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Ded Moroz
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Ded Moroz
personification of winter; “Grandfather Frost.” [Russ. Folklore: Misc.]
See : Winter
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Byline: By VINCE GLEDHILL SOME call him Father Christmas, others Santa Claus, Saint Nicholas, Kris Kringle or Grandfather Frost.
Why does Santa come down the chimney? All you need to know about ... by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] OinC's fourth presentation of a work by this composer--a piece that clearly inspired Stravinsky's The Rite Of Spring--earned, extra appreciation because its mythic theme of the enduring struggle between the gods, specifically Grandfather Frost and Red Spring versus Sun God Yarilo, coincided with Toronto's first warm weekend of 2008.
Opera in concert by Chapman, Geoff / Opera Canada
The Slavic Christmas celebration features the characters Grandfather Frost and the Snow Princess attempting to light a Christmas tree, while evil spirits in the woods try to foil them.
Slavic Festival a celebration of a culture's colorful heritage by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
 
 
 
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