Photos: 'Tis the season for eccentric celebrations

A member of Berlin's ice swimming club 'Berliner Seehunde' (Berlin seals) take a dip in lake Orankesee in Berlin. Photo / Reuters

Elephants dressed as Santa Claus, icy mid-winter plunges (dressed as Santa Claus)...

It's the season for mid-winter madness in the Northern Hemisphere.

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