Santa resumes service. La Poste announces that the Santa Claus secretariat will open on Wednesday to discover and respond to the letters sent to it by thousands of children each year. No matter the address, "Street clouds, North Pole, In the land of shooting stars", just indicate "Santa Claus" on the envelope for the Post and the needle pointer to the secretariat of the red man , based in Libourne (Gironde), said the public company.
The letters are in paper form for the overwhelming majority of them (1.1 million) but also sometimes in electronic form (94.000 e-mails sent from the website of Santa Claus). The children receive in return an answer to their name, with a postcard to color and send to their relatives. "Very important: it is necessary to indicate clearly the first name, the name of the child and its complete address so that it can receive its answer", specified the Post office.
1.2 million children "from all over the world"
About sixty people are mobilized each year by the Post Office to respond to these letters. More than 1.2 million children "from around the world" write to Santa every year. The Santa Claus secretariat is a 57-year-old tradition that "brings sharing and hope to life." and generosity ". The Santa Claus secretariat will close on December 17th.