#snegurochka

[russianfolklore]

Adrian Ermolayev's illustration for russian tale "Snegurochka".

Snegurochka (or The Snow Maiden) is a character in Russian fairy tales, a girl made of snow. Since the mid-20th century, Snegurochka has been depicted as the granddaughter and helper of Ded Moroz (Grandfather Frost) during New Year parties for children.

#adrian ermolayev #адриан ермолаев #snegurochka #снегурочка #the snow maiden #slavic #russian #russian tales #russian art #russian illustration #русские сказки #russian folklore #new year

[lionofchaeronea]

The Snow Maiden, Viktor Vasnetsov, 1899

#art #art history #Viktor Vasnetsov #genre painting #genre art #Snow Maiden #snegurochka #Russian folklore #fairy tales #Russian fairy tales #Russian art #19th century art #oil on canvas #Tretyakov Gallery

[sovietpostcards]

Snegurochka on New Year postcards by Svetlana Komarova (USSR, 1970s)

#70s #new year #snegurochka #soviet #vintage postcards

[lepetitdragonvert]

Fleur de Neige / Snow Flower

Contes populaires russes en peinture sur laque

Éditions d’art Yarki Gorod

Saint Pétersbourg

2009

Artist : Nina Babarkina

#fleur de neige #snow flower #russian folklore #russian fairy tales #nina babarkina #russian art #russian artist #fox #renard #deer #stag #cerf #bird #snow #oiseau #neige #little snow girl #snegurochka #winter #hiver #children's literature #the snow maiden

[transformedgirlspringbracket]

#tournament poll #snegurochka #tabaluga #arktos #coldgirlwinterbracket

[vintage-russia]

Russian opera singer Yulia Nosilova as Spring in the opera Snegurochka (1890s)

#Россия #Russia #Юлия Носилова #Yulia Nosilova #русская оперная певица #russian opera singer #Снегурочка #Snegurochka #русская опера #russian opera #Snow Maiden #russian culture #russian #1890s

[zal-cryptid]

I gotta finish my comic where they turn Frosty into a girl and force him to be a body double.

#Tales of the Otherfolk #christmas #snow maiden #Pieter #elves #comic #my art #tg #frosty the snowman #dark elf #snegurochka #kobold

[schweizercomics]

Companions of Christmas 19 & 20: Snegurochka and Ded Moroz!

Long ago, in the Vologda Forest in what is now Russia, a couple, unable to have children, made one out of snow, and so great was their love for each other, and their desire for a child, that the girl came to life. They named her Snegurochka, which means “Snow Maiden.”

Now, the Vologda, along with many of the eastern Slavic lands, had terrible winters, and those winters were ruled over by a fierce elemental tyrant, an ancient ice wizard named Morozko. In order to appease him, the Slavs would send their children to present him with gifts as a show of fealty, that he might have pity on them and lessen the severity of storms, and use the great chains he would forge from ice to shatter the frozen waters.

Though they were loath to send their dear Snegurochka on such a perilous journey, the couple had no choice; their neighbors all sent their children, and the couple must do likewise. So Snegurochka went, to present her gift.

Morozko had little interest in the children who would present his gifts, except as a symbol of the power of life and death that he wielded over the Slavs. But he was taken aback when he saw Snegurochka, who reminded him so of his own daughter, who had died long ago. He was so arrested by the sight of her, and so fresh was the remembered grief of his lost child, that he sent all of the children (with their gifts) away so that they wouldn’t see him weep his frozen tears.

The children were so excited to be returning with the gifts (of which the making and buying had presented such hardships to their families) that they built a fire in the woods to have a celebration before going home. They began to play a game, taking turns leaping over the fire. Little Snegurochka, as elated as her peers, joined in. And when it was her turn to leap over the fire, she did so, but no sooner had the little girl made of snow sailed over the flames than she melted away to vapor.

Morozko (who could feel all of the ice and snow in his domain) immediately felt her disappear, and he watched, helpless, as the vapor drifted into the sky. And he knew that he could not bear to lose another child of snow, even if this one was not his. 

Morozko tried to use his magic to return her to snow, but she was a creature borne of pure love, and magic alone cannot bind love. But he still tried, and drew from himself the deepest cold of all in the hopes that it would be enough - the ice that encased his frozen heart. 

Even that ancient and terrible ice was not enough to bring back Snegurochka.

But with his heart no longer frozen, the love long buried inside Morozko began to shine, and that love was all he needed to shape the vapor back into the snow maiden. 

A bit less strong, a bit less fierce, and much kinder, Morozko took Snegurochka safely back to her village, to her parents. And when he bid his farewell, Snegurochka threw her arms around him, and called him grandfather. And now this is what he is called by everyone, for “Ded Moroz” means “Grandfather Frost.” Ded Moroz never again demanded gifts, but instead brings gifts to children all over Russia and its neighbors during the darkest days of the year, accompanied by his adopted granddaughter.

#companions of christmas #christmas #ded moroz #morozko #snegurochka #snow maiden #russian folklore

[faeree-layne]

Ded Moroz & Snegurochka

#ded moroz #father frost #snegurochka #frost maiden #russian #fairy tales

[tonechkag]

"The Snow Fairy" by Herman Richir

#The Snow Fairy #Herman Richir #classical painting #belgian art #russian art #kokoshnik #traditional russian clothing #snegurochka #ded moroz #slavic folklore #holy queue

[pirateofdeserts]

Mikurochka!!!!!!

It's my design of Hatsune Miku as Snegurochka! Snegurochka (Snow maiden) is granddaughter and helper of Ded Moroz (Father Frost). He is a character like Santa Claus and brings gifts to children on New Year.

#hatsune miku #vocaloid #vocaloid fanart #snegurochka #miki design #snow miku #snow miku fan design #if I ever would make merchendaise I would make keychain with first drawing #just imagine how beautiful it would look with transparent frosty window

[ben-the-hyena]

Eleventh day of Christmas : Snegurochka

Originally, the Snow Maiden had nothing to do with Christmas but was from a Russian tale dating back from the 18h or 19th century. A couple who couldn't have children made one day with snow a baby for simulating caring for one, but miracle the swaddled up heap of snow turned into a baby, a girl. As a teen, feeling lonely, her parents allowed her to leave the house, and she entered a group of friends. But one day, the young girls played jumping over a campfire. When came the young snow maiden's turn, the other girls heard a shriek and she melted before their eyes, leaving nothing but steam. But during the Soviet Union and the change of traditions notably religious like Christmas, she would be reprised as the granddaughter of Ded Moroz, a Slavic mythology figure, and both would be turned into kinds of Santas, she helping her grandfather bring gifts and spread joy and celebration. since then she is described as a young girl dressed in blue, white and silver and her hair covered with a fur cap and a snowflake-shaped kokoshnik

#slavic #russia #tales #snegurochka #christmas #twelve days of christmas #i made it myself #folklore #ussr #new year

[toanunnery]

Snegurochka

Viktor Vasnetsov, 1899

#painting #art #genre #Viktor Vasnetsov #woman #fairy tale #myth #Snegurochka #snow #fur #19th century #1890s

[qquibb]

school art!

#snegurochka #my art #original art #digital illustration

[geraniumbonbon]

I love @qqqkrolek 's Spy Snegurochka drawing!!!!!!

#snegurochka #tf2 #team fortress 2 #op #original art #my art #tf2 spy #nu pogodi

[transformedgirlspringbracket]

#tournament poll #snegurochka #the scum villain's self saving system #mobei jun #coldgirlwinterbracket