Our charming angel ornaments are 3.5 inches long. The charming angel ornaments hang from a 3 inch loop of gold cord. The charming angel ornaments have white wings with iridescent glitter. The charming angel ornaments are wearing a white, long sleeved dress with gold around the cuffs of the sleeves and the hem and iridescent glitter. The charming angel ornaments hold a small gold star as she stands on a cottony white cloud with two small gold stars. The charming angel ornaments have golden brown hair with a gold halo.
Letters to Santa Claus.
A very important question of children around the world is how to convey their Christmas wishes to Santa Claus. For the millions who write letters every year the question is how to get their letters to the right address. For this the post office has made special arrangements. In the United States, the U.S.P.S. Operation Santa Claus takes charge. In Canada children send letters to Santa Claus or Pere Noel at the North Pole, postal code HOHOHO. In Denmark Santa live in Greenland and letters are forwarded to him there through the Danish Tourist Association. In Norway Santa Claus lives in a town called Drobak and has his own postal station to handle his mail. In Germany they have a special ‘Celestial Post Office’ in the city of Augsburg to reach the Christ Child. In Austria kids direct their mail to the village of Christkindl, near Stryr, Upper Austria. Other methods of trying to get their wishes to Santa include putting the letter in the fireplace so the smoke will carry their wishes up the chimney and beyond until they reach Father Christmas. Or leaving the note in a shoe beside the tree or on the windowsill. Swiss children know their letters left on the windowsill have been received because of the chocolate left behind.
70,000,000 letters are processed each year with either the mark of a creche or the Three Kings, depending on whether the letter is mailed closer to Christmas or Epiphany. In Switzerland a December 6 post mark form the town of St. Niklaus is a collectible item.
A recent study of hundreds of American children revealed that boys and girls request the same amount of gifts, but that girls write longer and more polite letters.
Lily.
A flower which symbolizes purity and rebirth. According to legend the lily sprang from the tears of Eve as she and Adam were expelled from the Garden. In medieval art it is often associated with Mary and the Annunciation, possibly because its trumpet shape denotes an announcement.