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    Photos: Here comes the Santa Claus to make merry

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    Photos: Here comes the Santa Claus to make merry

    Santa Claus makes appearances all over the world leading up to Christmas


    Published:  December 19, 2019 12:53 Reuters

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    People dressed as Santa Claus take part in a Santa Claus Run in Athens, Greece Image Credit: REUTERS
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    A man dressed as Santa Claus (Father Christmas) interacts with a child in a house that belongs to Serge Hennebel, nicknamed "Elf Serge" and is transformed into a Christmas village adorned with hundreds of lights, in Hamme-Mille, Belgium Image Credit: REUTERS
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    A visitor gestures in front of a diver dressed as Santa Claus inside a fish tank at the Aquaria KLCC in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Image Credit: REUTERS
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    A Greenpeace activist pickets near a Christmas tree and a figure of Ded Moroz, the Russian equivalent of Santa Claus, during a protest against importing radioactive waste into Russia for storage in Saint Petersburg Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Participants dressed as Santa Claus before they taking part in the annual race known as "Run Santa Run" in Mexico City Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Carlos Bahia, dressed as Santa Claus, surfs at the Maresias beach in Sao Sebastiao, hometown of WSL World Champion Gabriel Medina, Sao Paulo state, Brazil Image Credit: REUTERS
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    A boy watches Volmer de Aguiar Salvador, dressed as a Santa Claus, swimming with fish at the aquarium of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Street musicians dressed as Santas perform on the banks of Lake Zurich in Zurich, Switzerland Image Credit: REUTERS
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    A man wearing a Santa Claus outfit attends a Christmas tree lighting ceremony at Jerusalem's Old City Image Credit: REUTERS
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    A demonstrator offers flowers as he wears Santa Claus costume during ongoing anti-government protests in Najaf, Iraq Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Runners dressed as Santa Claus take part in the Christmas Corrida Race on the streets of Issy-les-Moulineaux, near Paris, France Image Credit: REUTERS
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    A man dressed as Santa Claus holds a dog as he takes part in the charity Santa Fun Run in Riga, Latvia Image Credit: REUTERS
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    A man dressed as Santa Claus interacts with a child at Gerardo Barrios Square in San Salvador, El Salvador Image Credit: REUTERS
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    A man dressed as Santa Claus carries a cross as he walks amidst people gathering to attend a candlelight carol service ahead of Christmas celebrations at the Eternal Life Ministries Church in Lahore, Pakistan Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Revelers dressed as Santa Claus take part in the event called SantaCon at Times Square in New York City Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Competitors prepare to take part in the London Santa Run in Victoria Park, London, Britain Image Credit: REUTERS
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    A diver dressed as Santa Claus plays with zebra sharks inside a fish tank at the Malta National Aquarium in Qawra, Malta Image Credit: REUTERS
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    A man dressed in a Santa Claus outfit greets visitors during the Christmas season in Jerusalem's Old City Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Belarusians dressed as Santa Clauses swim in a kayak during country's Santa Run in Minsk, Belarus Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Revelers dressed as Santa Claus at a local restaurant as they take part in the event called SantaCon in New York City. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Divers dressed as Santa Claus and an angel, feed fishes inside a fish tank at the Sea Life aquarium in Berlin, Germany Image Credit: REUTERS

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