New Years Man

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The New Year's Man is a variant of the Russian Father Frost , which was supposed to displace Santa Claus in areas that were previously evangelical in the times of the Soviet Union .

Besides Santa Claus , he is still known in Estonia today.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ (in Estonian :) Kas Näärivana on veel everything? , Newspaper article by folklorist Risto Järv in Eesti Päevaleht on December 22, 2011.