Santa Claus Around The World

in News by Tajuddin — December 5, 2009 at 12:25 | 0 comments | 2,615 views |

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From Santas at charity events in South Korea to Santa School in Tokyo to Scuba Santa in Kentucky, Santa Claus is making the rounds this holiday season.

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More than 1,000 South Korean volunteers wearing Santa Claus costumes pose during a campaign to raise money for charity donations in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 1. Christmas is one of the biggest holidays in South Korea where over half of the population of 48 million are Christians. AP / Ahn Young-joon

Rickshaw drivers dressed in Santa Claus costumes transport customers in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Dec. 3. The drivers transported customers through the streets of Tokyo as part of a one-day promotional event hosted by French leisure intermediation company Smart&Co. AP / Junji Kurokawa

One of 64 Santa Clauses from toy store Kiddy Land’s Santa Claus Academy tries to attract the attention of a boy during a march on a Tokyo street, Japan, Sunday, Nov. 29. (AP Photo/ Hiro Komae) AP / Hiro Komae

A man dressed as Santa Claus receives his H1N1 flu vaccine during a dress rehearsal before his weekend performance in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, Dec. 3. The H1N1 flu has officially reached epidemic proportions in Hungary with 16 people reported to have died from the virus and some 300 others hospitalized.

Santa Claus shows Teagan Sanders, 4, where to look for having their picture made during the 28th annual Capitol tree lighting in the Capitol rotunda, Tuesday, Dec. 1, in Salem, Ore. Statesman Journal / Timothy J. Gonzalez

Twin brothers Xavier, right, and Zachery Brocato sit on Santa’s lap following a holiday lighting ceremony at Couch Cafeteria on the University of Oklahoma campus Wednesday, Dec. 2. Norman Transcript / Kevin Ellis

Three thousand Santa Clauses of all ages take part in the inaugural Santa Fun Run through Sydney on Nov. 29. The world record attempt for the largest number of Santas together was also a charity event to raise money for children with disabilities and special needs. AFP / Getty Images / Torsten Blackwood

A man dressed as Santa Claus joins in with celebrations during the lighting ceremony of the biggest Christmas three in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Tuesday, Dec. 1. AP / Valentina Petrova

Santa Christian’ from Burundi takes part in the reindeer sledge competition during the Santa Claus winter games in Gaellivare, some 100km north of the arctic circle, in Sweden on Sunday, Nov. 29. The Santa Claus winter games is an annual event gathering Santa Clauses from all over the world competing for the title ‘Santa Claus of the Year’. Scanpix/ Kenneth Paulsson

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