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  1. What are the origins of the snowman? - Mythology & Folklore …

    Dec 24, 2017 · In many countries where snow falls there is a folk tradition of building snowmen. Almost always male, these temporary statues are usually human in scale, standing 0.5 to 2 …

  2. What is the moral of the myth of Icarus? - Mythology & Folklore …

    May 23, 2016 · I want to give a context interpretation of the myth. That youth will fly high ignoring advice and takes risks, as the other answer says, is the first level, "listen to your elders". The …

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    What are the origins of the snowman? Snowmen were a phenomenon in the Middle Ages, built with great skill and thought. At a time of limited means of expression, snow was like free art …

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    What are the origins of the snowman? folklore origins user1618 asked Dec 24, 2017 at 11:10 3votes 1 1k

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    Bob Eckstein is the author of a the book The History of the Snowman. In the book, he says that the first documentation of a snowman that he found was in 1380 in an illuminated manuscript, …

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    What are the origins of the snowman? In many countries where snow falls there is a folk tradition of building snowmen. Almost always male, these temporary statues are usually human in …

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    What are the origins of the snowman? In many countries where snow falls there is a folk tradition of building snowmen. Almost always male, these temporary statues are usually human in …

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    What are the origins of the snowman? In many countries where snow falls there is a folk tradition of building snowmen. Almost always male, these temporary statues are usually human in …

  10. folklore - What is the origin of horse brasses depicting sun, moon ...

    In England and other countries, many shire, cart and parade horses carry brasses, which often depict the sun, the crescent moon, a star, or a wheel. When did these designs first appear on …