“Father Christmas in Heaven”: while they were excavating buildings in Strasbourg “a few days before Christmas”, archaeologists were surprised to discover a still sealed letter written by a child to Father Christmas in the 1930s, but which was not had never been posted.
“If this letter does not reach its addressee in time… what an incredible coincidence to discover it a few days before Christmas!
», Indicates on its Facebook page Archéologie Alsace, a public body which carries out scientific and heritage missions.
The find took place during excavations "last week" in mills in Strasbourg and the neighboring town of Illkirch-Graffenstaden.
The archaeologists then "came across many archival documents dating from the 1930s", all "battered by mold and mice": family photos, postcards, death notices, business cards, lunch invitations and even more. spa menus.
"A bicycle" and a "small carousel"
Among this mass of heterogeneous documents, a letter, "the envelope of which was still sealed," specifies Archéologie Alsace.
The organization publishes several photos of this letter addressed to "Father Christmas in heaven" that the young author / e assures to love with "all (his) heart".
And who insists on one point: "I want to be good to please Mum and Dad".
The letter, written in large handwriting in blue ink, is adorned with a color drawing showing Saint Nicholas leaning over three children in a wooden chest.
The gifts claimed?
“A bicycle” and a “small carousel”.
"Embrace for me the little Jesus", still intimate this letter written almost 90 years ago and whose discovery has the airs of a Christmas tale.
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“Genealogical research and transfer to future archives,” concludes the Archéologie Alsace post.
