In this photo taken with a fisheye lens, men wearing Ded Moroz costumes, which is the name for Santa Claus in parts of Eastern Europe, and women wearing Snegurochka costumes, Moroz’s traditional companion, perform at the central square in Minsk, Belarus.

First published in the December 24, 2011, 2:27 p.m. edition

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