🎅 Today Father Frost’s birthday is celebrated in Veliky Ustyug of Russia which is considered his native town.

Father Frost (“Ded Moroz” in Russian) became the symbol of Russian winter, New Year and presents long ago.

He originates from the patron saint of Russia Nikolay and ancient Slavic Morozko, the personified element of nature.

❄️ Unlike his other foreign colleagues, Russian Father Frost is accompanied by his granddaughter Snow Maiden (“Snegurochka”). They ride in a traditional Russian “troika” – a sleigh drawn by three horses.

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