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Travel. Dec 17 2023. Anna Sorokina. Pavel Kuzmichev. Follow Russia Beyond on Instagram. The home of Russia’s ‘Santa Claus’ welcomes guests all year round, but, at this time of year, it's especially...
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Mar 14, 2024 · Veliky Ustyug is located 900 kilometers from Moscow (M8 highway) and 1100 kilometers from Saint Petersburg (A144 highway). The city is approximately in the center of the triangle formed by the three nearest regional centers – Vologda, Kirov, Syktyvkar, with each being roughly 400–500 kilometers away.
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- How All of This Began
- New Idea of Christmas Party
- Who Is The Father Frost?
- Ded Moroz During Soviet Times
- Ded Moroz in Modern Time
- Conclusion
The roots of modern Ded Moroz could be found in Slavic mythology. That times people believed in the power of nature and they considered frost as a reason of a good harvest. To explain why seasons are changed one by one people created a folk legend about small old man with long grey beard who runs around fields and causes biting frost with the noise...
To bring this idea to life, the concept of Christmas holidays was also transformed. Beginning from the middle of 19th century the Christmas holiday included a program of evening concerts for children called «Christmas tree (ёлка)» and in Russian language came an expression « go to the Christmas tree (идти на ёлку) », literally «go to a Christmas pa...
While developing the idea of Christmas holiday the figure of Ded Moroz was also changed. That time appeared a biography of Ded Moroz. Now we know that he is a grown-up man who isn`t a young but he is also not old. His birthday is on 18th November, he lives in the city Veliky Ustyug where his residence is located, he wears a heel-length fur coat (us...
First years of Soviet regime were very strict and difficult. All attributes of old empire life were forbidden. The fate of Ded Moroz didn`t differ from other parts of the culture and in 1929 he was forbidden. There were several reasons for that: Ded Moroz was a symbol of Christmas (Christmas as religious holiday was forbidden and replace by the New...
Nowadays Ded Moroz remains the most beloved magician and he still lives in his residence in the city Veliky Ustyug. The whole year people from the entire country visit him there and get an excursion in his house. If people don`t have a possibility to see him personally, he can be reached by post and you can even receive a reply from Ded Moroz! Chil...
Today we retold you a story about the Father Frost of Russia. Here we also share a couple of links to give you an idea about Ded Moroz, his residence and his post. We hope you enjoy these last days before the New Year and wish you all the best in coming 2021! Links: – http://www.dom-dm.ru/vtour/ – virtual tour around the residence of Ded Moroz – ht...
Dec 31, 2021 · Veliky Ustyug (Vologda region) This is the official residence of Ded Moroz in Russia, which welcomes visitors all year round. There is a throne hall, a museum, a workshop, a post office,...
Visitors can travel to the beautiful village of Veliky Ustyug in the Vologodskaya Region of Northern Russia (approximately 500 miles northeast of Moscow) where the little log cabin of Ded Moroz sits in the dense snowy forest at the meeting point of three rivers.
Dec 15, 2010 · Ded Moroz, or Grandfather Frost, lives more than 600 miles [1000 kilometers] northeast of Moscow, among pine forests on a cliff above the Sukhona River. Twelve years ago, Moscow’s...
Veliky Novgorod (Russian: Великий Новгород, lit. 'Great Newtown', IPA: [vʲɪˈlʲikʲɪj ˈnovɡərət]), also known simply as Novgorod (Новгород), is the largest city and administrative centre of Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is one of the oldest cities in Russia, being first mentioned in the 9th century.
