New Year's hero. New Year in the style of "Fairytale heroes. Image "Forest Elf"

To this day, I have a gag in the correct spelling of the proper name of the Russian Santa Claus. I didn't write that name on purpose.
I just can’t understand why he is Santa Claus, and not just Santa Claus.
So I decided to understand these fabulous WINTER characters.
DED FROST - the main fairy-tale character at the New Year's holiday, the East Slavic version of the Christmas giver. Lord winter period of the year.
Santa Claus is depicted as an old man in a colored - blue, blue, red or white coat, with a long white beard and a staff in his hand, in felt boots. He rides on three horses. He often comes accompanied by the granddaughter of the Snow Maiden, and in the days of the USSR, it happened, and the New Year - a boy in a red coat and hat (one of these items of clothing often had a digital designation of the coming / coming year). Boy New Year acted as a kind of successor to Santa Claus; most often he was depicted on New Year's cards late 1950s - mid-1980s, after which the popularity of this character began to decline and by now he is almost forgotten. Also, Santa Claus is sometimes accompanied by various forest animals.

SNOW MAIDEN - granddaughter of Santa Claus, his constant companion and assistant. On holidays, he acts as an intermediary between children and Santa Claus. The image of the Snow Maiden is a symbol of frozen waters. This is an eternally young and cheerful girl, dressed only in white clothes. No other color is allowed in traditional symbolism, although from the middle of the 20th century, they sometimes began to use in her clothes and blue tones. Her headdress is a crown embroidered with silver and pearls.

If we turn to the era of paganism, we can find out that the Slavs greatly revered the formidable god Frost. He was the son of Buri Yaga, who was the most ancient goddess of our ancestors. Frost himself was very stern and unsociable, but his granddaughter Snegurochka loved people very much.
According to another legend, the Snow Maiden is the daughter of Santa Claus and the Snow Queen. These two fell in love, despite the fact that Chernobog himself was against their marriage. This deity led all the dark forces and was very much afraid of him in Rus'. But his daughter the Snow Queen turned out to be a very sincere girl, capable of love. Where the fairy-tale mother of the Snow Maiden then went is not told in any of the legends. It is only known that the girl remained with Santa Claus and became his faithful and only assistant.

SNOWMAN - the son of the pagan Santa Claus and the Snow Blizzard-Metelitsa. These snow creatures were originally considered very evil and were feared. The first snowmen were portrayed as ferocious huge monsters that could harm a person. It was also dangerous to build a snowman at midnight, which could be marked by bad dreams and night terrors.

Over time, the Snowman gender changed - he became a Snowman. Our ancestors believed that the winter natural phenomena (fogs, snows, blizzards) are commanded by female spirits. Therefore, in order to show them their respect, they sculpted snowmen and gave them a sacred meaning. During the thaw period, there were always three snowmen in the villages. One was handed a broom, with which she had to drive away winter and snow. The second was considered the patroness of the future autumn harvest, and grain was always scattered around it. The third snowman was made smaller than the others and beautifully dressed up - she was "responsible" for happiness under the roof of the house.

Today, the mystical meaning of snowmen and snowmen has been completely lost: they have long become just a traditional winter fun, which adults and children indulge in with equal pleasure. Only the obligatory attributes of snow figures remind of the connection with the past:
1. An old bucket on the head is a symbol of prosperity in the house.
2. Broom - to "drive away" very coldy and "drive" a lot of snow: then the earth will better give birth.
3. Coals and old household rubbish as details of the face - a symbol of getting rid of the past.
4. A carrot nose is a wordless request for a good harvest.

Of course, everyone knows who Santa Claus is and our dear Santa Claus with his Snow Maiden. But did you know that in almost every country, Santa Claus is accompanied by completely different characters that you have never even heard of. Or heard but not understood. The mention of their names to a Russian person can lead to the same stupor as the Snow Maiden - foreigners. And, if our Snow Maiden is charm itself (and she can even drink if they pour it), then Santa's European helpers are by no means always positive personalities. Christmas, which nevertheless takes place before the New Year, is an ancient phenomenon, and, at times, very scary. It is connected, if you are not in the know, with the Celtic holiday of the solstice - July, which occurs on December 21st. Since the creation of the Earth, all the people who inhabited it believed that on the 3rd day after December 21, when the sun again begins to rise across the sky, various, mostly good (but by no means always) things happen.

