November 12, 2013
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A little turtle enjoys the sun on a chilly autumn day at a park in Springfield, Virginia. (Diaa Bekheet/VOA)
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Students from the Brazilian Santa Claus school throw their hats into the air, during their graduation ceremony in Rio de Janeiro. The school holds four-day lessons in Santa-training, teaching Christmas carols, how to interact with children, and also how to wear the heavy red suit in Rio's typical 104-degree (40 degrees celsius) summer weather.