In pictures: Santa Claus’ travelogue around the globe

When we think of Christmas, the first image that comes to our mind is that of a man in a red-and-white dress sporting a snow-white beard that hangs till his protruded belly. In the run-up to Christmas, here's how people across the world dressed up as Santa Claus.

December 24, 2022 17:00 IST

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In the run-up to Christmas, here's how people across the world dressed up as Santa Claus.

A member of the Amigos do Papai Noel (Friends of Santa Claus group) dressed as Santa Claus pilots a boat during a visit to the community located along the Negro River, in Iranduba, Amazonas State, Brazil. (REUTERS/Bruno Kelly)

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People dressed up in Father Christmas costumes are reflected in sunglasses on the day of the ride through the city centre to raise money for children's charities in Rome, Italy. (REUTERS/Remo Casilli)

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A boy wearing a Santa Claus hat plays in the foam after the Santa Run 10-kilometre race, in Caracas, Venezuela. (REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria)

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Milton Barbosa, founder of the Unified Black Movement, dressed as Santa Claus holds a gift during a distribution for children in a neighborhood in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (REUTERS/Felipe Iruata)

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Helton Garcia dressed as Santa Claus rides on a motorcycle before distributing small presents to children in a rural school in Santo Antonio do Descoberto, state of Goias, Brazil. (REUTERS/Adriano Machado)

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A person dressed in a Santa Claus costume waits with his donkey as they take part in a race, a week ahead of the Christmas season's celebration, in Capljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. (REUTERS/Dado Ruvic)

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A member of the Amigos do Papai Noel (Friends of Santa Claus group) dressed in a Santa Claus costume gives a fist bump to a child during a visit to the community located along the Negro River, in Iranduba, Amazonas State, Brazil. (REUTERS/Bruno Kelly)

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A boy reacts while riding in a stroller with his mother during the Santa Run 10-kilometre race, in Caracas, Venezuela. (REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria)

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A Muslim child shows a picture of Santa Clause to Victor Njoroge, dressed in a Santa Claus costume, during a children's Christmas festival at the Junction Shopping Mall ahead of Christmas, in Nairobi, Kenya. (REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi)

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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. (REUTERS/Benoit Tessier)