Santa Around the World

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Santa Around the World

Photos of Santa Claus around the world.

Give an adult a Santa Claus costume and take cover. It turns out that the jolly old fat man can do much more than hand out gifts. Here, a skydiving Santa flies through the air at Picton, near Sydney, Australia.

Santa swims the fishes at this celebration at Seaworld Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea.

If Santa can deliver presents on time, why not the mail? Mail carriers dressed as Santa Claus leave post office headquarters in delivery bikes in Seoul, South Korea.

The boss doesn't mind doing dirty work, too. Santa Claus and a reindeer clean the windows as part of Christmas event in Tokyo.

Santa isn't afraid of soldiers or razor wire. A Palestinian protester dressed as Santa Claus throws candy to children, as Israeli soldiers stand guard during a demonstration against the construction of Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank village of Maasarah.

For Santa merriment can mean visiting a few pubs. Members of the "Seattle Cacophony Society" cross a street in downtown Seattle as heavy snow falls. The group is part of a loosely organized national "Santarchy" practice that brings people together who dress as Santa and travel to different bars, taverns, and clubs during the holiday season.

Anyone who lives in the frigid North Pole should know how to ski. Here, Santas take advantage of the annual Santa Skis for Free Day at The Canyons in Park City, Utah.

Fear isn't something Santa knows much about. Here he swims with the sharks at Sea World in Jakarta, Indonesia. Why he's riding a bike is anyone's guess.

Santa also doesn't mind a little gambling. Here he sits through the four-hour draw of Spain's Christmas lottery known as 'El Gordo' in Madrid. The winning number can be on up to 1,950 tickets, each of which wins $418,000.

Santa aims for the Guinness Book of Records as Romanians crowd downtown Bucharest during an attempt to gather about 4,000 people dressed as Santa Claus. According to local media a new Guinness record was achieved with 3,959 people dressed up.

Santa mixes it up with the angels during a charity soccer match in Hamburg, Germany.

Santa Claus has to try out the latest gadgets to know what to bring to the kids. He plays the Nintendo Wii on Black Friday in Pleasanton, Calif.

Santa and Mrs. Claus must have got their work done early because they attended the Carolina Panthers - New York Giants game.

Reindeer and a fancy sleigh aren't always the preferred method of the transportation. Sometimes an ostrich will do such as this time at a zoo in Wuhan, China.

The Romanians weren't the only country to go far gathering the most Santas in one place. Thousands attended a parade in in Porto, Portugal to try to set the record.

Santa also knows how to stay warm in the winter. Here he escapes a snowstorm by relaxing in the hot tub at M & T Christmas Trees in Sandy, Utah.

Despite all his other hobbies, Santa hasn't forgotten his main duty. Here, he is greeted at the 2008 Christmas Toy Party for 10,000 children outside the Fred Jordan Mission in the Skid Row section of Los Angeles.

These Santas don't believe Santa's fur coat should be real. The French anti-fur group "Fur Torture" demonstrates in Nice, France.

Picking out a Christmas tree (in the desert) is an important task for Santa. Here a Palestinian picks one at Jaffa Gate at the entrance to Jerusalem's Old City.

Santa Claus scuba dives in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary near Key Largo, Fla.

Santas stand tall thanks to stilts at the annual Santa Claus parade in Porto, Portugal.

Santa helps his fellow man by giving blood at the American Red Cross in Tulsa, Okla.

While the North Pole may be a cool place to live, Santa doesn't mind the beach in Nice, France.

Santa stays in shape thanks to the "Santa Claus Run" in Hamburg, Germany.

Santa Claus also knows how to rock out underwater as they perform in a turtle aquarium at an ocean park in Fuzhou, China.

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Give an adult a Santa Claus costume and take cover. It turns out that the jolly old fat man can do much more than hand out gifts. Here, a skydiving Santa flies through the air at Picton, near Sydney, Australia.

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