Lyudmila Egorova
NNOD for children of senior preschool age (6–7 years old). "Santa Clauses from different countries"
Soon the New Year will knock on the doors of every home. And Santa Claus will be on the doorstep. This long-awaited guest comes to every family in different countries. But do Santa Clauses always look the same? The summary of the NNOD “Santa Clauses of different countries” and the presentation can answer this question. Your students will visit countries such as Russia, America, France, Italy, Belgium and Poland; will be able to learn about the different ways in which these long-awaited guests enter the house. And they arrive using a variety of means of transport: three horses and deer, a broom and a donkey. And each of them will leave gifts for the children: someone under the tree or in a stocking; and someone is in a shoe or on the windowsill. Santa Clauses are different, but they have the same goal - to bring a gift to every home along with love and care for children. Enjoy your journey, dear colleagues!
NNOD: “Santa Clauses of different countries”
Goals:
1. Develop children's speech, planetary thinking, memory, attention.
2. Arouse interest in Santa Clauses from different countries, curiosity and a desire to learn about the similarities and differences of these New Year's Frosts.
Vocabulary work: Veliky Ustyug, Father Frost (Treskun, Morozko and Karachun, Santa Claus, Saint Nicholas, Pere Noel, Babo Nattale and the good fairy Befana, Nisse.
Age of children: older preschoolers (6 – 7 years old)
Integration of educational areas:“Communication”, “Socialization”, “Artistic creativity”, “Health”.
Educator:
“Through a dense forest, a blizzard field
The winter holiday is coming to us.
So let's say it together:
Hello, holiday - New Year!
In all countries of the world, the most beloved and long-awaited holiday by adults and children is celebrated - New Year! He has many attributes. Name them. (This is a New Year tree, multi-colored garlands, balls, firecrackers). And every year, New Year’s heroes come to our favorite holiday and spend the New Year’s party with us. Once you guess my riddles, you will be able to see them on the screen.
Puzzles:
All of it sparkles in gold,
Everything sparkles under the moon,
Decorates the Christmas tree with beads,
And draws on glass.
He's such a big prankster -
He'll pinch you right on the nose.
He came here for a holiday.
Who is he, children? (Father Frost)
Listen to the second riddle.
I am the granddaughter of Frost and Blizzard,
I come here every year!
Snowflakes are with me - friends
The cheerful ones lead a round dance. (Snow Maiden) (slide 2)
Answer, who are these heroes? (Ded Moroz and Snegurochka). Do you think Santa Clauses come to all countries of the world? (children's answers). Are Santa Clauses always dressed the same? (children's answers)
They look different in different countries. They have different names, different clothes, different means of transportation and bring gifts - each does it in their own way.
Guys, I suggest you dress up Santa Claus of our country, Russia. Remember what he wore at our New Year's party? (Our grandfather wears a floor-length fur coat, felt boots, a tall fur hat, and holds a staff and a bag of gifts in his hands). And what color is the fur coat? (Blue, red) (slide 3)
And who knows: maybe from films or books, as the Russian Father Frost is also called? (Father Frost - Grandfather Treskun, Morozko and Karachun rolled into one). These were different lords of the cold - Karachun, Zimnik. Initially, they were all evil creatures. After them came the cold and bitter cold. Modern Santa Claus is a little stern in appearance, but he loves children very much.
What can Morozko arrive on? What means of transportation does he have?
(children's answers) (slide 4)
In what city does Santa Claus live? (children's answers)
In Russia, Father Frost lives in Veliky Ustyug, in a pine forest.
(slide 5)
And now, I propose to remember Santa Claus, who lives in America. What's his name? (Santa Claus) What is he wearing? If you find it difficult, look at the screen. (Cap, short fur coat, boots). What does this Frost travel on? (children's answers) (slide 6)
In America, New Year's grandfather - Santa Claus - wears a short red jacket and a funny cap on his head. He travels through the air on a reindeer sled and enters children's homes through a chimney.
(slide 7)
Game “Name 10 differences between Father Frost and Santa Claus”
(slide 8)
Are these Frosts similar to each other? (No). List 10 differences.
Physical education “Frost Red Nose”
Oh, Frost Red Nose,
We all know you.
(Clap your hands.)
And you, Santa Claus,
We welcome you with joy.
(Arms extended forward, bow.)
