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“Santa Claus and Father Frost Are Similar Characters”
Santa Claus and Father Frost are two very similar characters. They have many things in common.
First of all Santa Claus is the symbol of the Christmas and New Year in the USA. When people in the USA think about the Christmas they imagine Santa Claus firstly. Father Frost is the symbol of winter and New Year in Russia too, but he is national symbol for Russia. Russians also can’t imagine New Year without this fairy person.
Second Santa Claus is often associated with gifts for small children in the USA. He gives Christmas gifts, thus children love him very much. In Russia children love Father Frost in the same way. Father Frost in Russia like Santa Claus in the USA gives children presents and makes them happy.
Third even for adults Santa Claus is a sign of something good and kind in the USA. The same thing happens in Russia. Many adults consider Father Frost to be a sign of happy and joy. Both Russians and Americans think that their New Year symbols will help them overcome problems and difficulties in the next year.
Santa Claus and Father Frost have so many things in common, that sometimes they seem to have the different names only.