Mos Craciun (Moldovan Santa Claus) can be rented at a price of up to one hundred dollars. It has become traditional to rent a Santa Claus for the company festivities, and the enterprises organizing such activities are booked up for the winter holidays.

“This year, those willing to invite Mos Craciun to their place must pay between 50 and one hundred dollars, depending on the solicited program, the time of the visit and the companions of Mos Craciun”, representatives of the companies providing services of Mos-Craciun renting have said to BASA-press.

The rent offers of a Mos Craciun or his companion Craciunita are available from December 1 to January 1, and most of the bookings are made on December 19-31.

This kind of services is demanded both by firms, kindergartens, and by physical persons. Many companies providing the service have their own choir of Christmas carolers, Craciunita (the she-companion of Mos Craciun), and Mos Craciun, some of them having real beards and estimated at a higher price.

”We have activated for four years in this area and we managed to make our own faithful clients. We know the temperament of each client, so we choose the needed Mos Craciun, according to the character. Some of them speak to the children, share presents, others are involved in interactive plays or karaoke”, the administrator of a firm said.

The role of Mos Craciun is played by actors or students willing to earn some money during the holidays. It is important that they are sociable, have experience and able to work with children.

The providers of Mos Craciun always make a phone call to be sure their character found the right place. During the winter holidays, there happen more felonies committed by people disguised in Mos Craciun, according to the police. // BASA-Press


Publication date: 28 December 2007   

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