Oh, Frost Red Nose,
Clap your hands harder!
(Clap your hands.)
And we have more fun
The legs will dance!
(Leg on toe, heel.)
I, Frost Red Nose,
With a white beard.
(Show beard.)
I'll pinch you until I cry,
Don't joke with me.
(Pull yourself by the nose.)
For what, why
(Raises his shoulders up, we are surprised.)
Should I be angry
I came to you, friends,
(Walk in place.)
To have fun!
(Clap your hands.)
Now we will go on a New Year's trip with the wind to different countries and see what Santa Clauses are like there. Ready? (a soundtrack of wind and blizzard sounds).
(slide 9)
And we will land in Belgium and Poland. Here we will be met by New Year's grandfather - St. Nicholas. He is considered the very first Santa Claus. He left golden apples in a shoe in front of the fireplace for the family that sheltered him.
What is Saint Nicholas wearing? (Wears a white dress and hat).
This dress is called a mantle, and he rides on a horse, accompanied by a Moorish servant, Black Peter, who helps carry a heavy bag of gifts for obedient children. Naughty people do not receive gifts - Black Peter carries the rod for them. What are rods and what are they for? (difficult to answer) Rods - shoots of willow, birch, hazel, trees and shrubs tied into bundles or used one at a time, thin elastic and flexible rods used for corporal punishment - flogging for disobedience. In the process of making rods, they were often soaked in salt water to give them greater elasticity.
(slide 10)
Let's move to France. There are two Santa Clauses here. One is called Père Noël (“Christmas Grandfather,” and the other is Chalande. Tell us about Père Noël’s outfit? (In France, a grandfather with a staff and a wide hat). He puts gifts for children directly into the chimney. But the second one is Chalande, a bearded old man. What Is he dressed? (A fur hat and a warm traveling raincoat.) Instead of a bag, there is a basket with rods for lazy and naughty children.
(slide 11)
Italy. In Italy, on New Year's Day, grandfather Babo Nattale and the good fairy Befana come to visit children. They give gifts to obedient children, which they leave on the balcony, while lazy and capricious children only get a coal.
Italian children believe that Befana brings stars. She enters houses through the chimney and places gifts in stockings.
(slide 12)
There are also two Santa Clauses in Sweden: the stooped one with a knobby nose - Yultomten and the dwarf Yulnissam. Both of them go from house to house on New Year’s Eve and leave gifts. Look at the screen, where can gifts be left?
(slide 13)
And here is Norway. Who gives gifts to children here? (Little people give gifts to children.) These little people are called brownies - nisse. What are they wearing? (They wear knitted caps) I'll tell you a little secret: they love sweets very much. Therefore, in order to appease them and receive more gifts, on New Year's Eve children place various delicacies around the house in secluded corners. (Frost dolls are put on the table to compare clothes).
Result:
Our journey has come to an end. In fact, it doesn’t matter when and how people celebrate the New Year or what the snowy grandfather’s name is, the main thing is that on New Year’s Eve all of you, kind and obedient children, will always receive wonderful gifts from Santa Claus! And many of you will be able to write a letter to Santa Claus and ask him to fulfill a wish. The letter can be sent to the following addresses:
(slide 14)
Official postal address: 162340, Russia, Vologda region, Veliky Ustyug, house of Father Frost
Moscow residence of Father Frost: 109472, Russia, Moscow, Kuzminsky forest, Grandfather Frost.
Guys, look at the table, how many different grandfathers there are. Now, pick up simple pencils and draw the Santa Claus you liked the most. (Independent creative activity of children).
(Coloring work in the afternoon).
Slide 1
GRANDFATHERS OF THE WHOLE WORLD
Slide 2
ITALY
Italy has its own Santa Claus, whose name is Babbo Natale. He looks a lot like Santa Claus.
Slide 3
ITALY
And in Italy, the old lady Befana comes to the children. On New Year's Eve, she flies into houses through the chimney and brings gifts to good children, while the naughty ones get only ashes.
Slide 4
FRANCE
French Father Frost-Père Noel - brings gifts and candies to good and diligent children. Wearing wooden shoes and carrying a basket of gifts on his back, he arrives on a donkey and, leaving the animal outside, enters the house through the chimney. He puts the gifts in shoes, which the children leave in front of the fireplace in advance. Per Noel's companion is Per Fuetar - a grandfather with rods, who reminds Per Noel how the child behaved during the year and what he deserves more - gifts or a spanking.
