Snegurochka*

________________________ Snegurochka (diminutive) or Snegurka or The Snow Maiden, is a character in Russian fairy tales.
This character has no apparent roots in traditional Slavic mythology and customs, having made its first appearance in Russian folklore in the 19th century.
Since the Soviet period, (mid 20th century), Snegurochka has also been depicted as the granddaughter and helper of Ded Moroz during New Year parties for children._________________________________________________________________

Snegurochka in fairy tale
The most famous story from Afanasyev's collection is about an old couple who want a child but never get one. One day the couple watches children building snowmen and decides to build a child out of snow. This comes to life and is named Snow Maiden by the woman. The old people grow fond of the girl as their own daughter and keep her with them. As spring approaches, the otherwise very affable and intelligent Snow Maiden becomes gloomy and disappears in the summer during the traditional jump over a bonfire.
In another Snow Maiden tale from Ivan Khudyakov's collection, the Snow Maiden emerges from a melted snow globe. It also arises in the house of an elderly couple, by whom it is adopted as a daughter. Snegurochka gets lost in the forest a little later and ends up with the witch Baba Yaga, who keeps her and employs her as a nanny. With the help of an ox, Snegurochka escapes and finds her way back to her foster parents.

Granddaughter of Ded Moroz
In the late Russian Empire Snegurochka was part of Christmas celebrations, in the form of figurines to decorate the fir tree and as a character in children's pieces. In the early Soviet Union, the holiday of Christmas was banned, together with other Christian traditions, until it was reinstated as a holiday of the Russian Federation in 1991. However, in 1935 the celebration of the New Year was allowed, which included, in part, the fir tree and Ded Moroz. At this time Snegurochka acquired a role of the granddaughter of Ded Moroz and his helper. In this role, she wears long silver-blue robes and a furry cap or a snowflake-like crown.
She is a unique attribute of Ded Moroz, since similar characters in other cultures do not have a female companion with non-obvious blood relations, although, she can obviously be a daughter of the "resurrected" original Snegurochka of Ostrovsky's play, theoretically. However, Snegurochka of Christmas celebrations can be the same character as Snegurochca of play who's called by his father "granddaughter" because he's much older than her, a similar pattern was in folk tales with Snegurochka being a creation of an elderly couple. During the usual scripts of Christmas celebrations, Snegurochka's appearance is usually accompanied by the audience waiting for her and screaming "Sne-gu-roch-ka".
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Giver's Embellished Wintersday Gift Bag I received reward. I also bought Festive Winter Hood and created a winter/Christmas figure that resembles Russian Snegurochka. I hope you like her and have fun with Photo Story!
Here still with other chest armor: https://i.imgur.com/akCi5JR.jpg


MERRY CHRISTMAS!


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Armor & Dyes: https://i.imgur.com/Vy5P7vM.jpg
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Weapons: Wrapped weapons
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Back Item: Giver's Embellished Wintersday Gift Bag