23.12.2011

Schräge Weihnachten in aller Welt

Weihnachtsmänner in allen Ausformungen: Die KURIER-Fotoredaktion hat weihnachtliche Fotos rund um den Globus gesammelt.

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Traffic controller Ramiro Hinojas, wearing a Santa Claus costume, dances as he directs motorists along an intersection in Pasay City, Metro Manila December 14, 2011. Hinojas entertains motorists along Manila's heavily congested main thoroughfare by dressi

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epa03030335 A woman throws a conifer during the Christmas-tree-throwing competition in Gadow, Germany, 10 December 2011. The world record of 17.50 meters has not been broken. EPA/JENS BUETTNER

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epa03030338 Cheered by Santa Claus Guenther Pump throws a conifer during the Christmas-tree-throwing competition in Gadow, Germany, 10 December 2011. The world record of 17.50 meters has not been broken. EPA/JENS BUETTNERPump

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An amusement park employee dressed as Santa Claus walks sheep in the same costumes at the Everland amusement park during an event to celebrate Christmas in Yongin, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. Christmas is one of the biggest holidays celebrated i

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A sheep wears a Christmas costume during a promotional event for the upcoming Christmas holiday season at the Everland amusement park in Yongin, about 50 km (31 miles) south of Seoul November 24, 2011. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: ANIMALS SO

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Ein als Nikolaus verkleideter Wasserskifahrer springt am Sonntag (04.12.2011) auf der Wasserskilift-Anlage in Harburg bei Hamburg. Zum 9. Mal findet dieses Jahr das Nikolauslaufen auf dem Baggersee statt, bei dem mehrere Wasserskifahrer als Nikolaus verkl

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A sheep wears a Christmas costume during a promotional event for the upcoming Christmas holiday season at the Everland amusement park in Yongin, about 50 km (31 miles) south of Seoul November 24, 2011. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: ANIMALS SO

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Rupert, a 7-month-old Dachshund, licks the face of volunteer Patrick Ashton, dressed as Santa Claus, during a fundraising event for the Montgomery County Animal Shelter at a Petsmart location on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011, in Shenandoah, Texas. Pet owners brou

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A man dressed in Santa Claus feeds humboldt penguins at the animal exhibition park Marineland in Antibes, southern France, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011.(Foto:Lionel Cironneau/AP/dapd)

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Two men dressed as Santa Claus use a toilet in Citta' Sant'Angelo near Pescara December 10, 2011. A group of people dressed up as Santa Claus to attend the "European Meeting of Santa Claus" where they sang Christmas carols and interacted with passers-by

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A girl sits on a stack of chairs while dressed up as Santa Claus in Citta' Sant'Angelo near Pescara December 10, 2011. A group of people dressed up as Santa Claus to attend the "European Meeting of Santa Claus" where they sang Christmas carols and interac

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A man dressed as Santa Claus waves from the bow of a boat of the sea safety company on the Mediterranean Sea at Villeneuve Loubet, near Nice, southeastern France, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011. The annual Santa Claus Swim event attracted many Santa characters

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People go swimming during the traditional Christmas bath in the Mediterranean sea at Villeneuve Loubet, near Nice, southeastern France, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011.(Foto:Lionel Cironneau/AP/dapd)

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epa03029797 A South Korean diver wearing Santa Claus costume performs in a tank during an event at the Coex Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea, 10 December 2011. EPA/JEON HEON-KYUN

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School children watch a professional diver wearing a Santa Claus suit feed fishes inside a giant aquarium as part of celebrations for Christmas at the Manila Ocean Park December 7, 2011. The Philippines, a mainly Roman Catholic country in Southeast Asia c

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epa03026542 A Filipino diver in a Santa Claus suit makes a high five to a girl inside an aquarium at the Manila Oceanpark, Philippines, 07 December 2011. In the Philippines, where business establishments set up Christmas decorations as early as September

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South Koreans wearing Santa Claus costumes take part in the Santa Marathon race in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011. More than 1,000 people participated in the 5-kilometer (3.1 miles) charity run to raise money for the poor as Christmas is one

