Since the breakup of the Soviet Union, and especially in recent years, there has been a shift from Ded Moroz (Ukrainian: Дід Мороз), who came to be associated with the Soviet-era heritage, to Saint Nicholas (Ukrainian: Святий Миколай, romanized: Sviatyi Mykolai), who is more popular in Western Ukraine. [55]

Saint Nicholas of Myra [a] (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), [3] [4] [b] also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greek descent from the maritime city of Patara in Anatolia (in modern-day Antalya Province, Turkey) during the time of the Roman Empire.

2025年3月3日 · St. Nicholas (flourished 4th century, Myra, Lycia, Asia Minor [near modern Demre, Turkey]; Western feast day December 6; Eastern feast day December 19) was one of the most popular minor saints commemorated in the Eastern and Western churches and now traditionally associated with the festival of Christmas.

Known by various names –Triskun, Studenets, Karachun, Zimnik – this character was a giant, malicious old man who could freeze people, livestock, and crops. To appease him, people offered sacrifices, sometimes even human sacrifices, believing this would secure their survival through the …

2022年10月15日 · In 320 AD, a group of soldiers in a Roman legion called “Armed with Lightning” suffered persecution for their Catholic Faith under Roman emperor Licinius. After openly confessing themselves to be Catholic, they were condemned death by freezing. They were made to strip and lay down in a near-frozen pond.

2024年8月24日 · Grandfather Frost or Morozko indeed is a Christmas gift-bringer in Russia, but he has more distinctions than similarities with Saint Nicholas. Grandfather Frost has withstood church criticism, Russian Revolution, and Soviet Era bans but remained the most popular holiday figure in Russia, Balkan countries, and former Soviet Republics.

Let everyone into the fun of being St. Nicholas to each other by buying or making small presents for each other that you take turns “secretly” placing in the stockings after bedtime. Bake holiday treats early and freeze them. Then, celebrate a visit from St. Nicholas with a special breakfast the morning of the sixth.

2025年3月3日 · On Dec. 6, the faithful commemorate a bishop in the early church who was known for generosity and love of children. Born in Lycia in Asia Minor around the late third or fourth century, St....

Before the rivers freeze and navigation ceases, it is towed to a safer place. There it remains for the five to six winter months when the rivers are frozen and the ice can crush vessels. The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill consecrated the St. Nicholas Lighthouse Chapel on September 19, 2013. The Patriarch arrived on the yacht Thais.

2024年12月4日 · Saint Nicholas, the 4th-century bishop of Myra, is one of the most revered figures in Christian history. Known today as the inspiration for the modern Santa Claus, the real St. Nicholas was a devout defender of the faith, a generous benefactor to the poor, and a staunch advocate for justice.