Essen – The distance rules due to Corona also apply to St. Nicholas on December 6th. But in the diocese of Essen, the bearded man has moved with the times and offers voice messages and selfies.
For example to children, relatives, neighbors, groups of friends, acquaintances or work colleagues. “Because this year too, the pandemic will thwart many visits to St. Nicholas,” says Ulrich Lota, press spokesman for the diocese. “Fortunately, Santa Claus is flexible and digital too. So he can at least send a little ray of hope to people. “
If you want to receive a greeting from Santa Claus, send him a short message with the first name of the person or group to be greeted and the keyword “child”, “adult”, “circle of friends” or “work colleague” via WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram or Threema to 0160 927 923 79.
All messages received by midnight on Friday, December 3rd, can be replied to. Santa Claus then sends his voice message by noon on Sunday.
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