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Photo of the Day (12/23/09)

by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) on Dec 23rd 2009 at 6:30PM

When I saw this photo last week while looking for Santas from around the world, I knew I'd found today's Photo of the Day. Although this fellow appears among the other Santas, here he is again-- center stage.

The cultural mix of this Santa shot is superb. Taken by Carpetblogger in Azerbaijan, this is an excellent look at how elements of culture travel. As Carpetblogger explains, although the country is predominately Muslim, some aspects of secular Christian culture are celebrated. Santa is one of those boundary crossers.

If you have an interesting shot of cultural boundary crossing, send it our way at Gadling's Flickr Photo Pool. It could be chosen as Photo of the Day.

Filed under: Arts and Culture, Photos, Azerbaijan, Photo of the Day

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Sean McLachlan Dec 24th 2009 11:28AM

My kid loved this photo. He informed me that only the big Santa in the middle is the real one.

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