{"id":446288,"date":"2018-12-25T16:55:16","date_gmt":"2018-12-25T16:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/?p=446288"},"modified":"2018-12-25T18:27:12","modified_gmt":"2018-12-25T18:27:12","slug":"want-christmas-letters-santa-sent-moldovan-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/want-christmas-letters-santa-sent-moldovan-children\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cAll they want for Christmas\u2026\u201d or letters to Santa sent by Moldovan children"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p>Every year, the Academy of Santa Claus in Moldova receives thousands of letters from Moldovan children. It is a project organised by a Moldovan NGO called \u201cClipa Sideral\u0103\u201d since 2001. One year later, the &#8220;Post of Santa Claus&#8221; service was launched, which assumes that any child can send a letter free of charge, through the official post service of the Republic of Moldova, to the headquarters of the Academy. That is how it all began.<\/p>\n<p>In the next years, thousands of children from Moldova were sending their letter to \u201cMo\u0219 Cr\u0103ciun\u201d \u2013 the Romanian Christmas symbol, the \u2018colleague\u2019 of Santa Claus, hoping that their wish would be fulfilled. <em>\u201cChildren&#8217;s wishes are very different. Some letters are funny, others are sad. Some children want the latest mobile phones and high-tech gadgets, while others ask for food, firewood, clothing, footwear and school supplies,\u201d<\/em> said the Coordinator of the Academy of Santa Claus, Irina Babuhina-Mitachi, for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdg.md\/stiri\/stiri-sociale\/scrisori-pentru-mos-craciun-daca-ai-de-unde-eu-si-surioara-dorim-un-pat-mai-mare-in-patuc-nu-mai-incapem-sa-dormim\">Ziarul de Gard\u0103<\/a>. <em>\u201cExistence determines consciousness. When you are cold, you don\u2019t need toys, Christmas tree, Santa Claus or fairy tales, you just want to be warm,\u201d<\/em> explained Tatiana Crave\u021b, a member of the Academy of Santa Claus\u2019 team.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are just some examples of the letters that Moldovan children sent to Santa Claus:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n[aesop_quote type=&#8221;block&#8221; background=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; text=&#8221;#000000&#8243; width=&#8221;80%&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; size=&#8221;1&#8243; quote=&#8221;\u201cSanta, I&#8217;m writing this letter because only you can make the wishes of children who have a little happiness become reality. I have never received any gift in 14 years because my parents can\u2019t afford to buy us gifts. I ask you to make me happy at least once. I want you to get me a phone and some sweets, a pair of 36-sized boots for my mom, and a winter jacket for my dad. He is fit and hard working. Santa, please fulfil these wishes if this letter comes to you. Only you, Santa Claus, can make me and my family happy.\u201d&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; direction=&#8221;left&#8221; revealfx=&#8221;off&#8221;]\n\n[aesop_quote type=&#8221;block&#8221; background=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; text=&#8221;#000000&#8243; width=&#8221;80%&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; size=&#8221;1&#8243; quote=&#8221;\u201cDear Santa, my name is Rozalina and I am 9 years old. I have a sister who is four years old. This year we behaved really well, so we want you to come to us with gifts. I want a storybook, and my younger sister, Jasmina, dreams of having a big and beautiful princess doll. Santa, if you have the possibility, we want a bigger bed. We can\u2019t fit in the cot anymore. We promise that we will be just as good in the coming year. We are looking forward to your arrival!\u201d&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; direction=&#8221;left&#8221; revealfx=&#8221;off&#8221;]\n\n[aesop_quote type=&#8221;block&#8221; background=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; text=&#8221;#000000&#8243; width=&#8221;80%&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; size=&#8221;1&#8243; quote=&#8221;\u201cDear Santa, I am already a big girl, but I believe in miracles. During the whole year I was a good girl. (\u2026) I am very fond of the elder people, they do not deserve to live in poverty at such an old age. My grandmother is 82 years old, she suffered a stroke after the death of my grandpa. What a pity to watch her struggling! I would like to bring her happiness at least a little, but I can\u2019t &#091;because of the financial possibilities&#093;. I want to ask for a gift not for me, but for my grandmother. Dear Santa, I know you are all-powerful, please bring happiness for my grandma! I hope you will read my letter and all the dreams will become true in the new year. I want everyone on Earth to be healthy. Santa, I hope we&#8217;ll see each other on December 31st.