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Japan: Sapporo’s 62nd Snow Festival

What started out 62 years ago as a school boy fun pastime is now a full fledged Snow and Ice Festival in Sapporo, Japan during early February every year.  Innocent snowmen with button eyes, a carrot nose and a shawl belong to the past.   Now there is corporate sponsorship for monumental structures, intricately carved, fancifully [...]