Santa Claus floats to Tel Aviv on his standup paddleboard
By AFP
24 December 2019 |
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Harout Torossian, an Israeli lifeguard from the Armenian Orthodox Christian minority dressed up as Santa Claus, standup paddleboards along a beach in the Mediterranean coastal Israeli city of Tel Aviv as Christians around the world prepare to celebrate the holy day.
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