--- title: Monks Have a Snowball Fight During Snowstorm in Jerusalem: Viral Video description: They're having the best time canonical: https://time.com/3721991/monks-snowball-fight-jerusalem/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-02-25T16:12:12.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:47:59.046Z og:title: Watch a Group of Monks Have a Massive Snowball Fight og:description: They're having the best time og:url: https://time.com/3721991/monks-snowball-fight-jerusalem/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch a Group of Monks Have a Massive Snowball Fight twitter:description: They're having the best time twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch a Group of Monks Have a Massive Snowball Fight > Sponsored content. 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Farther south in Israel, some communities got snow for the first time since the 1990s. But it appears that nobody was quite as pumped about the unexpected snow than this group of Franciscan monks, who were seen frolicking while having a good old-fashioned snowball fight. It’s pretty much a giant free-for-all, although we sense that some of the monks may have formed alliances. ### Here's What Niagara Falls Looks Like Frozen  A partially frozen American Falls in sub freezing temperatures is seen in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, Feb. 17, 2015. Lindsay DeDario—Reuters  A snow-covered landscape is seen around the frozen Niagara Falls in Niagara Falls, N.Y. Feb.17, 2015. Lindsay DeDario—Reuters  A family walks through the snow near the frozen Niagara Falls in Niagara Falls, N.Y.,Feb. 17, 2015. Lindsay DeDario—Reuters  A rainbow appears over the partially frozen American Falls in sub freezing temperatures in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, Feb. 17, 2015. Lindsay DeDario—Reuters  A partially frozen American Falls in sub freezing temperatures is seen in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, Feb. 17, 2015. Lindsay DeDario—Reuters  Visitors view frozen Niagara Falls in Niagara Falls, N.Y., Feb. 17, 2015. 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