HWACHEON, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Hwacheon County in Gangwon Province invited Santa Claus and elves from the original Santa Village in the Finnish city of Rovaniemi for a three-day visit from last Friday to Sunday. The county decided to hold such event as it is home to the one and only Santa Claus Post [...]
HWACHEON, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Santa Claus Post Office in Hwacheon County, Gangwon Province has attracted close to 10,000 visitors thus far this year. The county has been running the post office jointly with the town of Rovaniemi in Finland, known as Santa Claus’ hometown, since 2015. At the Santa Claus Post Office, visitors [...]
HWACHEON, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The original ‘Santa Claus’ from Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi, Finland will be visiting Hwacheon, Gwangwon Province as the city prepares for the Hwacheon Sancheoneo (Mountain Trout) Ice Festival scheduled for next month. Hwacheon-gun announced that Santa Claus and his elves will be visiting Santa’s Post Office for the [...]
GIMHAE, South Korea, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – A handful of buses operating in the Gimhae area, South Gyeongsang Province, have been festooned with Christmas decor, and 20 bus drivers have donned Santa Claus costumes. This special event was held for the first time in 2006 by local bus operators, and has since become a [...]