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A real Snowflake is not a fluffy white ice crystal, but a cluster of thousands of tiny ice crystals that form into a snow flake and fall collectively from a cloud. However, if we look around us we can see snowflakes can take many different shapes. Different types of snowflakes we can create can be animal, vegetable or mineral!
Here is an example of the 
Snowflake Physical Data Model
The symmetrical design of a snowflake pattern can be very useful in creating database design. The Snowflake Physical Data Model is named such because it has many levels radiating outwards which resembles a snowflake. Snowflake Designs are used to support Data Warehouses or Data Marts. These designs are characterised by a central Table, which hold "facts," and have multi-level "dimension" tables radiating outwards.
Screenwriters, songwriters, poets have all been inspired by winter snow. Here are some movies, songs and poems about winter, snow or snowflakes.
A Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry which is made up of 17 syllables in a pattern of 5 syllables in the first line, 7 syllables in the second and 5 syllables in the third line.
Example of a Haiku by Tom Brinck:
vacuuming up
what puppies make
of paper snowflakes
