Unlike the bloated, red-coated father Christmas of the West, Russia's Santa Claus, known as Ded Moroz (Grandfather Frost), is slender with a wizard-like flowing beard and he wears a long robe that comes in different colors, such as blue and white.
Santa Claus {proper noun}
Санта Клаус {pr. n.} Дед Мороз {pr. n.}
He is often depicted bringing presents to well-mannered children, often delivering them in person in the days of December and secretly under the New Year Tree over night on New Year's Eve. The residence of Ded Moroz in Russia is considered to be the town of Veliky Ustyug, Vologda Oblast.
Russia. Maybe it is a good thing for the rest of us that Russia celebrates Christmas on January 7. Because all the kids leave a generous shot of vodka for Santa – and with 57.5million homes in the country, he'd be too sleighed to get round the world on December 24.
Saint Nicholas was a 4th-century Greek Christian bishop of Myra (now Demre) in the region of Lycia in the Roman Empire, today in Turkey.
What is Santa Claus called in Australia? These days most Australians call Atnas (his real name) “Santa”.
Ded Moroz or Grandfather Frost is a Russian counterpart of Santa Claus. Both bring presents and are much expected by the kids but there're a few things that make them different. 1. Ded Moroz is much taller than Santa Claus.
Babushka is a traditional figure in Russian folklore who distributes presents to children around Christmas-time.
Unlike the bloated, red-coated father Christmas of the West, Russia's Santa Claus, known as Ded Moroz (Grandfather Frost), is slender with a wizard-like flowing beard and he wears a long robe that comes in different colors, such as blue and white.
Ukraine's Santa Claus is called Did Moroz (Father Frost) or Svyatyy Mykolay (Saint Nicholas).
Jeremy (/ˌdʒɛrɪmi/ JERR-im-EE) is an English male given name.
Yakov (alternative spellings: Jakov or Iakov, Cyrillic: Яков) is a Russian or Hebrew variant of the given names Jacob and James. People also give the nickname Yasha (Cyrillic: Яша) or Yashka (Cyrillic: Яшка) used for Yakov.
Banned by the Nazis
Anyone caught dressing up as a Krampus faced the death penalty because it was perceived as a devil figure.” Interestingly, the Nazis also banned Krampus for its pagan origins. More recently, concerns have been expressed in Austria about whether the tradition is appropriate for children.
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It is commonly used to refer to Santa Claus specifically, or Christmas and the Christmas holiday season.
In the Russian Christmas tradition Father Christmas is always accompanied by his granddaughter. Her name is Snegurochka a snow maiden. She usually wears a blue fur coat and a crown.
Snegurochka, the Snow Maiden, is a popular seasonal figure in Russian culture. In her most recognizable form, she is Ded Moroz's granddaughter and companion as he delivers gifts to good children in celebration of the New Year.
Christmas in Russia is normally celebrated on January 7th (only a few Catholics might celebrate it on the 25th December). The date is different because the Russian Orthodox Church uses the old 'Julian' calendar for religious celebration days. The Orthodox Church also celebrates Advent.
Santa Claus in China
The Chinese call Santa Claus sheng dan lao ren, which translates to Old Christmas Man.
babushka. noun. ba·bush·ka bə-ˈbüsh-kə -ˈbu̇sh- : a kerchief usually folded into a triangle and worn on the head.
an elderly Russian woman, especially an elderly grandmother.
What is the origin of babushka? Babushka “an elderly Russian woman” is a borrowing from Russian bábushka “grandmother,” equivalent to bába “old woman” and -ushka, a diminutive suffix.
Kids up and down the country are now just a handful hours away from getting their own presents. Santa's next stop is Istanbul, and further into Turkey and central Europe beyond it.
Despite being the patron saint of many European countries including Russia, Austria, Belgium, France and Germany, it was in the Netherlands where we first began to see some semblance of the Santa Claus we're familiar with today.
Some families in Russia exchange gifts at Christmas, and some choose to continue the tradition of doing so on New Year's Day instead. With several holidays all falling at once, there are quite a lot of gifts bought over the season.