Russian Christmas Tree Decorations

He is accompanied by snegurochka a snow maiden said to be his granddaughter.

Russian christmas tree decorations.

Also we offer hand carved wooden figurines of. Shop for russian christmas. Russian christmas ornaments and hand painted decorations. They are not made from that super thin fragile glass material from which most tree ornaments are made that easily break and crack.

Don t call it a christmas tree. C novom godom snow vum gode um meaning with the new year is a common new years eve christmas holiday greeting. These ornaments are solid sturdy and strong made from a thick glass material. 5 piece red nose santa set.

The russian santa claus is named ded moroz or father frost. In 1935 many christmas traditions were re adopted as part of a new secular new year celebration. Great find of unique christmas decorations and ornaments christmas santa ded moroz and nativity nesting dolls exclusively designed by russian artists for the russian store. However given the early christian community kievan rus celebration may have a longer history.

During the early mid soviet period religious celebrations were discouraged by the official state policy of atheism until 1936 but despite this. The russian christmas tree is usually taken down at the end of january after the feast day of the baptism of christ. The russian santa claus. Russian christmas ornaments which can see in this category are made by hand in diffeent techniques and in different styles.

On new year s eve he places presents for children under the new year tree as opposed to a christmas tree. Among these were the decoration of a tree festive decorations of the house and family gatherings the visit by gift giving дед мороз grandfather frost a russian version of santa claus. In russia the christmas holiday became the official celebration with the baptism of rus ordered by prince vladimir in the late 10th century. Santa christmas tree bell ornament.

Nowadays many russian jews. How russia s yolka survived the revolution when the soviet union rejected religion it ditched christmas too but kept the tree. Tree decorations depicting old russian cities. One of our bestseller items are wooden christmas ornaments sets which are made of soft light wood and hand painted.

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