Slide 5
In America, Santa Claus comes to every home with gifts. He is dressed in a red coat, red felt boots on his feet, wears a short beard, and has a full body build. Santa Claus enters the house through the chimney and leaves gifts in socks on the mantelpiece. Children leave cookies and milk for American Santa Claus to refresh him.
Slide 6
USA, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, UK
Slide 7
FINLAND
Santa Claus in Finland is called Joulupukki, which is not very euphonious, because in Finnish Joulu means Christmas, and pukki means goat. He used to walk around houses like this, with goat horns on his head and a sheepskin coat with the fur facing out. The Finns believe that their Santa Claus is the real one because he lives in Lapland in a well-equipped cave on the Arctic Circle in the city of Rovaniemi with his old woman Muori, yes, the Finnish Santa Claus is married, but he doesn’t like to talk about his wife. Finnish Santa Claus is very old, so old that he doesn’t remember how old he is.
Slide 8
ESTONIA
In Estonia, Father Christmas is called Jõuluvana, and he is similar to his Finnish relative.
Slide 9
NORWAY AND DENMARK
NISSE is an analogue of Santa Claus in Norway and Denmark. This is not one character, but many. Nisse are Norwegian brownies. Small, with tiny beards and red knitted caps. Those who come during the New Year holidays are called Christmas Nisse.
Slide 10
DENMARK
Chief Nisse lives near Oslo, in the city of Drøbak - this is Yletomte (Julemanden) or St. Nicholas
Slide 11
SWEDEN
There are two Santa Clauses in Sweden: a stooped grandfather with a knobby nose - Yultomten and the dwarf Yulnissaar. Both of them go from house to house on New Year’s Eve and leave gifts on the windowsills. Sometimes they are called by one name - Kris Kringle
Slide 12
Greece, Cyprus
In Cyprus, Santa Claus is called Saint Basil
Slide 13
CZECH
The first, Mikulas, delivers gifts to children from the Czech Republic; in his retinue there is an angel and an imp. The angel gives gifts and sweets to children, and the little devil gives coals and potatoes to naughty kids. And the second, Jerzyshek, gives gifts to the little residents of Slovakia. They are often confused because Jerzyszek and Mikulas are actually very similar, because they are brothers.
Slide 14
SLOVAKIA
And the second, Jerzyshek, gives gifts to the little residents of Slovakia. They are often confused because Jerzyszek and Mikulas are actually very similar, because they are brothers.
Slide 15
JAPAN
Segatsu-san and Ojo-san These two New Year's characters come from Japan. The first of them, Segatsu-san (translated as Mr. New Year), is the traditional Santa Claus in Japan. He is dressed in a bright blue kimono, and walks around Japan for a whole week, (as the Japanese themselves say - “golden week”), he looks into every house, but without gifts - the parents themselves give the children gifts. For several decades, Segatsu-san has been competing with Ojo-san, dressed as an American Santa Claus and riding a reindeer sleigh.
Slide 16
HOLLAND
Site-Kaas (Sinter Klaas)
Slide 17
Cambodia
Grandfather Zhar
Slide 18
COLOMBIA
Papa Pascual
Slide 19
MUSLIM COUNTRIES
In early May, an old man named Khyzyr Ilyas comes to Muslim countries with gifts. He wears a red cap entwined with a green scarf and a green robe with flowers embroidered on it.
Slide 20
AZERBAIJAN
Father Frost of Azerbaijan is called Shakhta Baba. This is Santa Claus in blue. The Snow Maiden of Azerbaijan is called Gar Giz. New Year in Azerbaijan is celebrated in the spring, it is called Novruz Bayram
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GRANDFATHERS OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES Educator GBOU Kindergarten No. 756 South-Eastern Administrative District of Moscow Kochetkova G.V.Slide 2
United States of America Santa Claus. Santa is accompanied by a magical talking reindeer named Rudolph the Red Nose. To fly across the sky, all Santa needs to do is stick his finger in his nostril.
Slide 3
Norway – Nisse (little brownies). Despite their small stature, they have enormous strength. Even though Nisse is a caring protector of the home, he is very vindictive. At the slightest insult, his retribution is great - from damage to livestock to the destruction of the entire farm. If desired, he becomes invisible, loves dusty attics and cupboards, and is friends with pets. Nisse's favorite treat is sweet oatmeal with a piece of butter.