Jack Frost

This young man will be older than Santa's analogue in the person of St. Nicholas, who every year distributed gold coins to girls / boys so that those poor parents would not be sold into slavery. And, probably, the character closest to our Santa Claus. But he did not appear in Russia, but in Norway / Sweden. In general, where the Vikings lived. And it was originally called Jokul Frosti (“icic frost”). His personality is extremely unpleasant, and in this moment preserved as actor, only in overseas America. They need, in contrast to the good and kind fat old man in red clothes, the bad and evil Jack, who puts sticks in his wheels and draws patterns on glass (as an entertainment, obviously). On the territory of Russia, he transformed into a grandfather who wears blue and mocks people. Don't believe? Revisit Frost. Our cinema does not lie.

Zwarte Piet (Zwarte Piet)

Surprisingly, in the escort of the Dutch Sinterklaas (local Santa) there is a perfect black man (oh, sorry, Afro-European). Every year he comes with Sinterklaas from Spain. The Dutch, stoned to zero, sincerely believe that Santa Claus sunbathes most of the year in the resort of Marbella. There are probably reasons for this, because Holland spent so long under the civilized yoke of Spain that the Dutch, just in case, in order not to irritate the authorities, forgot about the existence of all other countries, except for the country of flamenco and sangria. Be that as it may, the Dutch Sinterklaas, apparently, is not a very positive person, because until the middle of the last century, “Black Pete” (Zwarte Piet) seemed to be his slave, and now he is just a servant who packs bad kids in his big bag (and probably eats it later). A bit racist, isn't it? But who else has to punish bad kids, if not a Negro (sorry again for political incorrectness).

KRAMPUS (Krampus)

The Austrians are known to be severe perverts (yes, Sacher-Masoch and Hitler were born there). Therefore, in Austria and the surrounding area at Christmas, along with the kind Santa, right and left handing out sweets to the kids, comes a very disgusting personality in the face of Krampus. This is such a far pre-Christian analogue of the July nightmare for children who did not listen to their parents. Krampus is a clawed and hairy monster, terribly similar to the popular idea of ​​Christians about the devil, steals their toys, whips them with rods, and in the most advanced cases, puts them in a bag and throws them into the river. So, if an Austrian child finds in his stocking hung for gifts not toys and sweets, but a piece of coal, he sighs with relief and wipes his cold sweat. He, of course, was not very positive, but at least he was not beaten for nothing.

BELSNICKEL (Belsnikel)

In the north of Germany and in Pennsylvania, Belsnickel visits bad children instead of Krampus. He is not so hysterically scary, only he is covered with fur from head to toe. That is, absolutely. If the child did not crap himself with horror when he saw Belsnickel, then he also has nothing to hope for. If the child was good, Belsnickel leaves him sweets and toys in his sock (well, at least he doesn’t rush them from there), but if the child is guilty, he eats the sweets, and leaves coal and stones instead. Thank you for at least not drowning fools in the river.

GRANDFATHER WITH ROSES (Le Pere Fouettard)

Assistant Saint Nicolas (this is Santa Claus in French) is an extremely unpleasant creature. Firstly, he is always unshaven and poorly washed, and therefore heralds his appearance with the persistent smell of a goat, secondly, he always dresses in black like a Goth, and thirdly, which is especially unpleasant, he carries a whip or a staff. And if the good grandfather Nicolas distributes toys to good children, then Per-Futard beats naughty children for how much in vain. And while he's not as visually terrifying as Krampus, some stories claim he beat three boys to death, who are forced to hunchback slavishly in St. Nick's toy factory after their death. One thing is good, he threatens with his appearance only the children of eastern France, and comes only on the day of Saint Nicolas - January 6th.

