city's Snow Festival to take part in making the snowmen from Jan. 26 to Feb. 12.

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Giant panda Eimei at Japanese zoo

Giant panda Eimei enjoys snowmen and an ice sculpture, carved to display the number 10,000, at the Adventure World zoo in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, in celebration of his 10,000th day of life on Jan. 31, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Giant panda in western Japan

Giant panda Rauhin shows interest in panda-shaped snowmen at the Adventure World amusement park in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on May 10, 2019. The model snowmen were a Mother's Day gift from the park to Rauhin and her cub Saihin. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Giant panda in western Japan

Giant panda Rauhin shows interest in a panda-shaped snowman at the Adventure World amusement park in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on May 10, 2019. The model snowmen were a Mother's Day gift from the park to Rauhin and her cub Saihin. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Giant panda in western Japan

Giant panda Rauhin and her cub Saihin show interest in panda-shaped snowmen at the Adventure World amusement park in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on May 10, 2019. The model snowmen were a gift for Mother's Day from the park. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes from Pyongyang

People create giant snowmen in Pyongyang on Dec. 31, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sapporo seeks registration for record number of snowmen

SAPPORO, Japan - People view on Feb. 12 some of the 12,379 snowmen made by citizens and tourists in Sapporo, Hokkaido, over a 19-day period that ended the same date. A committee that organized the making of the snowmen for the just-ended Sapporo Snow Festival said Feb. 13 it will seek registration in the Guinness Book of Records as the number of snowmen in the city topped 12,000 the previous day. (Kyodo)