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Runners dressed as Father Christmas start in the 3rd Michendorfer Nikolaus Lauf running event in Michendorf December 4, 2011. Around 700 participants took part in the competition that is hosted by the Laufclub Michendorf running association on Sunday. RE

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Bikers dressed as Santa Claus participate in the annual Santa Claus parade, in Porto, Portugal, Sunday Dec. 11, 2011. Thousands staged a parade in an attempt to break the Guinness Book of records of most people dressed as Santa Claus. (Foto:Paulo Duarte/A

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A woman holds an automatic weapon as she poses for a picture with a man dressed as Santa Claus at the Scottsdale Gun Club in Scottsdale, Arizona December 10, 2011. REUTERS/Joshua Lott (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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This undated photo provided by the Scottsdale Gun Club shows people posing with Santa Claus and several automatic weapons at the Scottsdale, Ariz. club. Ron Kennedy, general manager of the gun club, says the business got the idea for the photo op last yea

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A man dressed as Santa Claus visits the Southern College of Optometry where he received an eye examination in Memphis, Tenn., Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011. After his exam he visited with children who were also there to get their eyes examined. The college was ho

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A mannequin dressed as a fisherman in a Santa Claus costume sits on a rocky outcrop in the Irish Sea, fifty miles north of Belfast near the village of Waterfoot November 28, 2011. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton (NORTHERN IRELAND - Tags: SOCIETY)

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A white whale wears a Santa Claus hat during a show at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium-amusement park complex in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011.(Foto:Itsuo Inouye/AP/dapd)

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A pet rabbit is dressed as Santa Claus at a photo event to celebrate Christmas and the Year of the Rabbit at a pet rabbit shop in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, December 21, 2010. The year 2011 is the Year of the Rabbit on the Chinese zodiac calendar. REUTERS

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epa01974572 A dog gets into the Christmas spirit during the annual Christmas Day swim in Brighton, Britain, 25 December 2009. Hundreds of people flocked to Brighton beach for the annual Christmas Day swim. EPA/ANDY RAIN

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A balloon vendor dressed as a Santa Claus searches in his balloons as he waits for customers at a Christmas market in Berlin, Monday, Dec. 5, 2011. (Foto:Markus Schreiber/AP/dapd)

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epa02254665 Participants in the Santa Claus World Congress cool their feet on the Bellevue Beach near the Dyrehavsbakken amusement park north of Copenhagen, Denmark, 20 July 2010. The annual Christmas convention takes place in Dyrehavsbakken amusement par

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epa03041556 A Thai elephant dressed as Santa Claus receives fruit from a child on a street during Christmas celebrations in Ayutthaya, north of Bangkok, Thailand, 23 December 2011. The event is held every year for to celebrate the upcoming Christmas festi

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An elephant dressed as Santa Claus distributes a stuffed toy to students during Christmas celebrations at Jirasart school in Ayutthaya, 70 km (44 miles) north of Bangkok, December 23, 2011. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS TPX IMA

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A window cleaner dressed as Santa Claus cleans a window during an event to celebrate the upcoming Christmas holiday season at a shopping mall in Tokyo December 23, 2011. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION)

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Winter swimmers wearing Santa Claus costumes play soccer on a frozen lake ahead of Christmas in Shenyang, Liaoning province December 23, 2011. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY SPORT SOCCER)

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Children dressed as angels wait to perform in a Christmas Nativity at Trinidad neighborhood in Asuncion, Paraguay, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011. (Foto:Jorge Saenz/AP/dapd)

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Children dressed as angels prepare at the bacstage before performing in a Christmas Nativity at Trinidad neighborhood in Asuncion, Paraguay, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011. (Foto:Jorge Saenz/AP/dapd)

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Security guards in Santa Claus costumes perform martial arts as they pose for photographers during a promotional event for the upcoming Christmas holiday season at Coex shopping mall in Seoul December 1, 2011. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: SOCI