GRYLA ( Grýla)

A terrifying (of course, with such a name) giantess lives in the mountains of Iceland. We don’t know how it is in Iceland with Santa Claus, or his analogue, but Gryla descends from the mountains exactly on July (December 21) and eats bad children right up to January 6. Yes, yes, you heard right, she does not scare them, does not beat them, does not take away their toys and cakes, but simply eats them corny. Raw. The aunt was married three times - and everything was unsuccessful (husbands either ran away, or banally, from horror, committed suicide by throwing themselves off a cliff), the children also turned out to be freaks, it is not surprising that now she is so angry that she lives with a black cat and prefers a human being .

Befana (La Befana)

Italian children do not wait for Santa Claus with his reindeer. Usually, Befana comes to them on January 5 (on the eve of Theophany). Despite the fact that this is a witch in its purest form - with a wart on her nose, a broom and other necessary accessories of an unpleasant personality, she is a kind creature. Gifts go only to good children, bad Befana puts ashes in their socks. There is also a belief that if there is a good owner in the house, Befana will not only give gifts to his children, but also sweep the floor before leaving. There is a custom: on the night of January 5-6, leave a small glass of wine and a saucer with food for Befana on the fireplace. A strongly pre-Christian character, when people did not go to church, but hid at home, horrified that they could meet all sorts of unpleasant mythical personalities on a cold street.

OLENTZERO (Olentzero)

Olenzero, according to one version, is a giant from the family of giants living in the Perinei, according to another, he is just a very fat person who comes on the night of December 24-25 to Basque children to bring gifts. (The Basques, if anyone does not know, live in the Basque Country - a province in the North-West of Spain and speak their own language, no one else understands). He dresses like a Basque peasant, wears a beret and smokes a pipe. Well, yes, he also has a big bag on his back. In principle, he is a positive and kind character, but with some overshoots. For example, he, before rolling off a mountain of gifts, listens to see if the children are sleeping. If not, he gently and unobtrusively taps on the chimney with a sickle, as if hinting: either you, little bastards, will fall asleep right now, or I will come and cut your throat with this same sickle, and no gifts.

CHRISTMAS CHUNK (Tio de Nadal)

The cutest, but also the most controversial New Year's character. Because it is also sometimes called “caga tio” or “shit block”. It appears in the houses of the Catalans (another province in Spain where Russian tourists are very fond of relaxing, and yes, Salvador Dali was also born there) from December 8 - the feast of the Immaculate Conception, and is a short log, which is installed on two sticks-legs and they add a smiling face to it (log). Every evening, the family leaves him a few pieces of food so that he “satisfies himself”, and they cover him with a blanket so that he “does not freeze”, God forbid. At Christmas, the blockhead is covered (or, as the Catalans say, “litter”) with various goodies - dried figs, sweets, nuts, when there is nothing else to “litter”, sorry, they use onions, garlic and salt. If guests and hosts managed to fall asleep (oh, excuse me, “shit”) a log up to the most smiling ears, then next year- succeed. And you can burn a block of wood with a clear conscience. To fix the result.

The characters invented in Russia are symbols of the childhood of each of us, while in different countries world they are perceived differently. For example, if in Russian mythology Baba Yaga is evil spirits, then among the Scandinavians a similar character is the goddess of the kingdom of the dead, Hel.

Female images: "my light, mirror, tell me ..."

Vasilisa the Wise, Elena the Beautiful, Mary the Artisan, the Frog Princess, the Snow Maiden, Alyonushka are female images that possessed not only stunning female logic, but also kindness, wisdom, beauty, sincerity. The brightest of them are:

1 A fragile, little girl, Santa Claus's helper is a favorite New Year's guest, a role model for naughty children. From the middle of the 19th century, the image of a little granddaughter was replaced by a young beauty, with an obligatory kokoshnik or a fur hat, the preferred headwear of Russian women.

