November 18 Russian Grandfather Frost celebrated his next birthday. It is believed that his age has passed for 2,000 years.
The home of Russian Santa is Veliky Ustyug. There people very carefully prepare for this holiday. A special mailbox is opened in this day. So everybody can send the congratulations to Grandfather Frost.
Usually many magic relatives of Russian Grandfather Frost come to his birthday. They are Santa Claus from Finland, Chishan from Yakutiya, Karelian Pakkayne, winter storyteller Mikulas from the Czech Republic.
The holiday history
The birthday of Santa Claus has been officially celebrated at the 18th of November 18 since 2005. This date was created by children. This is due to the fact that the strong winter with the hard frost usually comes to Great Ustyug at this time.
The special tourism project "Great Ustyug - the birthplace of Grandfather Frost " was started in 1999. There was the grand opening of the Grandfather Frost House in Veliky Ustyug. There are tourist trains and buses from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Vologda to the birthplace of Russian Santa.
Now Grandfather Frost goes to a traditional pre-Christmas tour. Until the end of November he plans to visit Germany. A few days Russian Santa Claus will spend in France. He will meet with the winter fairy fairies of Europe in Strasbourg.
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