Primarily it is interpreted as a symbol of rebirth, or "renaissance", representing the cycle of growth being reborn anew each spring.
Therefore I assume you're asking if I've seen any signs of Spring yet, and while we've had a very mild Winter here so far, there was a fresh coating of snow on the ground this morning (~20cm)... so my answer is "no".
Have you been watching any of the Winter Olympics (Canada's doing awesome :!: )?
Never heard of "Jack-in-the-Green" before... From:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack-in-the-Green
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Man
Therefore I assume you're asking if I've seen any signs of Spring yet, and while we've had a very mild Winter here so far, there was a fresh coating of snow on the ground this morning (~20cm)... so my answer is "no".
Have you been watching any of the Winter Olympics (Canada's doing awesome :!: )?