London, Europe Brief News – Hundreds of Santas brought a sea of red to a small German town over the second Advent as the annual fun run converged once again on Michendorf.
Around 1100 adults and children, some wearing long white beards, braved the cold to take part in races that ranged from two to 10 kilometres in length.
And the red-robed and clothed participants are not only running to keep the chill out but to earn their mug of traditional mulled wine, handed out by bystanders.
“I’m running the Santa run because it’s just a super nice atmosphere here in Michendorf. It’s a fun run because everyone is dressed up. There are lots of red runners around you, it just looks beautiful,” said runner Michael Schatz.
According to the local municipality, this is the 14th time the run has taken place, as it always does on the 2nd Advent.
The start and finish were both at the Michendorf community centre with mulled win or a chocolate Santa available for all.
Hundreds of people also took part in a Santa Claus cancer charity fun run in Madrid, Spain, while in South Korea, Santa-suited divers fed the animals at the Coex Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea.
