English language help - pretty please

[from_the_corner]

Or I should rather say - cultural reference. Because I too often lack those, for obvious reasons =)

One of my prompts for art_bingo is JACK FROST.

First thing that I though of, was the movie. But the guy there was simply a snowman, right? I thought it would be a litle too easy, so I read "jack frost" Wiki page and then googled it, for a good measure. And ended up knowing even less than at the beginning.

So, when you say "Jack Frost" - what you actually mean?

Comments

[liresius.livejournal.com]

I think Jack Frost is essentially winter personified (elf, fairy, man figure), but culturally we do tend to associate him with late autumn because that's when we get the first frosts. From my childhood I seem to remember he was referred to at these times more than at the dead of winter.

On waking up on the first frosty morning people are likely to say, "Ooh, Jack Frost is on the way." or "Jack Frost has visited."

So for me, the way we speak (and when we speak) about JF - we use him to acknowledge that autumn is changing over to winter / that winter is on the way.

[from-the-corner.livejournal.com]

Thanks, that does help =) I guess it will make sens, if I use a frosted window, then. Because I have this idea, and - like most of them - it doesn't want to go away =)

[liresius.livejournal.com]

Yep, a frosted window would work well!