Also, experts noted that every letter addressed to Santa Claus is delivered, even if it was dropped into a regular mailbox or something was filled out incorrectly.
“Of course, on New Year's Eve, the workload on the employees of the post office in Veliky Ustyug, which serves the residence of Father Frost, is greatly increased.
During this period, sorting letters of desire takes up most of the working day of some of them, ”the organization told RT.
In addition, they said that the number of letters sent to the residence in Veliky Ustyug does not change significantly from year to year.
This year, 40,000 more letters are expected, according to preliminary statistics, the press service added.
On November 30, as RIA Novosti reported, boxes for letters to Santa Claus appeared in the branches of the Russian Post.
Russians can drop letters into them until December 31.
The Russian Post noted that last year about 170,000 letters with the wishes of children and adults were delivered to Veliky Ustyug alone, and several thousand more to other regions.