Winter weather in Syracuse is very cold. Winter comes after fall and before spring. There is a lot of snow that falls from the sky. During the winter months, many holidays are celebrated. People enjoy going outside to build a snowman, but they also like coming inside to relax by a warm fire and drink hot cocoa. During the winter, people also like to ski, snowboard, go sledding and watch basketball.
Vocabulary Terms
| December- the twelfth month of the year |
January- the first month of the year |
February- the second month of the year |
cold- a type of weather when the temperature is very low |
| snowman- a figure that is created out of large balls of snow, coal, a scarf and a hat |
snow- a type of weather where the temperature is below freezing (32 degrees fahrenheit) |
snowflake- an individual piece of snow. No two snowflakes are alike |
Christmas- a Christian holiday on December 25th. People celebrate with gifts, stockings and Santa Claus |
| New
Year's- a holiday celebrated on January 1st. It marks the beginning of a new year |
Hanukkah- a Jewish holiday. People celebrate with menorahs, dreidels and special foods. |
Kwanzaa- an African holiday that is celebrated in the winter months. |
icicle- a long piece of ice that forms when water freezes |
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