Inwonder if the kids of Sapporo, Japan, knew that they were startingnsomething big when, in 1950, they built six large snowmen in the mainnsquare.
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nAndnwhen I say “big…”
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nNowadays,nmillions of people come to Sapporo each year to see the snow and icensculptures.
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nEachnyear, about 400 snow and ice sculptures are created. n
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Visitorsncan also enjoy performances on stages built out of snow, loooooooongnice and snow slides, ramps for snowboarding, and a huge maze made outnof—you guessed it!—snow.
Visitorsncan also enjoy performances on stages built out of snow, loooooooongnice and snow slides, ramps for snowboarding, and a huge maze made outnof—you guessed it!—snow.n
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Manynof the snow / ice sculptures are themselves large. Some are more thann50 feet (around 15 meters) tall and 80 feet (25 meters) wide.
Manynof the snow / ice sculptures are themselves large. Some are more thann50 feet (around 15 meters) tall and 80 feet (25 meters) wide.n
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nSo…yeah,nI’d say that the Sapporo Snow Festival is pretty big!
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nAtnnight, the sculptures are lit up. It sounds like something great tonsee…
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nAlsonon this date:
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nMeasurementsnand Records Day
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nMexico’snConstitution Day
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