Snow angel

A snow angel is a design, made in fresh snow, by lying on one's back and moving one's arms up and down, and one's legs from side to side, to form the shape of an angel. Making snow angels is a common childhood game.

Technique

The creation of the snow angel is a simple process. The first step is to find an undisturbed plane of fresh snow. The next step is to lie with arms and legs outstretched, on the snow. The limbs are then swept back and forth, creating a trough through the snow. When it is finished, the snow angel should have the appearance of a stylized angel, the movement of the arms having formed wings, and that of the legs having formed a gown.

Current world record

On March 28, 2007, Guinness World Records confirmed that North Dakota holds the world record for the most snow angels made simultaneously in one place. The event occurred on February 17, 2007 when 8,962 snow angels were created by people on the state Capitol grounds in Bismarck.

Previously, the record was held by Michigan Technological University with 3,784 students, locals, and alumni making snow angels on the school football field.

Snow Angel (play)

Snow Angel is a 1999 play by American playwright David Lindsay-Abaire. The play was first produced in 1998 at Andy's Summer Playhouse in Wilton, NH.

Synopsis

The play begins with all of the teenagers waiting by their radios, listening to the school closings. Just as they begin to celebrate when they hear their school is closed, their teacher has a special announcement for them: they have a journal assignment over the Snow Day. Frida Jensen, the outcast of the group, starts writing stories in her journal about mysterious encounters with a girl named Eva. After finding Frida's journal, the rest of the group begin writing about their meetings with Eva too, and it soon becomes a tangle of truth and lies.

At the end of the play, Frida refuses to accept Crank's claim that Eva set the shed on fire and subsequently drowned, exclaiming "You can't kill her off!," revealing that all the characters have been making Eva up. Frida then begins to say that she saved Eva at the last minute, attempting to hide she made Eva up, and Crank immediately rejects the idea. But then the other members of the group support her, and each say they helped in their own way, to argue against Crank's claims. "Snow Angel" results in Frida Jensen's transformation and acceptance into the group.

Snow Angel (disambiguation)

A snow angel is a simple depression in snow in the shape of an angel.

Snow Angel(s) may also refer to: