Santa's Home

 

Good morning, everyone, here in my par.t of the world it is hot but not stinking hot, yesterday it was so hot you felt like one was melting, and the heat made me feel unwell, today it is a lot cooler at 29C or 84F compared to yesterday’s 40C or 104F.

Anyway, since Christmas is only a few days away, I thought we would look at where Santa lives.

In most English‑speaking cultures Santa lives at the North Pole, a remote, icy point at the very top of the Earth.
According to holiday tradition experts, Santa, Mrs. Claus, and their elves spend the year in a workshop there, making toys and preparing for Christmas Eve.

Did you know The North Pole has no time zone, which adds to the mystery, and it sits in the middle of the Arctic Ocean, covered in shifting ice rather than solid land.

No humans live there permanently, which makes it the perfect secret base for Santa’s operations.

However, in many European traditions—especially in Scandinavia—Santa is said to live in Lapland, the northernmost region of Finland.

There’s even a real place you can visit which is Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi, right on the Arctic Circle.

This village embraces the idea that Santa has lived in Lapland “for centuries,” and visitors can meet Santa any day of the year, cross the Arctic Circle line and explore snowy forests and reindeer country.

It’s a blend of folklore and tourism, but it’s become the “official hometown of Santa Claus” for millions of people.

Tomorrow I will tell you a little about North Pole Alaska