Santa Claus gives gifts on elephants in Thailand

If Rudolph wanted to join a herd of elephants helping Santa Claus deliver presents in Thailand, he would need something more than a red nose—he would need a trunk.

This week, as part of an annual tradition, mahouts dressed up as Santa Claus escorted the gentle giants to a school in the central region of Thailand where they distributed Christmas presents to about 2,000 pupils.

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The schoolyard and the main hall were lined with students as the elephants made their way slowly toward them and extended their trunks to hand out toys, dolls, and balloons as they arrived.

On December 23, 2022, in Ayutthaya, Thailand, one of the mahouts dresses an elephant up as Santa Claus in preparation for the Christmas celebrations that would take place at a primary school.

Burapha

Sawadee-khrup. I am a multicultural Thai newswriter that is always on the lookout for daily news that are intriguing and unique in my native country Thailand.

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