Chapter 464: Santa Claus Village
As for the castle, Ye Chao has traveled a lot, but Suomenlinna is so iron-clad and full of fighting spirit, which is rare.
Even if he left the castle, that iron-blooded maxim still echoed in Ye Chao's ears: future generations, stand here with your own strength, don't rely on foreigners......
Swimming through the war-spirited castle, Ye Chao went to Santa Claus Village in Finland.
The legend of Santa Claus comes from the distant history of Europe.
In 1882, an American poet first described his image: with rose-like cheeks and cherry-like nose, always smiling merrily, with a white beard on both cheeks, who would ride a reindeer sleigh to the village and town before Christmas, climb down the chimneys of houses, and give gifts to the children.
Since then, the image of Santa Claus has become widely circulated and deeply rooted in the hearts of people, and many children want to know where he came from.
Historically, Finland is said to be the first country to welcome Santa Claus. Finland's children's storyteller Markus was inspired by Finland's and the Soviet Union's 1927 border between Lapland and the Arctic Ocean, and Santa Claus and 20,000 reindeer live on the mountain, and that it is because of the ears that Santa Claus can hear all the world's children in the North Pole.
His powerful romantic reasoning was recognized by the world, and since then, the "Ear Mountain" in the story has become the hometown of Santa Claus.
The home of the legendary Santa Claus, it has been debated in Western countries for many years.
It wasn't until Christmas Eve 1995, when then-UN Secretary-General Ghali sent a holiday card to Santa Claus to Rovaniemi, the capital of the northern Finnish province of Labi, that the debate stopped.
Because Gali's greeting card served as a kind of coffin closure - the United Nations recognized Santa's hometown as Rovaniemi.
It is said that Santa Claus in Finland is the most authentic in the world because he lives in the Arctic Circle. In Rovaniemi, Finland, Santa Claus is more famous than the mayor, and his office is filled with photos of celebrities from all over the world with him, and postcards with his face are everywhere.
In order to further strengthen Finland's image as the hometown of Santa Claus and attract more domestic and foreign tourists. Visit Finland and the Government of Rabi have come together to develop a long-term strategic "Santa Claus Hometown Project".
In 1985, a unique tourist attraction was established in the city of Rovaniemi, Santa Claus Village. This was followed by the establishment of 10 tourist sites named after Santa Claus throughout the Rabi region, including ski resorts, reindeer parks and safari parks.
More than 1 million people visit the Rabi region every year. In the Rabi region, the World Gold Rush and the Golden Trout Fishing Tournament are also held annually in the name of Santa Claus. "Santa's hometown tour makes northern Finland a tourist hotspot all year round.
A famous trademark can be seen on all tourist spots and tourist goods, a red boot with the tip upturned. SANTA CLAUS IS A BOOT THAT SANTA CLAUS CAN'T DO WITHOUT ALL YEAR ROUND, AND IT'S ALSO THE SECOND LETTER OF THE ARTISTICALLY PROCESSED CAPITAL J – SANTA JOULUPUKKI IN FINNISH.
It is a place where children all over the world place their hopes and dreams, and children from any country in the world can write letters to Santa Claus, who lives here, and ask for gifts. And every year around Christmas, there are a large number of various and colorful gifts to be sent from here to all over the world.
One can imagine the joy of the children who receive the gifts.
The legend of Santa Claus is a household name in many places, but naïve children still don't get tired of hearing it and are convinced of the storyline. In order to give their children a good Christmas dream, adults tell them to hang their stockings by the fireplace before going to bed to welcome Santa's gifts.
The children fall asleep with eager antiquity and wake up the next day to find their stockings full of long-awaited Christmas presents, thinking that it is a gift from Santa Claus.
Although this is just a legend that cannot be verified, and although the gifts in the children's stockings are the fruits of the labor of their parents, the beautiful fairy tales always bring infinite joy and hope to children.
Good people prefer to believe this ancient legend, and no one wants to use reason to expose this beautiful lie.
Santa Claus Village is located on the Arctic Circle, 8 km north of Rovaniemi in the Finnish Lapland region, and the latitude of the Arctic Circle is marked with the words 66°32' 35" on the map.
Every year, a steady stream of tourists flock here from all over the world to catch a glimpse of Santa Claus. In the gift shop of Santa Claus Village, visitors can buy beautifully designed gifts with Finnish characteristics.
You can also get a certificate for crossing the Arctic Circle. Also exciting is the variety of fairytale stamps, greeting cards and gifts at the Santa Claus Post Office. People looking for Christmas legends are of course happy to buy them as gifts to take home. All letters sent from here will also be postmarked by the Arctic Santa Claus Post Office.
Santa Claus Village is a group of wooden buildings that includes: the spire of the main entrance, a restaurant, a flower garden, Santa's office, a residence, a post office, a gift shop, a reindeer park, and more. Tents and antlers from Lapland's lodging are also interesting souvenirs.
Here you can also get a certificate of crossing the Arctic Circle - the "Arctic Circle Latitude Landmark Commemorative Certificate". Santa Claus Post Office has a variety of fairytale stamps, greeting cards and gifts.
All letters sent from here will be postmarked with the Arctic Santa Claus Post Office. If anyone wants the letter he sends to arrive in the recipient's mailbox just before Christmas, be sure to drop it in the red mailbox.
Letters in the orange mailbox are sent on the same day.
In addition, visitors can also order a letter signed by Santa Claus at the post office to be sent to friends and family at Christmas, giving them an unexpected surprise.
There is a deer park surrounded by wooden fences on the edge of the forest, and there are many beautiful reindeer in it. In the summer, they lie lazily on the lawn to recuperate; In winter, especially Christmas, they work hard for Santa Claus and tourists, dragging deer carts on the snow, allowing tourists to enjoy the thrill of snowflakes, feel the joy and warmth of Christmas, and make the scene on the Christmas card come true.
The world-famous Santa Claus Village is located on the Arctic Circle, 8 km north of Rovaniemi. Every year, a steady stream of tourists flock here from all over the world to catch a glimpse of Santa Claus. Santa Claus Village includes a ski resort center, a reindeer park, and a safari park.
When people take photos with Santa Claus with white beard and white eyebrows, they can see the vast forests and snowfields in the Arctic Circle with their own eyes, and enjoy the candles lit in the snow in the polar night, all of them are elated and excited.
Sitting on the sleigh, visitors will be greeted by a fairytale world of ice and snow, and the fresh and rustic wind of exotic Christmas folklore will blow in front of you.
Ye Chao is not a child, but he still went to take a sleigh ride.
When I came here, I couldn't help but sit on a sleigh without pretending to be Santa Claus.
The legend of Santa Claus is prevalent in the Western world, and even in China, he is still very popular.