The snow maiden. Russian Christmas legend for children

In one of the coldest regions of the European continent, it is not Santa Claus, but Ded Moroz and the snow maiden quienes, who are responsible for bringing gifts to children. In addition, Russian children do not receive their gifts on Christmas Day, but on New Year's Day. We tell you who Ded Moroz and the Snow Maiden are and why they are so well-known among Russian children.Discover with your children this beautiful Russian Christmas legend.

The snow maiden, a Russian Christmas legend to read to children In some of the coldest areas of Russia, Santa Claus does not arrive loaded with gifts, but is Ded Moroz, an old man very similar to Santa Claus , who distributes the presents in all homes

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Ded Moroz was a tall, corpulent old man with a very long white beard. In addition, he was very kind. He loved to see the smile and the happy face of the children at Christmas! One day it occurred to her that each end of the year, each child, in addition to receiving the arrival of the new year, would also receive a gift. Thus, just start the new year, I could enjoy with the happiness of the little ones. But Ded Moroz was already very old and it was a lot of work for him. So

he asked for help from his granddaughter, Snegúrochka . She was a beautiful fairy, daughter of the fairy of spring and Frost, lord of the frost. His hair was white and soft as snow, and his eyes were as clear and blue as the sky when there were no clouds.One day, the old man proposed the following to his granddaughter: - Snegúrochka, an idea has occurred to me- He told the young woman.- Tell me grandfather, what is it?

- What do you think if we leave a surprise to every child for the new year? But you can not see us ... if not, it would not be a surprise!

- Uh, it's a lot of work, grandpa, but ... it's a fantastic idea! I like it!

So that year they started to implement their idea. Ded Moroz was wearing red. He loved wearing a huge red cape that his granddaughter had made for him. She was wearing blue. It was his favorite color. The old man had been making a wooden sledge for many months, and at last he had it ready. He looked for his best troicas (typical horses from Russia) and started touring the area to bring gifts to the children.

Since then,

the grandfather of the cold

(as they began to call Ded Moroz)

and the snow maiden, distribute to each child in the area toys and gifts given to them, for one day, by the children happiest children on the planet. Ask your child if he understood the legend of the Snow Maiden A good way to encourage reading comprehension in your child is to help him think about what he has just read. What do you think if you ask these questions to check if I listen carefully ?: - What family relationship had Ded Moroz and Snegúrochka?