Ded Moroz is the name of the person who plays the role of Santa Claus for Eastern Slavs. The literal translation of the name would be Grandfather Frost, however Russians traditionally translate it as Father Frost. A common portrayal of Santa Claus. ... The East Slavs are the ethnic group that evolved into the Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian peoples. ...

Ded Moroz brings presents to kids, however unlike the clandestine ways of Santa Claus, he brings them in person, at the celebrations of the New Year, at New Year parties for kids by the fir tree. Traditionally, he also does not bring toys or coal for the good or bad, but instead brings bread for the good or dried fish strung together for the bad. Ded Moroz is accompanied by Snegurochka, or Snow Maiden, his granddaughter. This page deals with the annual event. ... FIR may stand for: finite impulse response (a property of some digital filters) far infrared, i. ...

The traditional appearance of Ded Moroz differs from that of Santa Claus. Ded Moroz wears a heel-long red fur coat, a semi-round fur hat, white valenki or high boots (sapogi), silver or red with silver ornament. He has a long white, even silverish-white beard, walks with a long magical staff, doesn't say "Ho, ho, ho", and drives no reindeer. Binomial name Rangifer tarandus The reindeer, known as caribou in North America, is an Arctic-dwelling deer (Rangifer tarandus). ...

The official residence of Ded Moroz in Russia is the town of Veliky Ustyug. The residence of the Belarusian Dzied Maroz is in Belavezhskaya Pushcha. Białowieża Primaeval Forest, known as Belavezhskaya Pushcha (Белавеская пушча) in Belarus and Puszcza Białowieska in Poland, is an ancient virginal forest straddling the border between Belarus and Poland, located 70 km north of Brest. ...

History

His roots are in Pagan beliefs, but since 19th century under the literary influence he, together with Snegurochka "fleshed out" from a kind of a winter sprite into what he is now. The fairy tale play Snegurochka by the famous Russian playwright Alexander Ostrovsky was influential in this respect, followed by Rimsky-Korsakov's Snegurochka with libretto based on the play. Pagan may refer to: A believer in Paganism or Neopaganism. ... The term Sprite has several meanings: A sprite is a class of preternatural legendary creatures. ... A playwright is an author of plays for performance in the theater. ... Aleksandr Nicolaevich Ostrovsky (Александр Николаевич Островский) (April 12 (March 31, O.S.)1823— June 14 (June 2, O.S.)1886) was a Russian dramatist of the Russan period of realism in literature. ... Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (Russian: Никола́й Андре́евич Ри́мский-Ко́рсаков), also Nikolai, Nicolai, and Rimsky-Korsakoff, (March 18, 1844 – June 21, 1908) was a Russian composer and teacher of classical music particularly noted for his fine orchestration, which may have been influenced by his synaesthesia. ... A libretto is the body of words used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, oratorio, or musical. ...

Only by the end of the 19th century Ded Moroz has won a competition of "persons" who were in charge of New Year presents: Grandfather Nicholas, Santa Claus, Morozko, simply Moroz, etc. He perfectly fits the Russian traditions, so that there was a widespread opinion that he has been known for Russians for centuries.

After the Russian Revolution, when in 1920s Bolsheviks started to wage a campaign against religion and superstitions, Ded Moroz and the New Year Fir Tree were banned. Joseph Stalin restored the tradition in 1935. In 1937, Ded Moroz for the first time arrived to the Moscow Palace of Unions. Since this time an invitation to the Fir Tree at the Palace of Unions became a matter of honor for Soviet children. Several times the coat of Ded Moroz was changed to be not confused with Santa Claus to a long blue coat. Joseph Stalin ordered Palace of Unions' Ded Morozes to wear only blue coats. The phrase Russian Revolution can refer to three specific events in the history of Imperial Russia. ... Bolshevik Party Meeting. ... Superstition is a set of behaviors that are related to magical thinking, whereby the practitioner believes that the future, or the outcome of certain events, can be influenced by certain specified behaviors. ... Iosif (usually Anglicized as Joseph) Vissarionovich Stalin (Russian: Иосиф Виссарионович Сталин), original name Ioseb Jughashvili (Georgian: იოსებ ჯუღაშვილი; see Other names section) (December 21, 1879[1] – March 5, 1953) was a Bolshevik revolutionary and leader of the Soviet Union. ... Saint Basils Cathedral Moscow (Russian/Cyrillic: Москва́, pronunciation: Maskvá  listen), capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva, and encompassing 1097. ... The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) (Russian: (СССР)  listen; tr. ...