No country in the world can boast such a magical and romantic biography as the Russian Snegurka. In Italy, this is the fairy Befana, an old woman with a hooked nose, who flies to the kids on a broomstick, giving gifts. A kind of "Santa Claus" in a skirt. The Mongols call their Snow Maiden Zazan Ohin, the girl Snow. The heroine, by tradition, makes riddles and gives gifts only after she hears the answer. In the USA, Santa has only deer from his assistants, but there is no Snow Maiden.

It is curious that if you try to translate the word Snow Maiden into English using the Google translator service, the result will always be different. Yesterday, the Snow Maiden was translated as "Snow - boy" (literally - a snow boy). Today, the Snegurochka in the database of the service is translated as Snow-maiden (Made of snow).

2 Masha, a restless companion of the Bear, a naughty character of a 3D cartoon breaking all records.

The green-eyed fidget is fluent in hand-to-hand combat, loves to be capricious and hooligan, asks questions that are difficult to answer. The prototype of the animated series was the folklore heroine of the Russian folk tale. Director O. Kuznetsov borrowed character traits from the hero of O. Henry's story "The Leader of the Redskins". The team of creators of the series does not adapt native Russian characters for broadcast in various countries.

3 baba yaga- a witch, the heroine of Slavic mythology, endowed with magic power. A negative character lures good fellows into his hut on chicken legs, without fail gives the heroes a fairy-tale horse and a magical navigator of those times - a ball of thread. The Russian witch is not always friendly, but if you are gifted with eloquence, she can help.

4 Firebird, fairy bird, healing the sick and restoring sight to the blind, is the sister of the Western European bird Phoenix, which knew how to revive from the ashes. The father of the two fiery heroines, most likely, was Peacock.

Each heroine is an individual, embodying good or evil, her actions and deeds are directly related to her character and mission.

Male images: “the heroes have not yet died out on the Russian land!”

The top of positive male images is no less colorful, vividly conveying the spirit of a Russian person. The main images are always antagonistic: in contrast to the beautiful, there is sure to be a bad one. Without which male images Russian fairy tales are inconceivable:

1 Father Frost.

In the Russian version - Morozko, Studenets, the mighty lord of the winter blizzard. The character, adored by the children, rides on a troika of horses, fetters reservoirs and rivers with the sound of a staff, sweeps cities and villages with cold breath. In the New Year, together with the Snow Maiden, she gives gifts. During Soviet times, Grandfather was dressed in a red coat, the color of the country's flag. The image of the popular Grandfather, who "wanders through forests and meadows" is played differently in different countries: Santa Claus, Youlupuki, Jouluvana.

This is interesting:

According to the most conservative estimates of scientists, Santa Claus is more than 2000 years old. For two thousand years, Santa Claus has repeatedly appeared in different images. First - in the guise of the pagan god Zimnik: an old man of small stature, with white hair and a long gray beard, with an uncovered head, in warm white clothes and with an iron mace in his hands. And in the fourth century, Santa Claus was reminiscent of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, who lived in Asia Minor in the city of Patara.

Grandfather began to come to the house with gifts with the beginning of the celebration of the New Year in Rus'. Previously, he gave gifts to the obedient and smart, and beat the mischievous with a stick. But the years made Santa Claus more compassionate: he replaced the stick with a magic staff.

By the way, Santa Claus first appeared on the pages of books in 1840, when Vladimir Odoevsky's "Children's Tales of Grandpa Iriney" were published. In the book, the name and patronymic of the winter wizard, Moroz Ivanovich, became known.

In the twentieth century, Santa Claus almost disappeared. After the revolution, it was considered that celebrating Christmas is harmful for the people, because this is a real “priestly” holiday. However, in 1935, the disgrace was finally removed, and soon Father Frost and Snegurochka first appeared together for the Christmas tree holiday at the Moscow House of Unions.

2 Three heroes. Strong, courageous, cheerful heroes have long become a symbol of Russia, thanks to a series of full-length adventures by Alyosha Popovich, Dobrynya Nikitich and Ilya Muromets. In fact, the brave fellows never met in life, according to epics, they even lived in different centuries.

