Many children want Santa to give them good grades. “You read this over and over again,” said Sabine Gerecke of the St. Louis post office. Nicholas in St. Petersburg Nikolaus, Saarland. And wishes like “that they can finish school and that everything goes well at school” can often be found in letters that have arrived at the St. Petersburg post office. Nicholas.
“Of course it’s not the only important thing, but it is something that moves children,” Gerecke, who heads the children’s letter campaign, told the German Press Agency. “You notice when you’re having trouble in school: it’s not very fun.” Otherwise, children’s desires range from toys, football shirts, mobile phones, computers and laptops.
Volunteers answer all letters
According to Gerecke, more than 5,000 letters to Santa have arrived. St. Petersburg post office Nicholas officially opened on December 5: all letters were answered by about 40 volunteers. In 2024, replies were sent to approximately 33,700 letters from children from a total of 49 countries.
Overseas answers are translated into English, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Polish and Mandarin, among others. The number of letters has increased over the years.
There are seven Natal post offices in Germany
Children have been writing letters to Santa Claus in the small town of Großrosseln municipality near the French border for almost 60 years. The partnership between the festival committee and Deutsche Post has existed since 1967.
According to Deutsche Post, the St. Petersburg post office St. Nicholas in Warndt is the St. Nicholas post office. Germany’s oldest Nicholas. There are seven Christmas post offices across the country where children can send their letters to Santa Claus, the Christ Child, or St. Nicholas.
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