The largest common celebration of the former Soviet Eastern Europe is the New Year. The New Year is ushered in by Deyed Marozh or Grandfather Frost, who looks a lot like Santa Claus, and whose purpose is to bring happiness and hope for the new...
Santa is asking the children whether they have been good. He rewards them with small candies. We were on Loloato Island for an in-service training near Christmastime. The proprietors of the place we stayed arranged for Santa to visit during our...
Kids were always saying, "Santa never comes to the Philippines!" Kim and I needed to remedy the situation so we bought toothbrushes, sound makers, etc. for 100 kids. I used the cotton from the first aid kit to make a beard, Kim sewed a hat, and I...