This is interesting:

In 2015, the 6th part of the saga, “Three Heroes: The Knight’s Move”, which was released on the screens, collected 962,961,596 rubles. Almost 1 billion rubles! Thus, the picture became the highest grossing animated film of the year. Although it all started modestly: the box office of the first part - "Alyosha Popovich and Tugarin the Serpent" (2004) - amounted to 48,376,440 rubles. Since then, fees have steadily increased.

3 Ivan the Fool(third son) - a character who embodies a special "magic strategy": the hero acts contrary to common sense and always succeeds! The fool perfectly solves riddles, defeats evil spirits and valiantly saves the main character.

Pinocchio, Crocodile Gena, Dr. Aibolit, Barmaley, Winnie the Pooh, Leopold the Cat and Matroskin the Cat are also some of the most popular and beloved heroes of Russian cinema, who rightfully occupy high positions in the rating of fairy-tale characters.

Undead: guardians of forests, swamps and houses

The largest group of Russian folk epic is made up of mythical creatures. Vodyanoy, Kikimora, Goblin, mermaids, Brownie, Baba Yaga are magical images that appeared along with inexplicable forces of nature. By their actions and character, these are more negative characters, but at the same time, they are charming and charismatic in modern films and cartoons, these include:

1 Koschei the Deathless. A character with supernatural powers. According to legend, this is an insidious old man who kills pets. The sorcerer often kidnaps the protagonist's bride in the hope of "mutual love".

This is interesting:

In Soviet cinema, Koshey was brilliantly played by actor Georgy Millyar. Basically, he played all sorts of evil spirits and had to put on complex makeup. But for the role of Koshchei the Immortal, makeup was practically not needed, since the actor himself resembled a living skeleton (after suffering from malaria, the actor's weight was only 45 kg).

Koschey the Immortal - Georgy Millyar

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New Year is unthinkable without its special, New Year's characters, which are different in every country, but they have the same goal - to give adults and children gifts. To date, the image New Year's heroes developed completely, although a couple of centuries ago, Santa Claus and Santa were just beginning to take on their appearance. In Holland in the 19th century, it was customary to believe that gifts were left while cleaning chimneys by a slender chimney sweep with a pipe in his teeth.

Father Frost

Santa Claus has become an international hero and in many countries the New Year is unthinkable both without Christian customs and without Santa Claus. Yes, and what holiday tree without Santa Claus. For children appearance magic grandfather always a joyful event, as it means the beginning of miraculous transformations and gifts.

At the end of the 19th century, Christmas trees appeared in Russia, which were bought mainly for children's fun, this tradition came from Germany. At first, the parents themselves played the role of Santa Claus, and only later they began to hire actors for this and invite not only relatives, but also friends and acquaintances to the holidays. So, gradually, Santa Claus leaves the postcards to the delight of the kids and turns the New Year from family holiday into the secular.

At first it was just Christmas tree decoration, then the size of the toys increased, and the grandfather with a beard began to decorate shop windows, and only at the beginning of the 20th century the character really came to life. Someone put on a red caftan, took a staff and a bag with gifts, and we had a real fairy-tale character. Most likely, this idea came to the parents who wanted to forever dispel the doubts of the children who believe that a magical grandfather does not exist or the idea of ​​one of the actors who decided to earn extra money on the eve of the holidays. But the joy of the children knew no bounds, they were interested in whether grandfather had a real beard and why he did not melt in a warm room and where he lived all year.

Already in Soviet Russia, the New Year is being celebrated on a grand scale - all institutions hold Christmas trees and blue lights for their employees and their children. And although the script of the celebration practically did not change from year to year, since it had to be approved by the Ministry of Culture, Soviet citizens were happy with both Christmas trees and Santa Claus.

Snow Maiden

Granddaughter of Santa Claus, a real Russian beauty with a braid to the waist in a beautiful fur coat and with a pink blush on her cheeks. It is she who helps distribute gifts and amuse the children at the children's New Year's holidays. But why only we have the Snow Maiden, who, among other things, is a symbol of purity, youth and love.

