People living at sunnier corners of this planet than say for example the ones in Central or northern Europe sometimes wonder on the widespread fascination for 'White Christmas'. Aside of nowerdays media- and market-made reproductions of this image, there is something on snow that someone who has not experienced the darkness in wintertime doesn t know either. It's magical, indeed, as its twisted. One for example immediately can see so much more in the night--comparable with the effect of fullmoon light. It's beautiful. No wonder the Christians have tied it with the birth of their messias. Light and dark is a dichotomy that more than often is relied on in Christianism.

[Now ok, I agree it's cold. Moreover it's wet. Third, where I live, we seldom have snow. People cannot (or don't want to) deal with it and use salt. Tons of salt. Most areas of the town I cannot walk with my dog when it has snowed, which means I hardly can use public traffic taking her with me. The salt burns her feet and dogshoes are not made for longer use. This turns things difficult for someone not driving a car.]

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