\u201d&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; direction=&#8221;left&#8221; revealfx=&#8221;off&#8221;]\n\n\n<p>As Irina Babuhina-Mitachi<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdg.md\/editia-print\/exclusiv\/interviu-copiii-ii-scriu-lui-mos-craciun-despre-ceea-ce-poate-nu-spun-nimanui\"> declared<\/a>, the number of letters sent to the \u201cPost of Santa Claus\u201d is rising from one year to another. In 2017, for example, the Santa\u2019s help received about twenty thousand letters. This year, by mid-December, over six thousand letters were sent to the Academy of Santa Claus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMoldova is luckier, because in USA, for example, in order to write to Santa Claus, you have to pay about two dollars. To get an answer, you must pay even more. In Russia it is the same. Moldova has this service for free, thanks to the Post of Moldova. Any child can write to Santa Claus,\u201d declared the project\u2019s coordinator.<\/p>\n<p>After the letters are received, they are read and a response for each child is formulated. <em>\u201cSanta is also a very good psychologist. He tells the children that everything we want is achievable, but something can be easily accomplished, and other things, are more difficult. Santa responds in a correct way so that the author of the letter remains content and can become aware of some things. Children receive a reply from Santa in a very nice envelope, like from a fairy-tale. We can say that each child receives a Santa Claus gift because this envelope is already a special one,\u201d<\/em> claimed Babuhina-Mitachi.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_446290\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-446290\" class=\"size-full wp-image-446290\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/zdg-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/zdg-2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/zdg-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/zdg-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/zdg-2-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-446290\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo source: zdg.md<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The children Christmas wishes are accomplished by the volunteers. Different people, students, pupils, companies\u2019 managers and employees, even the representatives of public institutions pick some random letters and try to create a miracle. Anyone can do that. Sometimes, the volunteers working at the project find some time to make some children\u2019s wishes come true. \u201cThere is a letter from a boy named Sergiu from B\u0103l\u0163i. I would like to fulfil his dream. He asked for a sledge. I thought about repairing my old sledge, painting it and bringing it to this child,\u201d said Tatiana Crave\u021b.<\/p>\n<p>Featured photo source: Australian Writers&#8217; Centre<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>Every year, the Academy of Santa Claus in Moldova receives thousands of letters from Moldovan children. It is a project organised by a Moldovan NGO called \u201cClipa Sideral\u0103\u201d since 2001. One year later, the &#8220;Post of Santa Claus&#8221; service was launched, which assumes that any child can send a letter free of charge, through the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":446291,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[129,127,35,130,27,131,94],"class_list":["post-446288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-drafts","tag-children","tag-christmas","tag-important","tag-lettertosanta","tag-moldova","tag-mos-craciun","tag-stories"],"content_social_share":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p>Every year, the Academy of Santa Claus in Moldova receives thousands of letters from Moldovan children. It is a project organised by a Moldovan NGO called \u201cClipa Sideral\u0103\u201d since 2001. One year later, the &#8220;Post of Santa Claus&#8221; service was launched, which assumes that any child can send a letter free of charge, through the official post service of the Republic of Moldova, to the headquarters of the Academy. That is how it all began.<\/p>\n<p>In the next years, thousands of children from Moldova were sending their letter to \u201cMo\u0219 Cr\u0103ciun\u201d \u2013 the Romanian Christmas symbol, the \u2018colleague\u2019 of Santa Claus, hoping that their wish would be fulfilled. <em>\u201cChildren&#8217;s wishes are very different. Some letters are funny, others are sad. Some children want the latest mobile phones and high-tech gadgets, while others ask for food, firewood, clothing, footwear and school supplies,\u201d<\/em> said the Coordinator of the Academy of Santa Claus, Irina Babuhina-Mitachi, for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdg.md\/stiri\/stiri-sociale\/scrisori-pentru-mos-craciun-daca-ai-de-unde-eu-si-surioara-dorim-un-pat-mai-mare-in-patuc-nu-mai-incapem-sa-dormim\">Ziarul de Gard\u0103<\/a>. <em>\u201cExistence determines consciousness. When you are cold, you don\u2019t need toys, Christmas tree, Santa Claus or fairy tales, you just want to be warm,\u201d<\/em> explained Tatiana Crave\u021b, a member of the Academy of Santa Claus\u2019 team.