Snow Maidens and bullfinches in Rus' were called both birds with pink breasts, which, not being afraid of frost, stayed with us all winter, and snow figures. The idol of a snow woman began to be sculpted at the end of January, and in many fairy tales it was emphasized that sometimes such idols came to life in the form of a beautiful girl, so childless old people also tried to make a snow granddaughter for themselves in the hope of a miracle. This snow girl was the daughter of Spring and Frost, but she always left her old people, turning into a babbling stream, and she gives her smile and blush to wild flowers.

The legends of other peoples say that you can give birth to such a snow maiden girl by swallowing snow or just looking at it. But now the Snow Maiden is the companion of Santa Claus, who every New Year pleases us with her coming to the holiday. Many girls choose this costume as their New Year's outfit, which allows them to be in the center of the New Year's celebration.

Santa Claus

With Santa, it's a little easier, because it is known for certain that the name of this character is associated with St. Nicholas (from the distorted Dutch Sinterklaas). This character is widespread in the American states and appears on New Year's Eve in a sleigh pulled by reindeer. His costume is similar to the costume of our New Year's grandfather, only the caftan and beard are slightly shorter. But he did not come from folk legends and beliefs, but from the poems of Clark Moore and the pictures of Thomas Knight, which, however, does not make the character less fabulous.

And other characters

Slightly less common are gnomes and wandering actors who, whistling Christmas songs, travel from city to city, distributing gifts to the inhabitants and bringing the New Year. For example, in Sweden, the kind grandfather Ülotmtennen comes to the children along with the dwarf Yulnissar. And in Finland, gifts are brought by the little man Iolupukki in a green jacket and a red cap, who is accompanied by gnomes and a donkey, and it is the donkey who gives gifts to each child.

And in Italy for new Year gifts the good fairy Befana answers, who on this occasion uses a broom to be in time for each baby on New Year's Eve. But all the characters are invariably kind, desired and loved, so it doesn’t matter who gives a bundle in shiny paper, the main thing is that not a single child is left in new year's eve without a gift.

Cartoon 1: "Winter's Tale"

An ageless story about a Little Bear helped by a Hedgehog, about winter, mutual assistance and true friends. In this world, everything is simple - when the winter is cold and bad, when you get sick, friends will come, and if someone helps, everything will get better. Each of us lacks just such simplicity and confidence in everyday life. The fairy-tale world will help us look at our surroundings with different eyes, a little more human or something.

Cartoon 2: "Snowman Postman"

A short New Year's cartoon filmed based on Vladimir Suteev's fairy tale "Yelka". The children wrote a letter with their most cherished wishes, made a snowman and entrusted him to deliver the mail to Santa Claus. On the way, the fairy-tale character is accompanied by a puppy Fluff, together they fight an owl, a fox and a wolf, who are trying to prevent them from reaching their grandfather's estate.

Cartoon 3: "Last year's snow was falling"

Someone watches the cartoon with delight, but someone does not understand it. But a witty story about a henpecked peasant who went after the Christmas tree will clearly give a New Year's mood. And this is clearly one of the masterpieces of domestic animation.

Cartoon 4: "When the trees are lit"

A short film about Santa Claus, who hurries to the city to congratulate the children on the New Year. But along the way, he lost gifts: a bunny for Lucy and a bear for Vanya. The toys themselves are trying to find their way, overcoming obstacles in the winter forest. The Snow Maiden helps them, who takes them to their destination on a miracle sleigh.

Cartoon 5: "New Year's Eve"

Another short cartoon, on which more than one generation of children in our country grew up. It has everything: Santa Claus, who went to get a Christmas tree for the kids, Leshy, a self-propelled stove, a magic carpet and a Soviet plane. The cartoon involuntarily makes you believe that all miracles really exist.

Cartoon 6: "Twelve Months"

We already talked about the plot earlier when we wrote about the film of the same name. But the cartoon has its own special atmosphere, for which it is definitely worth watching.

Cartoon 7: "Santa Claus and the Gray Wolf"

Wonderful and kind Christmas story about how the insidious Gray Wolf, with the help of the cunning Crow, stole a bag of gifts from Santa Claus and went to the hares. They saw the bag and rushed to it, after which they were captured. Only their sister was saved, who helped rescue the brothers with the help of Santa Claus and all the forest animals.

