Russian Christmas Tree Decorations

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Russian christmas tree decorations.

Don t call it a christmas tree. However given the early christian community kievan rus celebration may have a longer history. The russian santa claus. In 1935 many christmas traditions were re adopted as part of a new secular new year celebration.

Russian christmas ornaments and hand painted decorations. Tree decorations depicting old russian cities. He is accompanied by snegurochka a snow maiden said to be his granddaughter. The russian christmas tree is usually taken down at the end of january after the feast day of the baptism of christ.

Santa christmas tree bell ornament. Special price 9 09. They are not made from that super thin fragile glass material from which most tree ornaments are made that easily break and crack. On new year s eve he places presents for children under the new year tree as opposed to a christmas tree.

In russia the christmas holiday became the official celebration with the baptism of rus ordered by prince vladimir in the late 10th century. C novom godom snow vum gode um meaning with the new year is a common new years eve christmas holiday greeting. The russian santa claus is named ded moroz or father frost. One of our bestseller items are wooden christmas ornaments sets which are made of soft light wood and hand painted.

During the early mid soviet period religious celebrations were discouraged by the official state policy of atheism until 1936 but despite this. These ornaments are solid sturdy and strong made from a thick glass material. Also we offer hand carved wooden figurines of. 5 piece red nose santa set.

Purchase russian christmas decor and gifts. How russia s yolka survived the revolution when the soviet union rejected religion it ditched christmas too but kept the tree. Shop for russian christmas. 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.

Nowadays many russian jews.