Ded Moroz
![Ded Moroz](/Images/godic/202501/08/Ded_Moroz_722259.jpg")
![Ded Moroz in Veliky Ustyug](/Images/godic/202501/08/Ded_Moroz2259.jpg")
![Ded Moroz on a Ukrainian postage stamp with New Year greeting](/Images/godic/202501/08/Новогодние_марки_Украины_Дед_Мороз2259.jpg")
![Snow sculpture of Ded Moroz in Samara](/Images/godic/202501/08/SnowDedMoroz2259.jpg")
Ded Moroz (Russian:Дед Моро́з [dʲɛt mɐˈros], Belarusian:Дзед Мароз, Ukrainian:Дід Мороз, diminutive Dedushka Moroz Russian:Дедушка Мороз) is a Slavic fictional character similar to that of Father Christmas. The literal translation is "Old man Frost", often translated as "Grandfather Frost". Ded Moroz brings presents to children and often delivers them in person on New Year's Eve.