Cartoon 8: "Umka"

Sincere and completely ageless cartoon with good songs and cute images. It is enjoyed by both adults and children.

Cartoon 9: "Umka is looking for a friend"

Continuation of the story about a bear cub who is looking for a boy who flew away in a helicopter. The creators of the cartoon managed to create a sweet and touching story.

Cartoon 10: "The Snow Queen"

One of the many adaptations of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale, but one of the best. Ideal for viewing with children in the evening.

Cartoon 11: "New Year's Tale"

Schoolboy Grisha went to the forest to get a Christmas tree to celebrate the New Year. But as soon as he hit the spruce with an ax, the Monster Snowman appeared, who sternly asked what was happening. To find out how it all ended, watch the cartoon yourself.

Cartoon 12: The Nutcracker

The screen adaptation of Hoffmann's story, supplemented by music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, tells the magical story of a poor servant girl, the Nutcracker and the mouse army without a single word.

Cartoon 13: The Night Before Christmas

A beautiful animated film adaptation of Gogol's story, which is ideal for family viewing.

Cartoon 14: "New Year's Journey"

The main character of the cartoon is an ordinary little boy who wants to arrange a real holiday for his dad with gifts and a Christmas tree. But his father is far away, as he is a polar explorer. Santa Claus decides to grant the boy's wish. On a fabulous plane, Kolya flies to his father in Antarctica to deliver a Christmas tree to him. But there is one point - he must have time to do everything before the twelfth strike of the clock, since at that moment the magic will end.

Cartoon 15: "Snow Maiden"

Father Frost's daughter Snegurochka does not want to leave the Berendeyevo kingdom with the onset of spring. And all - because of the beautiful Lelya, who aroused his feelings.

Cartoon 16: "Timoshkina Tree"

Little Timoshka decided to prepare for the New Year on his own, going to the forest for a Christmas tree. And he was able to bring her on a sleigh and proceed to decorate. Everything that happened interested the garden scarecrow and the snowman, who also wanted to have fun during the holiday.

Cartoon 17: Moroz Ivanovich

A grandmother and two granddaughters lived in the same house - one is lazy and the other is hard-working. And then they both ended up in the house of Moroz Ivanovich, where they also had to work around the house. As a result, Moroz Ivanovich awarded everyone according to their skills and merit.

Cartoon 18: "Miss New Year"

In history, dishonest beauty contests are ridiculed, where the winner is not the one who deserves the first place. But it also tells about what happens when conscience wakes up and truth triumphs.

Cartoon 19: "Christmas tree for everyone"

The story of how the animals of all continents rush to New Year's celebration. Young viewers will like the cartoon with groovy songs, interesting history with the missing Christmas tree and bright characters.

Cartoon 20: "Come visit"

Forest animals invited an overseas character to visit - an elephant calf, which miraculously flew to them in a balloon.

Cartoon 21: "New Year's Wind"

A fairy tale about kind Frosts living in a big snow castle. They have a magical crystal chest that they open at a certain time to release wind and cold. The older Morozets approach work responsibly, but the younger ones do not always.

Cartoon 22: "Santa Claus and Summer"

Grandfather Frost really wanted to know what summer is and came to the children to look at this miracle. The cartoon turned out to be funny and with a fervent song.

Cartoon 23: "Winter in Prostokvashino"

Cold winter and different views on winter shoes brought Sharik and Matroskin to the point that they stopped talking. The postman Pechkin tried to reconcile them, but he did not succeed well. Dad and Uncle Fedor planned to come to Prostokvashino, and mom could not refuse to participate in the Blue Light. In the end, the situation was successfully and cheerfully resolved.

Cartoon 24: New Year's issue "Well, you wait!"

Of course, without it it is impossible to celebrate the new year! A bright and cheerful cartoon will appeal to children, and adults will help to remember the atmosphere that reigned on this holiday in their childhood.