Two websites allow you to follow Santa Claus on his tour of gifts. By 6 p.m., he had already distributed his gifts to millions of Chinese, Indian and New Zealand children.
Long white beard, unique red tunic, he is traveling the whole world this Tuesday, December 24 to distribute gifts by the thousands: Santa Claus has flown from the North Pole, tracked in real time by the American army. His sleigh, pulled by nine courageous reindeer, flew over the Great Wall of China at 3:33 p.m. French time, according to the Military Command responsible for air security of the United States and Canada (Norad). More than 1.2 billion gifts had already been distributed to sleeping children, at a rate of 100,000 per second.
Because, warns the general of the American air force, Gregory Guillot, “Santa won't stop if the kids are awake”. “So my message is this: go to bed before 9 p.m. to receive gifts”advised the commander of the Norad, on the Fox News channel. The message should be received 5 out of 5!
Google Santa Tracker
For young and old alike, it is possible to follow in real time – and in 3D – its long journey on the dedicated website and ensure that it will arrive at your home on time. Another site, the Google Santa Tracker, also allows you to follow Santa Claus minute by minute. At 3:45 p.m. French time, he had already showered little ones from New Zealand, Japan, South Korea and even China with gifts.
FOLLOW SANTA IN REAL TIME
Origins dating back to the Cold War
Norad has been tracking Santa Claus for decades. It all started with a misprint in 1955, in an advertisement for the Sears department store chain calling in a local Colorado newspaper to call Santa Claus. Supposed to be the direct line of the famous bearded man, the number indicated was in fact that – in the middle of the Cold War – of the Norad red telephone. Disconcerted at first when he found himself online with a young boy asking if he was okay “Santa Claus”the officer on duty that day, Colonel Harry Shoup, got in on the action. He instructed his men to broadcast information about Santa's whereabouts and even called a local radio station to announce that he had seen a strange object. in the sky. Sixty-nine years later, Norad still perpetuates the tradition.
As politics and the spirit of Christmas generally go well together, the Air Force general wanted to reassure the population marked by drone overflights which recently sowed panic on the American east coast. “I don’t anticipate any difficulties with these drones for Santa this year”declared Gregory Guillot.