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are just some examples of the letters that Moldovan children sent to Santa Claus:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n[aesop_quote type=&#8221;block&#8221; background=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; text=&#8221;#000000&#8243; width=&#8221;80%&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; size=&#8221;1&#8243; quote=&#8221;\u201cSanta, I&#8217;m writing this letter because only you can make the wishes of children who have a little happiness become reality. I have never received any gift in 14 years because my parents can\u2019t afford to buy us gifts. I ask you to make me happy at least once. I want you to get me a phone and some sweets, a pair of 36-sized boots for my mom, and a winter jacket for my dad. He is fit and hard working. Santa, please fulfil these wishes if this letter comes to you. Only you, Santa Claus, can make me and my family happy.\u201d&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; direction=&#8221;left&#8221; revealfx=&#8221;off&#8221;]\n\n[aesop_quote type=&#8221;block&#8221; background=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; text=&#8221;#000000&#8243; width=&#8221;80%&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; size=&#8221;1&#8243; quote=&#8221;\u201cDear Santa, my name is Rozalina and I am 9 years old. I have a sister who is four years old. This year we behaved really well, so we want you to come to us with gifts. I want a storybook, and my younger sister, Jasmina, dreams of having a big and beautiful princess doll. Santa, if you have the possibility, we want a bigger bed. We can\u2019t fit in the cot anymore. We promise that we will be just as good in the coming year. We are looking forward to your arrival!\u201d&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; direction=&#8221;left&#8221; revealfx=&#8221;off&#8221;]\n\n[aesop_quote type=&#8221;block&#8221; background=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; text=&#8221;#000000&#8243; width=&#8221;80%&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; size=&#8221;1&#8243; quote=&#8221;\u201cDear Santa, I am already a big girl, but I believe in miracles. During the whole year I was a good girl. (\u2026) I am very fond of the elder people, they do not deserve to live in poverty at such an old age. My grandmother is 82 years old, she suffered a stroke after the death of my grandpa. What a pity to watch her struggling! I would like to bring her happiness at least a little, but I can\u2019t &#091;because of the financial possibilities&#093;. I want to ask for a gift not for me, but for my grandmother. Dear Santa, I know you are all-powerful, please bring happiness for my grandma! I hope you will read my letter and all the dreams will become true in the new year. I want everyone on Earth to be healthy. Santa, I hope we&#8217;ll see each other on December 31st.\u201d&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; direction=&#8221;left&#8221; revealfx=&#8221;off&#8221;]\n\n\n<p>As Irina Babuhina-Mitachi<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdg.md\/editia-print\/exclusiv\/interviu-copiii-ii-scriu-lui-mos-craciun-despre-ceea-ce-poate-nu-spun-nimanui\"> declared<\/a>, the number of letters sent to the \u201cPost of Santa Claus\u201d is rising from one year to another. In 2017, for example, the Santa\u2019s help received about twenty thousand letters. This year, by mid-December, over six thousand letters were sent to the Academy of Santa Claus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMoldova is luckier, because in USA, for example, in order to write to Santa Claus, you have to pay about two dollars. To get an answer, you must pay even more. In Russia it is the same. Moldova has this service for free, thanks to the Post of Moldova. Any child can write to Santa Claus,\u201d declared the project\u2019s coordinator.<\/p>\n<p>After the letters are received, they are read and a response for each child is formulated. <em>\u201cSanta is also a very good psychologist. He tells the children that everything we want is achievable, but something can be easily accomplished, and other things, are more difficult. Santa responds in a correct way so that the author of the letter remains content and can become aware of some things. Children receive a reply from Santa in a very nice envelope, like from a fairy-tale. We can say that each child receives a Santa Claus gift because this envelope is already a special one,\u201d<\/em> claimed Babuhina-Mitachi.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_446290\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-446290\" class=\"size-full wp-image-446290\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/zdg-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/zdg-2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/zdg-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/zdg-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/zdg-2-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-446290\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo source: zdg.md<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The children Christmas wishes are accomplished by the volunteers. Different people, students, pupils, companies\u2019 managers and employees, even the representatives of public institutions pick some random letters and try to create a miracle. Anyone can do that. Sometimes, the volunteers working at the project find some time to make some children\u2019s wishes come true. \u201cThere is a letter from a boy named Sergiu from B\u0103l\u0163i. I would like to fulfil his dream. He asked for a sledge. 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