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The Unpublished Letters To El Niño Dios

The Unpublished Letters To El Niño Dios

"Santa" has taken on different meanings over the centuries and across borders.

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Dec 09, 2024
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“Dear Editor — I am a 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, ‘If you see it in The Sun, it’s so.’ Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus?” – Letter of Virginia O´ Hanlon to The Sun, in 1897

In 1897 an eight-year-old girl named Virgina O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of The Sun to ask him if there wa…

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