Children dressed in Santa Claus hats run from the start line of the traditional Christmas run along the streets of Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, December 9, 2023. The festive run attracts many hundreds of people to the capital dressed as Santa Claus to take part in the sporting event. (Photo by Mindaugas Kulbis/AP Photo)





A man and woman dressed as Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus pose for a photo aboard the “La Sabana” tourist train decorated with Christmas lights in Bogota, Colombia on December 11, 2023. (Photo by Luisa Gonzalez/Reuters)





A motorcyclist, Helton Garcia dressed as Santa Claus, rides his motorcycle before handing out gifts to children in a rural school in Santo Antonio do Descoberto, state of Goias, Brazil on December 10, 2023. (Photo by Adriano Machado/Reuters)





A diver dressed as Santa Claus and his helper “Knecht Ruprecht” pose inside a fish tank at the Sea Life aquarium in Munich, Germany on November 30, 2023. (Photo by Louisa Off/Reuters)





People dressed as Santa Claus and an angel look at roe deer during their annual meeting at the animal park Germendorf in Oranienburg, Germany on December 3, 2023. (Photo by Annegret Hilse/Reuters)





People dressed as Santa Claus run through the streets as they take part in the annual Nikolaus Lauf (Saint Nicholas run), in Michendorf, Germany on December 10, 2023. (Photo by Lisi Niesner/Reuters)





Issa Kassissieh, dressed as Santa Claus, sits astride a camel as he visits an olive grove overlooking the Dome of the Rock on Al-Aqsa compound, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem on December 4, 2023. (Photo by Ammar Awad/Reuters)





A man dressed as St.Nicholas talks to a child inside of a sandstone cave in the village of Svitava near the town of Cvikov, Czech Republic on December 3, 2023. (Photo by Eva Korinkova/Reuters)





Actor Rodrigo Franca gets dressed up as "Papai Negro" or Black Santa, for a school Christmas event organized by the Favela Mundo NGO in the City of God favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, December 11, 2023. In recent years Black Santas have been introduced to children in favelas to better reflect their cultural reality. (Photo by Bruna Prado/AP Photo)





People dressed as Santa Claus run through the streets as they take part in the annual Nikolaus Lauf (Saint Nicholas run), in Michendorf, Germany on December 10, 2023. (Photo by Lisi Niesner/Reuters)





A man dressed as Santa Claus is on his way to a Christmas party by bike between Betzenweiler and Bischmannshausen, in Germany, Friday December 1, 2023. (Photo by Thomas Warnack/dpa via AP Photo)





Brazil's Santa Claus school members travel on a Bonde (tram) as they take part in their graduation, ahead of the Christmas season in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on October 31, 2023. (Photo by Ricardo Moraes/Reuters)





A reveller smokes as he attends the SantaCon in New York City, New York, U.S., December 9, 2023. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Reuters)





Traffic enforcer Ramiro Hinojas, dressed as Santa Claus as part of the festive season, directs vehicles along Macapagal Avenue in Pasay, Metro Manila on November 28, 2023. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa/AFP Photo)





Runners dressed in Santa Claus outfits take off from the starting line during the Race of the Santas in Breckenridge, Colorado, on December 2, 2023. (Photo by Jason Connolly/AFP Photo)





A person dressed as Santa Claus runs through the streets during the annual Nikolaus Lauf (Saint Nicholas run), in Michendorf, Germany on December 10, 2023. (Photo by Lisi Niesner/Reuters)





A man dressed as Santa Claus looks on as a child leaves after posing for a photograph with him at the Sandton mall in Johannesburg, South Africa on December 11, 2023. (Photo by Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters)





A man dressed in Santa Claus costume talks to a child in front of a Christmas tree during its lighting ceremony in front of the Alexander Nevsky cathedral in Sofia, Bulgaria on December 1, 2023. (Photo by Spasiyana Sergieva/Reuters)





People dressed as Santa Claus and an angel ride on sleds, during their annual meeting at the animal park Germendorf, in Oranienburg, Germany on December 3, 2023. (Photo by Annegret Hilse/Reuters)





A diver dressed as Santa Claus feeds sharks and fish inside a fish tank at the Malta National Aquarium in Qawra, Malta on December 1, 2023. (Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)