Russian tiny dolls Father Frost Christmas Santa Snowman

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Russian,hand carved and painted tiny beautiful wooden set of 10 Christmas nesting dolls. The first one signed by the Russian Artist Yelena Latisheva with the initials L.A. in russian. The first doll is Father Christmas or Father Frost as they call him in Russia. He's holding a very cute Teddy Bear with a pink bow. Santa Claus , also known as Saint Nicholas , Sinterklaas , Father Christmas , Kris Kringle , or simply " Santa ", is a historical, legendary and mythological figure who, in many Western cultures , is said to bring gifts to the homes of the good children during the late evening and overnight hours of Christmas Eve , December 24 or on his Feast Day , December 6 ( Saint Nicholas Day ).The legend may have part of its basis in hagiographical tales concerning the historical figure of gift giver Saint Nicholas . A nearly identical story is attributed by Greek and Byzantine folklore to Basil of Caesarea . Basil's feast day on January 1 is considered the time of exchanging gifts in Greece. While Saint Nicholas was originally portrayed wearing bishop's robes, today Santa Claus is generally depicted as a plump, jolly, white-bearded man wearing a red coat with white collar and cuffs, white-cuffed red trousers, and black leather belt and boots (images of him rarely have a beard with no moustache). This image became popular in the United States and Canada in the 19th century due to the significant influence of caricaturist and political cartoonist Thomas Nast . This image has been maintained and reinforced through song, radio, television, and films . In the United Kingdom and Europe, he is often depicted in a manner identical to the American Santa Claus, but he is commonly called Father Christmas . A well-known folk legend associated with Santa Claus says that he lives in the far north, in a land of perpetual snow. The American version of Santa Claus says that he lives at his house on the North Pole , while Father Christmas is often said to reside in the mountains of Korvatunturi in Lapland Province , Finland . Santa Claus lives with his wife Mrs. Claus , a countless number of magical elves , and eight or nine flying reindeer . Another legend, popularized in the song Santa Claus Is Coming to Town , says that he makes a list of children throughout the world, categorizing them according to their behavior ("naughty" or "nice") and that he delivers presents, including toys , candy , and other gifts to all of the good boys and girls in the world, and sometimes coal to the naughty children, on the single night of Christmas Eve. He accomplishes this feat with the aid of the elves who make the toys in the workshop and the reindeer who pull his sleigh. Father Christmas is the name used in many English -speaking countries for a symbolic figure associated with Christmas . A similar figure with the same name (in other languages) exists in several other countries, including France ( Père Noël ), Spain ( Papá Noel ), Catalonia ( Pare Noel ), Malta ( Santa Klaus ), Brazil ( Papai Noel ), Portugal ( Pai Natal ), Italy ( Babbo Natale ), India ( Christmas Father ) and Romania ( Moş Crăciun ). In past centuries, the English Father Christmas was also known as Old Father Christmas, Sir Christmas, and Lord Christmas. Father Christmas is proven to wear (these days) a bright red suit but in Victorian and Tudor times he wore a bright green suit. Father Christmas typified the spirit of good cheer at Christmas, but was neither a gift bringer nor particularly associated with children. The pre-modern representations of the gift-giver from church history, namely Saint Nicholas , ( Sinterklaas ), and folklore merged with the English, and later British Isles, character Father Christmas to create the character known to Americans as Santa Claus . Like Santa Claus, Father Christmas has been identified with the old belief in Woden (Odin to the Norse). In the English-speaking world, the character called "Father Christmas" influenced the development in the United States of Santa Claus , and in the United... read more

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