Morozko by artist Igor Ozhiganov. Morozko is an ancient Slavic name for Slavic Santa Claus figure. Today Eastern Slavs call this figure Ded Moroz (Grandfather Frost) who comes with his granddaughter Snegurochka (Snow maiden) on New Year’s Eve and delivers gifts to Slavic children. According to some sources, in the olden days, this ancient Slavic pagan deity “Ded Moroz” wasn’t always called Ded (grandfather) and that they simply called him Moroz, Morozko, Morozenko, or Mroz. Some say that this word in Russia was used to describe someone very evil. Also that this ancient Slavic deity wasn’t always deemed kind. Harsh frost is very dangerous for all life, plant, animal, or human. Ancient Slavs didn’t view this ancient deity as an evil to battle. They viewed this deity as part of yearly cycle, it is a necessary part of nature. The name “Moroz” comes from the Proto-Indo-European “*mor-t” (death). The name of the Slavic goddess of death & winter “Morana” is derived from that same root word.

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