As Christmas approaches, hundreds of Santa Clauses are running in different countries aspiring to raise funds for charitable activities. Let’s have a look at how diverse and multicolor those runs are.
Harley Davidson bikers dressed as Santa Claus take part in a charity ride in Zurich, Switzerland December 6, 2015.
A diver dressed as Father Christmas with a Santa hat, feeds fish at an aquarium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 7, 2015.
A runner in Santa costume gestures as he runs in a fun race in front of the Opera house at the Sydney Harbour on December 6, 2015.
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Snowboarder Jaden Bao, 12, of South Portland, Maine, catches some air while participating in Santa Sunday, the 16th annual charity fundraising event at the Sunday River ski resort, Sunday, December 6, 2015, in Newry, Maine.
A handicapped man dressed as Father Christmas participates in the Nikolaus Lauf (Santa Claus Run) in the east German town of Michendorf, southwest of Berlin, Germany, December 6, 2015.
Fun runners clad in Santa suits smile as they take part in a charity event at Clapham Common in London, Britain, December 6, 2015.
People wearing Santa Claus costumes ride a ski lift on December 6, 2015 above Verbier, Swiss Alps. The ski resort gave a free day pass to every skier wearing Santa costumes to celebrate the opening of the ski season.
Runners wearing Santa Claus costumes participate in the "Santa Claus Run" at the bank of Danube River in downtown of Budapest on December 6, 2015. Thousand runners took part in this year's run.
People dressed as Santa Claus pose on their stand-up paddles as they cross Lake Aegerisee near Oberaegeri, Switzerland December 5, 2015.
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Thousands of people dressed as Santa Claus pose for a photo before taking to the streets for the annual Santa Fun Run in Sydney Sunday, December 6, 2015. The Santa Fun Run was organized by Variety, an Australian charity that helps children who are sick, disadvantaged or have special needs.
Actors dressed as Ded Moroz, the Russian equivalent of Santa Claus, and his granddaughter Snegurochka ride a sleigh, driven by a coachman, during a festive pre-holiday ceremony in central Moscow, Russia, December 5, 2015. Ded Moroz (Old man Frost or Grandfather Frost), and Snegurochka (Snow Maiden), the main characters of the New Year and Christmas holidays celebration in Russia and some other former Soviet states, were welcomed by Moscovites after they arrived in the capital from their residence in the town of Veliky Ustyug.
A man dressed as Santa Claus wecomes another dressed as the Easter Bunny during the 22nd Santa Claus meeting in Auerbach, Germany, December 6, 2015.
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Skiers and snowboarders dressed as Santa take a run en masse at the Sunday River ski resort, Sunday, December 6, 2015, in Newry, Maine. Skiers with full Santa outfits got free lift tickets for donating $15 to the Sunday River Community Fund.
A two-year-old pug named "Buddy" is dressed for the holidays during the 11th annual Las Vegas Great Santa Run in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, December 5, 2015. The Las Vegas run competes with a run in Liverpool, England to see who can gather the largest number of Santas.
Italian surfer Federico Piccinaglia rides a wave with a stand up paddle, dressed in a Santa Claus costume, off the coast of Levanto, near La Spezia, on December 1, 2015.
Ducks walk past fun runners clad in Santa suits taking part in a charity event at Clapham Common in London, Britain, December 6, 2015.
