Snow Rituals

(From 1010 WINS/The Associated Press -- By Martha Irvine)

When it comes to conjuring a snowstorm, 8-year-old
TAYLOR ZELMAN has more than a few tricks aimed at getting the day off from school.

She wears her pajamas inside out and backward. She runs around the kitchen table five times and flushes ice cubes down the toilet. And as she goes to sleep on winter school nights, she faithfully repeats, "I want it to snow, I want it to snow, I want it to snow."

"My teacher told me to throw an ice cube at a tree, but I haven't tried it yet," says the third-grader from Leesburg, Virginia.
"I'm sure there's tons more I could do."

Indeed, there are many snow rituals kids and adults alike use in hopes of getting a day off from school or work.
Some sing songs and perform arm-flailing snow dances, while others place white objects or silverware underneath their pillows.

Snow Rituals

Scott O'Leary, thanks for the post.