Интерактивная газета «Tell me, what's his name?»

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Did you know that besides the famous Santa Claus in England, there is also Father Christmas, Father Winter or Old Man Winter, Father Frost and Jack Frost ? Guess these characters from the picture and check if you are right. «Tell me, what's his name?» Arnautova Daria, Lenkovskaya basic school, grade 9

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Santa Claus Santa Claus is probably known all over the world. This gray-haired old man with a beard and moustache is always dressed in a red cap, jacket and trousers, belted with a leather belt. Santa delivers gifts in a sleigh pulled by magical flying reindeer. Like many other Christmas wizards, he gets into houses through the chimney, and leaves gifts in socks hung by the fireplace. Santa loves milk and cookies, so the children always leave this treat to him as a sign of gratitude. Santa Claus lives with his wife Mrs. Claus and the elves, who help the wizard make toys for children. However, there is no consensus about the birthplace of Santa Claus: some say Lapland, while others say the North Pole.

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Father Christmas Father Christmas is a character in English folklore who represents Christmas. Father Christmas has been known in England since the Middle Ages. Initially, it was not a child's character. Father Christmas announced the advent of the holiday and called on everyone to eat and drink in honor of this event. But over time, the church began to condemn excessive gluttony and libations at Christmas, and Father Christmas turned into just a cheerful old man, synonymous with hospitality and helping the poor on holiday.

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Father Winter or Old Man Winter Father Winter or Old Man Winter is a character in Anglo-Saxon folklore, personifying winter and severe frost. He is usually depicted as an old man who often brings winter to the earth with his breath or simply freezes everything with his presence. It is believed that it is invisible to the human eye, it cannot be heard or touched. It was his authorship that attributed the frosty patterns on the windows. As a rule, he is friendly to people, but when angry, he can kill his victims by covering them with snow. In Russian folklore, Old Man Winter is known as Morozko .

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Jack Frost "Put on a hat, otherwise Jack Frost will freeze you..." — that's what mothers in England told their children when they ran outside in winter. Jack Frost is a character who embodies winter and all its manifestations — frost, ice, snow and cold. According to tradition, Jack Frost leaves frosty patterns on windows on a cold winter morning and pinches his limbs in cold weather In general, Jack Frost is portrayed as a cheerful, but wayward and even pugnacious young man, which is why he is often given the role of an antihero in children's fairy tales. There are similar characters in other folklore traditions of the peoples of Europe, for example, Frost ( Моро з ) or Mrs. Snowstorm ( Госпожа Метелица )

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Father F rost Father Frost is exactly the Russian Ded Moroz . It's not that the Russian fairy tale is terribly popular in the English-speaking world, but if you tell the British about our Santa Claus, then this particular translation is generally accepted and does not cause confusion with English names. Similarly, "The Snow Maiden" or " Snegurochka ") is the English name of a Russian fairy tale, opera, etc.