The peal of bells, the red and white colors, the crunch of frost underfoot. The Christmas spirit only comes alive at one time of the year. Many people are already waiting for the next Christmas when the current Christmas ends.
However, there are places in the world where you can experience the festive atmosphere all year round.
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Bethlehem International Museum, Molina, Spain
Many guidebooks don’t even mention the Nativity Museum, and it probably isn’t even on most people’s lists. But this fair can provide an excellent cultural experience, especially at Christmas. Even non-religious visitors can appreciate the amazing detail and impressive size of the nativity models.
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What began as a recreational craft activity associated with the holidays has become a little-known but important international art movement. Conferences are held annually across Europe to discover the latest pieces and compete for the best cradle models.
The museum houses an extraordinary collection of these models, covering more than 5,000 square metres, with more than 70 nativity scenes, most of them made in Southern Europe.
The scenes range in size from very small to very large, and waterfalls and streams can be seen in some of the exhibition rooms. Not all nativity scenes are traditional, for example, one was filmed on the bridge of the starship Enterprise, complete with a model of Spock, and another scene is set at the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro.
Main Santa Post Office, Rovaniemi, Finland
Almost 17 million letters sent to Santa have already arrived at this corner post office. Santa’s Village at the Arctic Circle is where you get a behind-the-scenes look at how the Magic Post Office works.
The world’s only official Santa Post Office is built of natural stone and pine trees and has been in operation since 1985. The office is an actual part of the Finnish postal service, but it only accepts letters addressed to Santa Claus.
As you might expect, the cozy North Pole office is filled with elves lighting lanterns, taking care of the mail and helping Santa write letters. Dad needs all the help he can get: This post office has now responded to 20 million letters from over 200 countries.
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Even now, the Post Office exudes a family Christmas atmosphere. You can visit here all year round, as much more awaits the tourist than in the noisy post office. Stamp collecting Christmas gifts and souvenirs can be purchased.
If someone chooses to post their own letter from the post office, it will be stamped with a unique corner circle stamp. About 2 million postcards from Santa Claus Post Office are sent around the world.
Santa’s House, North Pole, Alaska
When Nellie and Conn Miller arrived in Fairbanks, Alaska in 1949, they had only a dollar and a half and their two children. Conn started a fur trade, and also wore an old red Santa costume and entertained the neighborhood children.
He did everything he could to provide for his family and himself in this new land, and the children were delighted to see Santa Claus for the first time. A few years later, the Millers had accumulated enough money to build and establish a post office not far from Fairbanks.
It was named North Pole, but when a young visitor noticed Con and asked if Santa was building his new house, they renamed the building Santa’s House and decorated it as they envisioned it to be Santa’s home.
Santa Claus’ house attracted international attention, and after more and more newspapers and magazines wrote about the post office around the world, letters sent by children poured in. For decades, the Millers have been answering as many letters as they can and mailing toys to boys and girls who think Santa himself answered them.
Over the past 60 years, the Millers have sent letters to more than two million people. The Arctic Alaskan town, which grew up around the home of Santa Claus, has the city motto “Where the spirit of Christmas lasts all year long.” Santa Claus’ house is just one of the things that keep this spirit and atmosphere alive. Visitors to the city are greeted by giant Santa Claus statues, and the room is decorated with Christmas decorations and lights all year round.
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