When you see a young girl in winter wearing earrings or a pendant made in the shape of a snowflake, what would be your first thought? Is there a symbol behind the snowflake or is it just another fashion statement? If you analyze it a little more closely, you will be surprised that even an innocent looking snowflake has not escaped the practice of stamping symbols of man.
For people who live in countries where it snows, the first sign of the arrival of winter is usually the first snowflakes falling. There really is nothing like watching snowflakes fall from the sky and fall silently to the ground, mysteriously covering the earth in a blanket of white. It is a delightful feeling to have a snowflake falling on the palm of your hand or even on the tip of your tongue, as many have tried. Man, observing the snowflakes, came up with many meanings and embedded many symbols behind the ice crystals carried by the sky.
An obvious association based on the whiteness of snow and its falling straight from the sky without touching anything before reaching the ground is, of course, immaculateness and purity. This sense of purity can be felt just by looking at a once familiar land that is now covered in snow. The snowflake also symbolizes individuality, as a very surprising fact about snowflakes is that no two snowflakes are exactly identical. This is because the water molecules that make up the snowflake grow at different rates and patterns based on temperature and humidity as they descend from the earth. Many attempts were made to find two identical snowflakes by taking thousands of photographs of the snowflakes.
Another thing that snowflakes represent is perfection, as they have perfect geometric shapes. Snowflakes have a hexagonal symmetry with six approximately equal arms. Snowflakes also represent serenity and tranquility. Think how peaceful it is just looking out the window and watching the snowflakes silently fall. It goes very well with the peace that the season brings. And speaking of the season, snowflakes also symbolize the most popular image of the season: Christmas. This is evident from the silver and white snowflakes on shop windows, wrapping paper and Christmas cards that you might see at Christmas.
This time, when you see a snowflake falling from the sky or hanging from a beautiful girl’s ear, take another look. It may still contain meanings that you have never seen before.
