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Ho ho ho! Santa Claus goes berserk

December 17, 2014 08:14 IST
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The Indian government may be contemplating whether or not it will ruin a perfect, wintery Christmas holiday for school kids, but Santa Claus is certain to rock the town.

Here’s what some crazy Santas have been up to around the world:



A man dressed as a Santa Claus poses at the front of the Kollhoff Tower at Potsdamer Platz square in Berlin December 14, 2014. Photograph: Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters



Donald Boyce, dressed up like Santa Claus, waves to surfers as he goes outrigger canoe surfing off Waikiki beach in Honolulu, Hawaii. Photograph: Hugh Gentry/Reuters



A diver dressed in a Santa Claus costume feeds fish at the Sunshine Aquarium in Tokyo. Photograph: Toru Hanai/Reuters



Vitor Martins poses as he puts on his Santa outfit inside his house, before a performance with children in Sao Caetano do Sul's town square, near Sao Paulo, Brazil. Martins has dressed as Santa Claus, working at shopping centres and various events, for fifteen years, and has 94

percent of his body covered in tattoos, with several in reference to Christmas. Photograph: Nacho Doce/Reuters



A man dressed as Santa Claus poses during a base flying event in downtown in Berlin, Germany. Participants of the event hosted by entertainment agency Jochen Schweizer flew down 98 metres (322 ft) from atop the hotel in the German capital. Photograph: Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters



A Santa Claus character reacts as he makes his way down 6th Ave in New York. Photograph: Carlo Allegri/Reuters



A man dressed like Santa Claus waves as he takes part in a parade during the annual illumination of Christmas lights in Warsaw, Poland. Photograph: Bartosz Bobkowski/Agencja Gazeta/Reuters



A man dressed as Santa Claus wakeboards at a water ski set on a small lake in Hamburg, Germany. Photograph: Christian Charisius/Reuters

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