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THREE TIMES NINE

February, winter, snow

Linguistics
| 27-02-2021
I don't know about you, but if I have to link a month to winter, December is the first that comes to mind. While for two-thirds of that month it's still autumn (or fall, if you like). The first two months of the year are really the heart of winter. For example, most editions of the Elfstedentocht ("Eleven cities tour", a long-distance tour skating event on natural ice) were held in February - just sayin'. And although it hasn't been an annual phenomenon for a while (in the Netherlands, at least), when I think of winter, I think of snow. Hence this 3x9: February, winter, snow.
'February' in nine languages. 'winter' in nine languages. 'snow' in nine languages.

Sources

All translations: Google Translate.
Images: own edits with photo from own archive.