Reference News, November 23 report - According to Sputnik News, on November 23, the Russian "Baba Yaga" (a character from Russian folklore similar to Santa Claus - note by this site) from the city of Veliky Ustyug, Russia, visited China and met with children to wish them a happy New Year.
The Russian "Baba Yaga" said on the "Telegram" social media platform: "The chief winter magician of Russia - Baba Yaga has visited the capital of China. He delivered New Year's greetings to the children of the Russian Embassy's affiliated school. The children prepared a wonderful performance for Baba Yaga and helped him regain his strength after a long journey."
Chinese primary school students who are studying Russian also came to meet "Baba Yaga." The children prepared a surprise for him and sang the traditional Russian New Year song "A Little Fir Tree Grew in the Forest" in Chinese.
All the children received New Year gifts and took photos with "Baba Yaga."
Veliky Ustyug is the hometown of the Russian "Baba Yaga." Inside his two-story tower there is a throne hall, as well as a fairy-tale path, a winter garden, and a zoo.
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