Slide 4
Santa Claus' companion from Belgium is Saint Nicholas. The Belgians know that the family that shelters Saint Nicholas will receive a golden apple. A Moor named Black Peter is a servant who accompanies Saint Nicholas everywhere.
Slide 5
Uzbek friend of Father Frost Korbobo arrives in Uzbek villages on a donkey along with his granddaughter Korgyz.
Slide 6
Saint Nicholas (Sinter Klaas) - Dutch Santa Claus. It was the Dutch who founded the city in Manhattan and brought Christmas to America. It was the Dutch who founded the city in Manhattan and brought Christmas to America. very serious and respectable, wears a red miter with a cross, reminiscent of the fact that his ancestor was an archbishop.
Slide 7
The French friend of Santa Claus, Pere Noel, wanders across the rooftops and down the chimneys into houses on New Year's Day to leave gifts in the shoes of French children.
Slide 8
Mongolian friend of Santa Claus Uvlin Uvgun In Mongolia, the New Year is also a holiday of shepherds. Therefore, the Mongolian Santa Claus is the most important shepherd. He has a whip in his hand, and on his belt is a bag with tinder and flint. His assistant's name is Zazan Ohin - "Snow Girl".
Slide 9
Oji-san, an overseas colleague of Father Frost from Japan. In Japan, the New Year is heralded by 108 strikes of the bell. The most popular New Year's gift is for Kumada - a bamboo rake, so that you have something to rake with happiness. Houses are decorated with pine branches; pine is a symbol of longevity.
Slide 10
Santa Claus' Italian assistant Bubbe Natale Bubbe Natale enters the house through the chimney. A cup of milk is left for him in every house.
Slide 11
Yakut assistant to Santa Claus Ehee Dyl He has a huge bull that comes out of the ocean every autumn and begins to grow horns. The longer the horn, the stronger the frost.
Slide 12
In South Africa, Christmas symbols reflected local flavor: in stamps issued for Christmas, the Lion King became Santa Claus.
Slide 13
Yakut Santa Claus - Chyskhaan The Yakuts personified winter in the form of a white bull with blue spots, it has huge horns and frosty breath; when he walked around the expanses of the earth, everything froze, people and animals suffered from the cold. The image of the Bull of Winter among the Yakuts is based on the mammoth motif common to the peoples of North-East Eurasia.
Slide 14
Swedish Santa Claus - Jul Tomten Jul Tomten means "Christmas Gnome" in Swedish. He lives in a magical forest and has a helper - Dusty the snowman. If you come to visit Yul Tomten, watch your step carefully: tiny elves are scurrying along the paths.
Slide 15
Finnish Jollupukki Finnish Santa Claus, who is considered the most real in the world, is actually called quite funny - Joulupukki. Italy - Befana. And in Italy, Santa Claus is generally a woman. Yes, not just a woman, but a real witch. Her name is Befana. In her appearance, she is very reminiscent of Baba Yaga from Russian folk tales. Slide 18
Grandfather Frost with the Snow Maiden. Russia - Father Frost (aka Morozko, the spirit of cold Treskun and Studenets). Santa Claus has a fur-trimmed hat, a long beard down to his waist, and a warm fur coat down to his toes; belted (and not only red, but also blue, white and any other color associated with frost), a staff in her hands, and a bag with gifts on her back. Only the Russian Father Frost has a family, Winter is his wife and Snow Maiden is his granddaughter. His home is the city of Veliky Ustyug, it is there that the “office” of Father Frost is located, where everyone sends letters with wishes. It is interesting that Frost appears in our houses in some mystical way, truly like a spirit, no one really knows how it appears, but they say that it appears in our houses as the spirit of the north wind, penetrating into our homes through the cracks in the windows.
The most famous magical Christmas grandfather is Saint Nicholas (Nicholas the Wonderworker). He was the bishop of the city of Myra in Lycia (today it is the territory of Turkey). He was very kind, honest, fair, cared about the poor, helped those in need. He often threw wallets with money into the chimneys of shacks, and he did this secretly, under the cover of darkness.
