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Participants attempt to set a Russian record by parking about 800 vehicles to form the shape of a Christmas tree during a flashmob marking the upcoming New Year and Christmas season in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, December 23. REUTERS/Alexander Manzyuk

KRASNOYARSK, RUSSIA

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Lottery workers check lottery balls with numbers before the start of the draw of Spain's traditional Christmas lottery El Gordo (The Fat One) at Teatro Real in Madrid, Spain, December 22. REUTERS/Susana Vera

MADRID, SPAIN

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Revelers battle with flour and eggs during the traditional Els Enfarinats (The Floured) festival in Ibi, Spain, December 28. REUTERS/Eva Manez

IBI, SPAIN

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A statue of Colombian singer Shakira stands at the Gran Malecon de Barranquilla in Barranquilla, Colombia, December 27. REUTERS/Carlos Parra Rios

BARRANQUILLA, COLOMBIA

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Sea lions congregate in front of a police car, obstructing the path of riot police, during clashes with fishermen who are protesting against the government following the repeal of the existing fishing law and non-payment of promised bonuses, in Valparaiso, Chile, December 28. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido

VALPARAISO, CHILE

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Poland's Maciej Kot in action during ski-jumping practice at the Four Hills Tournament in Oberstdorf, Germany, December 28. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

OBERSTDORF, Germany

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People dressed as Ayaz Ata (Father Frost), the Kazakh equivalent of Santa Claus, take part in a procession through city streets while marking the New Year and Christmas season in Almaty, Kazakhstan, December 25. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN

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A person wearing a costume stands while welcoming visitors at a festive park ahead of Christmas in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 23. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates

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A man wearing a Santa costume gets in the ocean with his macaw during the 15th annual Surfing Santas event in Cocoa Beach, Florida, December 24. REUTERS/Marco Bello

COCOA BEACH, FL, UNITED STATES

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Alpine Rescue Team members dressed as Santa Claus rappel down the Policlinico Umberto I Hospital to greet children hospitalized in the pediatric ward in Rome, Italy, December 23. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

ROME, Italy

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A member of the ThesSUP team dressed as Santa Claus paddles off the seafront of Thessaloniki, Greece, December 23. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis

THESSALONIKI, GREECE

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A worker dressed as a Star Wars character prepares to work at a car-wash service called Star Wash in Santiago, Chile, December 26. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

SANTIAGO, CHILE

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