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	Travel to the Homeland of Ded Moroz (Russian Santa Claus) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Luzhkov chose Veliky Ustyug as the "hometown" of Ded Moroz because of its location near the taiga and its importance as a cultural center.
		Ded Moroz is one of the most popular figures of ancient Russian mythology.
		Ded Moroz aside, Veliky Ustyug is one of the most inspiring places in Russia.
	www.manited.net /dedmoroz.html (1058 words)

	Coke Versus Pepsi, Santa Versus Moroz
		Asked why Coke called its Santa "Ded Moroz" in Russia, she said the line between the two was blurred and Ded Moroz was more familiar to local children.
		He said that there were no rules about how Ded Moroz was supposed to look and that Russian consumers did not pay special attention to the mascots as long as the ads were creative.
		Ded Moroz, who is traditionally garbed in a long robe and regal hat and carrying a staff, and Snegurochka, or Snow Maiden, his braided granddaughter, are the lead figures at traditional yolki, or New Year's celebrations, that became the norm in Russia during the Soviet days.
	www.themoscowtimes.com /stories/2005/12/30/041.html (607 words)

	Газета.Ru - Ded Moroz Arrives in Moscow
		Ded Moroz, or Grandfather Frost – a Russian folk character very much similar to Santa Claus – has left his ''official residence'' in Velikiy Ustyug, Northern Russia for Moscow where he will open the season of New Year holidays and take part in Russia’s main New Year’s party in the Kremlin.
		In Velikiy Ustyug, Vologda Region the Ded Moroz’s departure on Thursday was marked by folk festival and official ceremonies.
		Late in the evening, Ded Moroz made a farewell speech to his countrymen and left for Moscow by aircraft, accompanied by governor Pozgalyov and the Moscow delegation.
	www.gazeta.ru /2001/12/28/DedMorozArri.shtml (498 words)

	The Many Gift Givers (Santa) of the World -- Ded Moroz of Russia
		Late in the 19th century, Ded Moroz (pronounced as "Dead Morose" and meaning Father or Grandfather Frost) started to appear throughout Russia as the answer to the newer Gift-Givers of Europe.
		But in 1948, Stalin, the "best friend of all children" restored New Years as a national holiday and Ded Moroz was reinvented by the Communist government and could be contracted through Zarya, the state monopoly for domestic services which was in charge of baby-sitters and men to do odd-jobs.
		Situated in the dense taiga forest at the confluence of three rivers sits the little log cabin of Ded Moroz.
	www.santalady.com /gg/moroz.html (460 words)

	Russia, Winter, Freezing Deaths
		Ded Moroz is usually considered to be the Russian counterpart of Santa Claus -- a bearded, good-natured fellow who stuffs presents into children's stockings hung by the fireplace and is used to advertise various brands on television.
		In fact, Ded Moroz, according to the fairy-tales, is a severe and capricious man who depending on his mood will distribute gifts or make people freeze to death.
		This winter, the darker side of Ded Moroz's character was strongly in evidence.
	www.cdi.org /russia/Johnson/6023-4.cfm (677 words)

	CNN.com - Russia's answer to Father Christmas - December 26, 2000
		Ded Moroz (pronounced "Dead Morose") is Russian for Grandfather Frost, a legendary figure dating back to pagan times when he was thought to be responsible for bringing the icy Russian winters.
		Generally portrayed as a tall bearded man in flowing robes and riding in a "troika," or horse-drawn sleigh, Ded Moroz first became associated with the custom of Christmas gift-giving in the late 19th century.
		While Santa has his elves to help him, Ded Moroz has Snegurochka, or the Snow Maiden, a woodland fairy who assists in the delivery of presents and disappears with the advent of spring.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/WORLD/europe/12/25/Ded.Moroz/index.html (466 words)

