Most years, several hundred “Rent-a-Santa” meet at the beginning of the Christmas season in Germany, but this year just a few dozen got together, keeping their distance outside at the disused Tempelhof airfield in Berlin.
The Santas and Christmas angels can be booked for company events, shopping malls, restaurants, and kindergartens, and they can be hired to visit families on Christmas Eve.
One of the Santas, Andreas Penski, said they ask families to ventilate their homes before a visit and wear masks. Read more…..

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