Ho ho ho around the globe: Tokyo, Croatia to Mexico, Santa Claus appears across the world
It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas as cities around the world begin to wear a festive cheer
Reuters
Published 24.12.24, 02:46 PM
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A diver wearing a blue Santa Claus costume swims inside the 'Penguins in the Sky' tank with African penguins at Sunshine Aquarium in Tokyo, Japan, December 24, 2024. Reuters
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Guatemalan firefighter Hector Chacon, dressed as Santa Claus, rappels down the Las Vacas bridge to deliver toys to children in the Jesus de la Buena Esperanza neighborhood in Guatemala City, Guatemala, December 22, 2024. Reuters
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People march with a statue of Joseph and Mary on Olvera Street during the annual Las Posadas Christmas procession in Los Angeles, California, U.S., December 23, 2024. Reuters
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A diver dressed as Santa Claus gestures as he swims in a fish tank at the Guadalajara Zoo's Aquarium ahead of Christmas, in Guadalajara, Mexico, December 21, 2024. Reuters
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Fans of the German soccer club 1. FC Union Berlin gather at the 'Stadion An der Alten Foersterei' stadium to sing traditional Christmas carols in Berlin, Germany December 23, 2024. Reuters
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People walk around Christmas decorations at Al Barari's Winter Fest, United Arab Emirates, December 22, 2024. Reuters
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People visit a Christmas-themed park in Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines, December 22, 2024. Reuters
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People dressed as Santa Claus row during a Christmas regatta along the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, December 22, 2024. Reuters
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People stand next to flowers and candles left as a tribute near the 'Alter Markt' Christmas market, where a man drove a car into the crowd through an emergency exit route on Friday evening, in Magdeburg, Germany December 22, 2024. Reuters
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A Syrian man dressed as Santa Claus walks with ballons next to Christmas tree and a flag adopted by the new Syrian rulers at Bab Touma, a predominantly Christian neighbourhood, after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 22, 2024. Reuters
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People dressed as Santa Claus and in other costumes ride motorcycles before delivering gifts to hospitalized children in Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 21, 2024. Reuters
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A firefighter dressed as Santa Claus greets people during Christmas season celebrations in Valparaiso, Chile December 21, 2024. Reuters
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Javier Vicent, 49, a caretaker dressed up as Santa Claus, watches the familiy of lemurs after he placed Christmas boxes with food as gifts in their enclosure, during an event which combines the magic of Christmas with the commitment to animal welfare, at Bioparc Fuengirola, in Fuengirola, Spain, December 21, 2024. Reuters
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A dog dressed in a Santa Claus costume sits on a bench at the Christmas market of the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France, December 18, 2024. Reuters
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A diver dressed as Santa Claus feeds a zebra shark inside a fish tank at the Malta National Aquarium, in Qawra, Malta December 19, 2024. Reuters
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A family walks around Christmas lights inside of the former Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau, designed by Catalan Lluis Domenech i Montaner, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, during Christmas celebrations in Barcelona, Spain December 13, 2024. Reuters
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People take part in a half-naked Santa run in Budapest, Hungary, December 15, 2024. Reuters
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A Greek firefighter, dressed as Santa Claus, visits a young patient of the “Marianna V. Vardinoyiannis” Oncology unit of the Aghia Sofia Children’s Hospital in Athens, Greece, December 12. Reuters