© AFP 2023 / StringerTen women in Santa Claus-themed bikinis skiing at a ski resort in Xuchang, central China's Henan province to welcome the coming Christmas in temperatures below zero Celsius.
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Ten women in Santa Claus-themed bikinis skiing at a ski resort in Xuchang, central China's Henan province to welcome the coming Christmas in temperatures below zero Celsius.
© Sputnik / Vladimir AstapkovichThe winner of the All-Russian beauty contest "Russian Top Model 2016" Natalia Shturbina (from Saratov) appeared in the final dressed as a Snow Maiden on the occasion of the coming New Year.
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The winner of the All-Russian beauty contest "Russian Top Model 2016" Natalia Shturbina (from Saratov) appeared in the final dressed as a Snow Maiden on the occasion of the coming New Year.
© AFP 2023 / Viktor DrachevMen wearing costumes of Father Frost (Ded Moroz), and women wearing costumes of Snow Maiden (Snegurochka), take part in an annual Ded Moroz contest in Minsk.
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Men wearing costumes of Father Frost (Ded Moroz), and women wearing costumes of Snow Maiden (Snegurochka), take part in an annual Ded Moroz contest in Minsk.
© AP Photo / Paulo DuarteGirls dressed as Santa Claus participate in the annual Santa Claus parade in Portugal. Thousands staged the parade in an attempt to break the Guinness record for most people dressed as Santa Claus.
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4/20
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Girls dressed as Santa Claus participate in the annual Santa Claus parade in Portugal. Thousands staged the parade in an attempt to break the Guinness record for most people dressed as Santa Claus.
© AP Photo / Invision/Evan Agostini Santa Claus-themed costumes were presented at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in New York.
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Santa Claus-themed costumes were presented at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in New York.
© Sputnik / Nikolay HiznyakBikers from Samara (central Russia) in costumes of Father Frost and Snow Maiden organized a New Year’s motorcycle race in the city.
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6/20
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Bikers from Samara (central Russia) in costumes of Father Frost and Snow Maiden organized a New Year’s motorcycle race in the city.
© AFP 2023 / Valery HacheYoung women dressed in Santa Claus outfits jump as they pose within the traditional Christmas bath on the beach in downtown Nice.
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Young women dressed in Santa Claus outfits jump as they pose within the traditional Christmas bath on the beach in downtown Nice.
© Sputnik / V. ShiyanovskiyFather Frost and Snow Maiden perform at a children’s holiday in the House of the Unions in Moscow.
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8/20
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Father Frost and Snow Maiden perform at a children’s holiday in the House of the Unions in Moscow.
© AP Photo / Brandon DillCheerleaders of the Memphis Grizzlies basketball team perform in Santa-themed costumes at an NBA basketball game in Memphis, Tenn.
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9/20
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Cheerleaders of the Memphis Grizzlies basketball team perform in Santa-themed costumes at an NBA basketball game in Memphis, Tenn.
© AP Photo / Sergei GritsBelarusian road police officers dressed in fairy tale costumes direct traffic before the New Year in Minsk.
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10/20
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Belarusian road police officers dressed in fairy tale costumes direct traffic before the New Year in Minsk.
© AFP 2023 / Patrick BazTwo Lebanese women wearing Santa Claus outfits and waving their national flag water-ski during a show in the bay of Jounieh.
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Two Lebanese women wearing Santa Claus outfits and waving their national flag water-ski during a show in the bay of Jounieh.
© Sputnik / Sergey Pyatakov A seller in Snow Maiden costume at a New Year’s fair in GUM Department Store in Red Square in Moscow.
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12/20
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A seller in Snow Maiden costume at a New Year’s fair in GUM Department Store in Red Square in Moscow.
© AFP 2023 / Timothy A. ClaryDancers from the Rockettes dance company hold up puppies before the start of a Christmas music show in support of homeless animals.
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Dancers from the Rockettes dance company hold up puppies before the start of a Christmas music show in support of homeless animals.
© Sputnik / Nina ZotinaParticipants of BoogelWoogel festival at alpine resort Rosa Khutor in Sochi.
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14/20
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Participants of BoogelWoogel festival at alpine resort Rosa Khutor in Sochi.
© Sputnik / Nikolay HiznyakWoman in Snow Maiden costumes dance during the Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Samara.
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Woman in Snow Maiden costumes dance during the Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Samara.
© AFP 2023 / Mike ClarkeDancers dressed in Santa Claus outfits pose for pictures outside a huge shopping mall complex in Hong Kong.
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Dancers dressed in Santa Claus outfits pose for pictures outside a huge shopping mall complex in Hong Kong.
© REUTERS / Ilya NaymushinMembers of the Skipper yacht club dressed in costumes of Santa Claus and Snow Maiden riding on the Yenisei river near Krasnoyarsk (Siberia).
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Members of the Skipper yacht club dressed in costumes of Santa Claus and Snow Maiden riding on the Yenisei river near Krasnoyarsk (Siberia).
© AP Photo / Richard CampionAn Australian girl holds her surf board as she gets a helping hand out of the surf from a Santa Claus in Queensland.
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An Australian girl holds her surf board as she gets a helping hand out of the surf from a Santa Claus in Queensland.
© AP Photo / Pavel GolovkinA seller dressed as a Snow Maiden waits for customers to buy tangerines, traditional fruit for the New Year in Russia, at GUM Department Store in Red Square in Moscow.
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A seller dressed as a Snow Maiden waits for customers to buy tangerines, traditional fruit for the New Year in Russia, at GUM Department Store in Red Square in Moscow.
© AFP 2023 / StringerWomen in Santa Claus-themed bikinis skiing at a ski resort in Xuchang, central China's Henan province to welcome the coming Christmas in temperatures below zero Celsius.
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Women in Santa Claus-themed bikinis skiing at a ski resort in Xuchang, central China's Henan province to welcome the coming Christmas in temperatures below zero Celsius.