France is not far behind Sweden: there are also two New Year's grandfathers here. One is good and the other is evil. The good grandfather's name is Pere-Noel or Grandfather January, he delivers gifts in his basket. The evil one's name is Shaland, in his basket there are rods for those children who did not obey their parents in the old year and were lazy a lot.
Both grandparents come to the Italians for the New Year. Grandmother's name is Befana. She doesn’t even come, she flies through the chimneys. She brings gifts to obedient children, and those who disobey their elders receive ash from the fireplace as a gift. Grandfather's name is Babbo Natale. He also enters the house through a pipe, leaving his sleigh on the roof of the house
Mikulas - Czech Republic, Slovakia Externally similar to the Russian Santa Claus. Only now he brings gifts not in a bag, but in a shoulder box. And he is not accompanied by the Snow Maiden, but by an angel in snow-white clothes and a shaggy little imp. Mikulas is always happy to give good and obedient children an orange, an apple or some kind of sweet. But if a hooligan or slacker has a potato or a piece of coal in his “Christmas boot,” it’s definitely Mikulash. His job.
Russia also has its own “Christmas grandfather,” the beloved, albeit a little harsh, Father Frost. In a long fur coat, belted with a sash, in felt boots, with a thick white beard, a red nose and a whole bag of gifts. The best grandfather in the world! He comes to visit the children not alone, but with his beautiful granddaughter Snegurochka. And very soon they will knock on our door. Hello Dedushka Moroz!
ELECTRONIC EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE ON THE TOPIC
"Santa Clauses from different countries"
- Author-compiler:Goldina Anna Vladimirovna, teacher of GBDOU No. 85 of the Primorsky district of St. Petersburg.
- This educational resource is intendedfor children of senior preschool age.
- Target: - expanding children's understanding of the traditions of New Year celebrations in different countries.
- summarize children's ideas about the main character of the New Year holidays - Grandfather Frost, introduce children to the customs and traditions of celebrating the New Year in different countries of the world and their national heroes of this holiday.
To cultivate a respectful attitude towards the traditions of celebrating the New Year of people of different nationalities.
Presentation “Santa Clauses from different countries” can be used in educational activities with preschool children and consists of 15 slides.
- Content:
- Title page.
- Picture “Santa Claus” (Russia)
- Picture “Chyskhaan” (Yakutia)
- Picture “Pakkaine” (Karelia)
- Picture “Joulupukki” (Finland)
- Picture “Jul Tomten” (Sweden)
- Picture “Uvlin Uvgun” (Mongolia)
- Picture “Corbobo” (Uzbekistan)
- Picture “Mikulas” (Czech Republic)
- Picture “Saint Nicholas” (Belgium)
- Picture “Sinter Klaas” (Holland)
- Picture “Père Noël” (France)
- Picture “Bubbe Natale” (Italy)
- Picture “Fairy Befana” (Italy)
- Picture “Santa Claus” (America)
Working with a presentation. Teacher's comments.
Slide 1.
New Year is the children's favorite holiday. Even before the arrival of the New Year, New Year's markets open everywhere and the lights on the Christmas trees are turned on. In every home, both children and adults prepare for his arrival. At midnight on December 31st, with the last stroke of the clock, the New Year begins. In the morning, under the tree, children find gifts left by Father Frost and Snow Maiden. This happens in Russia. And in other countries?
Santa Claus appeared a long time ago. This is the wizard who comes to wish everyone a Happy New Year and Merry Christmas. And, of course, not empty-handed. Definitely with gifts. In every country it is called differently.
Let's get to know our Father Frost's foreign colleagues.
Slide 2.
Santa Claus from around the world is a relative of our beloved grandfather. Morozko, Studenets, Treskun - all this is one character in Slavic mythology, the lord of winter and frost. Our ancestors imagined him as an old man with a long white beard. His breath began to cause a strong cold. Icicles appeared from his tears. The words he spoke turned into frost. Snow clouds are his hair. In winter, Santa Claus walks around forests, fields, and streets. He taps his ice staff, and the severe frosts freeze rivers, streams, and puddles with ice. If he hits the corner of the hut, the log will certainly burst. Morozko does not really like those who complain about the cold and shiver from the cold. And it bestows strength of spirit and a bright blush on cheerful and cheerful people. Santa Claus is strong from November to March.
