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Russian Santa Christmas Boot 12-13"
Hand Carved And Hand Painted Santa Figurines
Alkota Russian Treasures
Alkota Russian Treasures Fine Woodcarvings
The Perfect Gift For Birthday, House Warming, And The Holidays.
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Russian Treasures. The Authentic Product Of The Highest Quality From Russia.
Alkota Russian Treasures Woodcarvings-Santa Figurines
Santa Christmas Boot:
Dimension: 12 -13"
Opened boot, fine woodburning
From snowy Russia, with its harsh winters and bears, made and painted by hand, these pieces of art will decorate your home.
Santa Claus is Grandpa Frost in Russia. Of course, both are of the same origin and play virtually the same role in Christmas celebrations of all Christian cultures. The name Grandpa Frost has a deliberately non-religious connotation, because all religious traditions and rites, Orthodox Christian included, were banned from the lives of the Soviet people. But they were not banished from their minds and hearts. In place of Christmas, people celebrated the New Year. Instead of a Christmas tree, they decorated a New Year's tree. And instead of Santa, children waited for the arrival of Grandpa Frost.
The prototype of Santa Clause is St. Nicholas of Myra, the most popular saint in Greek and Russian Orthodoxy. He was famous for his kindness and love for children. The most famous story about Nicholas tells of how he helped three poor nobleman's daughters who were young, and all had suitors but had no dowries. Because of this, they could not marry. The Bishop Nicholas was a shy man and did not like to give money directly, so he thought of a way to give it anonymously.
When the first daughter was ready to marry, the good bishop tossed a bag of gold into the house at night. He did the same for the second daughter. When the third daughter prepared to marry, the poor father of the three girls was determined to find out who had been so generous. So he kept watch and saw the bishop drop another bag of gold into the house. It has been said that Saint Nicholas climbed on the roof and dropped the third bag of gold down the chimney where it landed in a stocking hung to dry, giving us a reason to hang up Christmas stockings today. When the father saw what had happened, Nicholas begged him to keep the secret, but, of course, the news got out. From then on, whenever anyone received an unexpected gift, they thanked Saint Nicholas.
St. Nicholas is the saint whom Russians ask for help and protection during hard times. He is the Patron Saint of Moscow as well as many other cities in Europe.
Russian New Year’s is a very jolly holiday. People celebrate it with their families and friends, throwing great parties. Grandpa Frost, who lives in deep snowy woods, comes to people on his sleigh at midnight. The sleigh is pulled by a Troika, of course. With him, is his granddaughter, Snegurochka. Together, they bring a large bag of gifts for children and adults. Russian children wake up very early on January first to look for their gifts under the tree.
The original hand made Santa figurines revive the rich Russian Heritage and reflect the mood of the jolly Russian Christmas. Let these unique works of art decorate your home, bringing you back into the atmosphere of eager anticipation of the Christmas morning.
About Alkota Russian Treasures:
Tanya and Alexander, the founders of Alkota
Our Mission-Alkota Russian Treasures:
Alkota was founded in May 1994. Since 1997, we focused our business on import–export operations with Russia., importing handmade merchandise – carved and painted nesting dolls, Santa figurines, lacquer boxes, hand painted eggs, icons, birch boxes paper Mache jewelry, jewelry on mother of pearl, wool shawls and wooden toys. We also bring to the U.S. and Canada handmade sterling silver with Siberian malachite and Baltic amber jewelry from Russia and Poland. Today, there are Alkota offices in Chicago, Moscow and Sergiyev Posad. With more than a dozen full time employees in Moscow and a growing number of seasonal workers, Alkota is expanding to meet the rising demand for our merchandise.
Our principal goal is to spread the word about Russia, its culture and people, to tell the story of talented Russian artisans, and to show the beauty of their work. By bringing the merchandise to the U.S., we try to increase the popularity of unique Russian collectibles.
We love Russian merchandise and appreciate the talent of Russian artists. With our work, we support the families of Russian artists. They are tremendously talented, but in today’s Russia, most of them live in rather precarious conditions. Our partnership is based on trust, personal friendship and respect.
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