	St. Petersburg Russia - Russian New Year & Christmas - In Your Pocket (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Ded Moroz is thought to be an old pagan character who was married to Winter.
		One says she is Ded Moroz’s daughter and another says that an old couple, who wanted children, made her from snow and she came to life.
		Historically Ded Moroz came to Russia in the late 1800’s when many secular gift-giving characters began to come on the scene across Europe.
	www.inyourpocket.com /russia/st_petersburg/en/feature?id=55236 (727 words)

	Ded Moroz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the culture of the eastern Slavs the traditional character Ded Moroz (Russian: Дед Мороз) plays a role similar to that of Santa Claus.
		Dzied Maroz (Belarusian: Дзед Мароз, Dzied Maróz, literally "Grandfather Frost") is the Belarusian analogue of Russian Ded Moroz.
		In the People's Republic of Poland the figure Dziadek Mróz was used in propaganda, since the traditional Święty Mikołaj (Saint Nicholas, the Polish Santa Claus) was determined to be "ideologically hostile", as part of the campaign against religion, which included elimination of Christmas in favor of New Year.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ded_Moroz (1268 words)

	RUSNET.NL :: Encyclopedia :: D :: Ded Moroz
		A steeplejack dressed as Ded Moroz scaling the wall of an apartment building in Moscow.
		But in 1948, Stalin, the "best friend of all children" restored New Years as a national holiday and Ded Moroz was reinvented by the Communist government and could be contracted through Zarya, the state monopoly for domestic services which controlled odd-job men and baby-sitters.
		Ded Moroz and Snegurochka now make appearances at children's parties during the holiday season distributing presents and forever fighting off the evil witch, Baby Yaga, who tries to steal the gifts.
	www.rusnet.nl /encyclo/d/print/dedmoroz.shtml (477 words)

	Russian Life Online
		Ded Moroz, or Grandfather Frost, came to Russia in the late 1800s, providing this country a counterpart to the Western, secular Santas.
		Often, Ded Moroz would be depicted in a costume very similar to a bishop's clerical garb; red cossack, white lace surplice, long red cope with gold adornment and the tall, pointed Bishop's hat.
		Ded Moroz travels, of course, in a troika; a decorated sleigh drawn by three horses.
	www.russianlife.net /article.cfm?Number=350 (1062 words)

	Ded Moroz Russia's Grandfather Frost a note by Bill Casselman
		Ded Moroz Russia's Grandfather Frost a note by Bill Casselman
		Ded Moroz means 'Grandfather Frost.' The Russian words at the bottom mean 'for (the) New Year.' Canada too has celebrated the Frosty One, as you can see below on one of our Christmas postage stamps.
		But in the formal Russian word for grandfather 'ded,' we see one reflex of an Indo-European term of consanguinity that appears in Modern English as the word dad, colloquial and affectionate synonym for father.
	www.billcasselman.com /wording_room/ded_moroz.htm (318 words)

	RUSNET :: Encyclopedia :: D :: Ded Moroz
		Heavy industrialisation of the countries bordering the Baltic Sea in the 20th century has resulted in the massive environmental degradation of the sea.
		Steeplejacks are paid during the New Year holiday season to enter apartment windows and surprise children with presents.
		Late in the 19th century, Ded Moroz (pronounced as "Dead Morose" and meaning Grandfather Frost) started to appear throughout Russia as the answer to the newer Gift-Givers of Europe.
	www.rusnet.nl /encyclo/d/dedmoroz.shtml (528 words)

	A Christmas Page:
		I asked Ded Moroz staying near the window and parents were ever behind me.
		And Ded Moroz brought for me not what I asked him about.I was very upset not because of this mistake(my parents mistake !), but because I understood that there is no Ded Moroz in this world.
		When I was only seven years old I heard from boys in school that there is no Ded Moroz and that parents are buying presents for you, and they put it into cupboard.
	anarchon.tripod.com /index.Xmas99EN15.html (1913 words)

