From the Wikipedia: "Holy water is water that has been blessed by a member of the clergy or a religious figure." So, basically, some priest takes normal water, blesses it (or claims to have blessed it), then claims that it has certain magical properties.
There is no requirement that holy water has to come from a snow fall.
The priest will show the sign that the Holy Spirit will appear. This sacred rite show that the power of the Holy Spirit will come through the cleansing water that symbolize the Holy Spirit.
Holy Water is fresh water that has received a special blessing but all fresh water is not necessarily Holy Water.
The use of holy water is incidental to Catholic worship. In periods of severe water shortage, the use of holy water can be suspended.
Holy water is not a symbol of the holy trinity. The holy trinity has to do with the idea of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Holy water is used to show the "washing away" of sin.
Holy water is usually kept in the Baptismal font, also, there is usually a large urn in most Catholic Churches to hold holy water for the people who want some. They put it in holy water bottles that they bring in with them. The Church has small fonts (small dishes attached to the wall) by each door for people to bless themselves as they come into the Church. For the beginning of Mass, or any other time that the priest wishes to bless everyone with holy water, he will have a handled bucket into which he puts the aspergill (looks like a hollow microphone) that he uses to sprinkle the people with holy water.
Holy water is also called as 'Baptismal water'.
Say 'I invite the holy spirit in' and the holy spirit will come in
Yes you do get dipped in holy water
Do you mean holy water? if so...holy water is used in baptism to represent the holy spirit. This is used because when Christians believe in Jesus, the holy spirit enters them.
Abhishekha or "Sprinkling (bath) ablution" i.e., bathing the deity with the water - the holy water of Hinduism.
Vampires fear holy water because according to the legends, holy water burns their skins causing them to be in great agony.