Ho ho ho! Santa spreads Christmas cheer across the globe

A person dressed as Santa Claus rides in his sleigh in the Arctic Circle near Rovaniemi, Finland. (Pawel Kopczynski / REUTERS)

Updated on: Dec 23, 2016 8:38 PM IST

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A person dressed as Santa Claus rides in his sleigh in the Arctic Circle near Rovaniemi, Finland. (Pawel Kopczynski / REUTERS)

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A man dressed as Santa Claus waves from a small train in a railway museum in Ljubljana, Slovenia. (Srdjan Zivulovic / REUTERS)

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A man dressed as Santa Claus greets visitors as he dives to feed fish in the aquarium of Paris. ( MARTIN BUREAU / AFP)

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Two workers dressed as Santa Claus gesture as they swim in a fish tank during a show at the South African Marine Biological Research (SAMBR) Sea World n Durban. ( RAJESH JANTILAL / AFP)

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A man is helped to put on his Grinch costume before taking part in the annual Christmas parade in La Paz, Bolivia. Hundreds of people took part in the parade, costumed up as Santa Claus, elves, angels, included floats and marching bands. (uan Karita /AP Photo)

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A surfing instructor dressed as Santa Claus gives a lesson to orphans on Kuta Beach, Bali, Indonesia. (Antara Foto/Nyoman Budhiana/ via REUTER)

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A man dressed as Santa Claus skis down the slope during a promotional event on the opening weekend in the alpine ski resort in Verbier. Around 1200 skiers dressed as Santa Claus were granted free access to the ski resort to celebrates the ski season's opening. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone / AP)

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Members of a Vespa Fan Club dressed as Santa Claus (Samichlaus) ride on their scooters in Zurich, Switzerland . (Arnd Wiegmann / REUTERS)

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Participants fancy dressed go downhil in the XXVII Car Festival in a homemade cart in the Santa Elena Municipality, near Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia. (RAUL ARBOLEDA / AFP)

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Tandem skydivers Sebastian Terry (in Santa suit) and Luke Biggs land on a beach as 155 tandem skydives breaks the Guinness World Record number of tandem skydivers over eight hours in the Australian city of Wollongong. (Jason Reed / REUTERS)

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An orangutan, named Pacquiao, dressed in a Santa Claus outfit interacts with orphans during the Animal Christmas party at Malabon zoo in Manila, Philippines. (Czar Dancel / REUTERS)

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A diver dressed as Santa Claus feeds fish at the annual Christmas event at Tokyo's Sunshine International Aquarium in Tokyo. (Shizuo Kambayashi / AP)

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Participants go up the escalator at Clapham Common Underground Station to take part in a charity ‘Santa Dash’, 5k and 10k runs, around Clapham Common in south London. (Justin TALLIS / AFP)