Santa Claus is a tall, thin, but strong old man. Stern, majestic, unsmiling, but kind and fair. walks in a white, blue or red sheepskin coat, with a long white beard and a staff in his hand, wearing felt boots. The pants are usually hidden under a sheepskin coat and are practically invisible, but the linen pants and shirt are white or decorated with ornaments. Belted with a wide belt. Wears embroidered mittens. Rides three horses. Inseparable from his granddaughter Snegurochka. Sometimes a Snowman can accompanySince 1998, Veliky Ustyug has been considered the official residence of Father Frost in Russia. Since 2005, the official birthday of Father Frost has been considered January 18, when the first severe frosts usually hit Veliky Ustyug.
Slide 3.
The winter wizard from Yakutia has a unique costume - he wears a hat with bull horns, and his clothes are simply stunning with the luxurious decoration. The image of Chyskhaan - the Yakut Bull of Winter - combines two prototypes - a bull and a mammoth, symbolizing strength, wisdom and power.
According to the legend of the Yakut people, in the fall Chyskhaan comes out of the ocean onto land, bringing with it cold and frost. In the spring, Chyskhaan's horns fall off - the frosts weaken, then his head falls off - spring comes, and the ice carries his body into the ocean, where he is miraculously restored until the next autumn.
Yakut Chyskhaan has his own residence in Oymyakon, where guests can come to him and receive cold and frost as a gift.
Slide 4.
Pakkaine is completely different from the kind and old Grandfather Frost we are used to. On the contrary, he is a mischievous, red-cheeked, cheerful and handsome guy. He is the youngest among his colleagues, Morozov, and, perhaps, many of them are only fit to be grandchildren.
However, Pakkaine has his own unusual legend about his origin: he is the son of a merchant who was born at the beginning of winter (December 1) right in a sleigh in severe frost while returning from a trade cart fair to the city of Olonets. In honor of such an unusual birth of an extremely strong and healthy boy, he was named Pakkaine (Frost in Karelian). He grew up very quickly, as they say, “by leaps and bounds.” And in just a few years he turned from a baby into a handsome young red-haired man with a wonderful character, who, having taken over his father’s merchant business, travels around the world, selling overseas sweets and Olonets lace in other cities at home. And he doesn’t mind even the most severe cold. He also has the amazing magical ability to “clone” identical twin brothers. One of his favorite pastimes, wherever he goes, is to twirl in front of the mirror and admire himself. Before he has time to turn away, his reflection immediately comes to life and climbs out of the magic mirror, continuing to live in the city where Pakkaine once again stopped. Over the course of a year, countless numbers of such Frost Brothers were recruited in different cities. And in winter, every year they all go to Olonets - the homeland of Pakkaine, where special competitions are held - the Olonets Winter Games. Here, fellow wizards, in difficult tests of their magical power and demonstration of their extraordinary abilities, compete with each other, find out which of them is the best and the most “real”.
Slide 5.
In Finland, Santa Claus has a very funny name, Joulupukki. Translated, this name means Christmas goat. And this name was given to Santa Claus only because at Christmas he rides around in a cart pulled by a goat. Joulupukki also looks very interesting, he is dressed in a short red fur coat and a cone-shaped red hat. His gnome assistants are always with him, and Joulupukki himself, due to his short stature, looks very much like a gnome. Joulupukki has a wife, her name is Muori, with whom they have been living on Mount Korvaptupturi for a very long time. He also has a very sensitive hearing, because he can hear even a wish spoken in a whisper without difficulty. Therefore, he knows all the wishes that children make during the Christmas holidays.
Slide 6.
Swedish Santa Claus Jul Tomten –
Fairytale magic gnome,
With my snowman
Happy New Year
All children, giving gifts,
Hiding under beds at night,
They sleep when they are in a sweet dream.
Snowman Dusty's Helper
Paints the windows.
Snow fibers everywhere!
The world is now in the grip of winter.
Fairies, gnomes, elves too,
Everyone who can cast a spell
Together we wish you happiness!
Children in Sweden are waiting for Christmas gifts from a gnome who is a bit like our brownie. He hides in the basement of every home on Christmas Day. His name is Yul Tomten. He usually lives in a protected forest with picturesque valleys and lakes. He is helped by the cheerful snowman Dusty, the prince and princess, mischievous mice, the King and the Snow Queen, witches and numerous elves.
Slide 7.