	07/11/03 - Photographs of the day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Ded Moroz (Grandfather Frost) and Snegurochka (the Snow Maiden) appear at the New Year's concert
		Ded Moroz and Snegurochka retell the classic folk tale
		Ded Moroz and Snegurochka kept the audience spellbound
	clvweb.cord.edu /vpp/archives/2003/russian/vergas/071103.htm (70 words)

	VOLOGDA
		New Year’s tour of Ded Moroz (Father Frost) throughout Russia and foreign countries is under way.
		Ded Moroz set out from his Votchina, a few miles outside Veliky, on November 18 to visit Russian and foreign cities on New Year's Eve.
		The subject-matter of the exhibition organized in Vologda has been stable in recent years: round timber, sawnwood, chipboards, fibreboards, plywood, logging machines, feller-bunches and feller-skidders were on display.
	www.vologda-oblast.ru /main.asp?LNG=ENG (2017 words)

	RIA Novosti - Russia - Moscow school set to instruct a new generation of Santas
		Once upon a time, it may have been enough to dress up in a big red suit and don a false beard to keep children happy on the night before Christmas, or New Year's Eve as is the case in Russia.
		Out of the 30 people who have enrolled, 10 have signed up for a course in being Ded Moroz, 12 want to be trained as his assistants, and eight will be attending a course for Snow Maidens, the chirpy young granddaughter of Ded Moroz who accompanies him on his generous journeys.
		The newly trained Ded Morozes and Snow Maidens will take their final exams on December 24 in front of a children's jury.
	en.rian.ru /russia/20051206/42334770.html (435 words)

	Russian Christmas
		He was born in Asia Minor at at the Greco-Roman city of of Myra in the province of Lycia, at a time when the region was entirely Greek in origin.
		Due to the suppression of religion during the Soviet regime, St. Nicholas was replaced by Ded Moroz or Grandfather Frost, the Russian Spirit of Winter who brought gifts on New Year's.
		Actually, Ded Moroz was a character that existed in the pagan culture, centuries earlier.
	russian-crafts.com /customs/christmas.html (1448 words)

	Pravda.RU Russian Ded Moroz, Santa Claus and Their Yakutian Counterpart Ekhee Dyyl Meet at Cold Pole
		A spokesperson for the department of tourism in the Government of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) said that Tomtor had on many occasions been the site of the world's lowest temperature in populated areas.
		The festival organizers decided to invite Ded Moroz and Santa Claus to help all the universally recognized "rulers of cold" to communicate and coordinate their future action.
		According to the program, Ded Moroz, Santa Claus and Ekhee Dyyl are going to discuss their plans for the future and present gifts and prizes to winners of the event's numerous contests and competitions, as well as to winners of the folk costume and national cuisine exhibitions held in the framework of the festival.
	newsfromrussia.com /culture/2003/03/22/44868.html (2182 words)

	My Homepage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Snegurka (the granddaughter and helper of Ded Moroz)
		Ded Moroz Under the tree they have to go
		Ded Moroz There is no way round it.
	www.beep.com /members95/jos7000/unusualnewyears.htm (176 words)

	Travel Russia!: Ded moroz vs Santa Claus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Ded Moroz is a Russian analog of Santa Claus.
		What will be if they change their locations?
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	rubl.blogspot.com /2006/08/ded-moroz-vs-santa-claus.html (53 words)

	ded - eSnips Search (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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	www.esnips.com /_t_/ded (52 words)

	Chechnya, TV6, ORT Review, Kagarlitsky/Ded Moroz, Stedman/Population, Mereu/Pasko, Yefimova/Senate, Bird/Energy, ...
		Reuters: Russia sneers at U.S. in media freedom spat.
		Moscow Times: Boris Kagarlitsky, Ded Moroz's Darker Side.
		Interfax: U.S. Missile Defense No Threat to Russia for a Decade, Says Russian Negotiator.
	www.cdi.org /russia/Johnson/6023.cfm (185 words)

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