Jack Frost

Jack Frost is the personification of frost, ice, snow, sleet, and freezing cold. He is a variant of Old Man Winter who is held responsible for frosty weather, nipping the nose and toes in such weather, coloring the foliage in autumn, and leaving fern-like patterns on cold windows in winter.

Starting in late 19th century literature, more developed characterizations of Jack Frost depict him as a sprite-like character, sometimes appearing as a sinister mischief maker or as a hero.

Jack Frost is traditionally said to leave the frosty, fern-like patterns on windows on cold winter mornings (window frost or fern frost) and nipping the extremities in cold weather. Overtime, however, Jack Frost has become far less prevalent in the modern world due to the advance of double-glazing, but Jack Frost remains a well-known figure in popular culture. He is sometimes described or depicted with paint brush and bucket coloring the autumnal foliage red, yellow, brown, and orange.

He may originate from Anglo-Saxon and Norse winter customs.

In Russia however, he has taken on a different form as Grandfather Frost, and in Germany there is instead a different entity altogether known as Mother Holle. There are various other mythological beings who take on a similar role yet have different folklore to them.

Jack Frost has appeared as a character in television and movies. He was mentioned in the wintertime song "The Christmas Song" (aka "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire"). He has been presented as a villain in some media and a hero in others.

Jack Frost has appeared in many video games including:

Jack Frost is also the official corporate mascot for the Japanese video game company, Atlus.

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