Mongolia has its own Santa Claus, his name is Uvlin Uvgun, and accompany him Zazan Okhin (Snow Maiden) and Shina Zhila (New Year boy). The New Year in Mongolia coincides with the cattle breeding holiday, so Uvlin Uvgun, not only Father Frost, but also the most important shepherd, wears the clothes of a cattle breeder: in a shaggy fur coat and a large fox hat. In his hands he has a long whip, a flint, a flint and a snuffbox. It depends on him whether there will be enough milk and meat for the New Year's table.
Slide 8.
Uzbek Santa Claus - KorboboTo the delight of the children, on New Year's Eve he rides into the villages riding on a donkey, himself in a striped robe and a patterned skullcap. And the Snow Maiden is with him Korgyz also wearing a skullcap and she also has many, many braids, like any Uzbek girl.
Slide 9.
Czech Grandfather Mikulas comes to every home on the night of December 6th. This is the night beforeSt. Nicholas Day. Outwardly, he looks like the twin of our Santa Claus. He has the same long fur coat, staff, and hat. Only now he brings gifts in a shoulder box and is accompanied not by the charming Snow Maiden, but by a beautiful angel in white clothes and a shaggy little imp. Mikulas brings oranges, apples and various sweets to good and obedient children. The “Christmas boot” of a slacker or hooligan ends up with a piece of coal or a potato. For many, it remains a mystery how Grandfather Mikulash gets along with Hedgehog.
This is probably the most modest and inconspicuousnew year character worldwide. He throws gifts to children. Hedgehog is very careful that no one sees him. That is why the appearance of this good fellow remains a mystery. But if the Christmas bell rings on the tree, Czech and Slovak children rush to look at their gifts. "Who brought this?" - ask the most stupid kids. "Hedgehog!" - the parents answer with a smile.
Slide 10.
Saint Nicholas is considered the very first, eldest Santa Claus. He is dressed in a snow-white bishop's robe and miter, and this wizard rides on a horse. Saint Nicholas congratulates children in Belgium and gives gifts; he is accompanied everywhere by the Moor Black Peter, in whose hands there are rods for mischievous children, and behind his back there is a bag of gifts for obedient children.
Each family that shelters St. Nicholas will receive a golden apple from him as a gift.
Slide 11.
This winter wizard is a lover of sailing, because every year on New Year’s and Christmas he sails to Holland on a beautiful ship.
He is accompanied by many black servants who help in his travels, as well as in preparations for the New Year's celebrations.
Slide 12.
There are two Santa Clauses in France. One is called Pere Noel. He is kind and brings gifts to the children in a basket. The second Santa Claus is called Shaland - he is a bearded old man who wears a fur hat and a warm traveling raincoat. His basket contains rods for naughty and lazy children.
Slide 13.
The Italian winter wizard comes to every home. He doesn't need doors - he uses the chimney to get down from the roof into the room. So that Bubbe Natale can eat a little while on the road, children always leave a cup of milk by the fireplace or stove.
Slide 14.
In Italy, children also look forward to the fairy Befana for the New Year. She organized a holiday in this country: she brought sweets and toys to good children. But the bad ones got only extinguished embers. In Italy there is a belief that Befana is brought by stars. She gets into the house through chimney, surprises are placed in stockings, which are hung in advance from the exhaust hoods of the hearths.
There is another version - the fairy arrives in an “earthly” way - on a cute donkey loaded with a bale of gifts. Befana opens the doors with a golden key and fills the shoes with sweets and souvenirs.
Slide 15.
In America - Santa Claus. Gray hair, a neat beard trimmed short and a mustache. Red sheepskin coat, trousers and cap. A dark leather belt with a buckle fits around his thick belly. Thin white gloves. Often wears glasses. Travels through the air on reindeer, enters the house through the chimney and throws gifts into shoes and stockings left near the fireplace. The children leave milk and chocolate chip cookies for him.
Santa is a middle-aged man, overweight, cheerful and cheerful. Usually one appears, but may be accompanied by gnomes and elves.
Wherever you are, in Sweden, the USA, Finland or Russia, all the children on the planet have one thing in common - they never stop looking out the window, hoping that that star twinkling in the night is Grandfather Frost hurrying to the children.
When compiling the EUR, pictures and texts from the Yandex search service and websites: infourok.ru, fb.ru were used.
