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Photos: Santas party in New York City at 'SantaCon' bar crawl

Santa crawl
Revelers dressed as Santa Claus line up outside a bar in the East Village neighborhood during the annual SantaCon bar crawl event on Dec. 14, 2013 in New York City.
Kena Betancur/Getty Images

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The annual SantaCon bar crawl occurs worldwide in more than 300 cities in 44 countries. But in In New York, too much Santa is starting to be seen as not such a good thing. Some community groups have established a 'Santa Free' zone that urges bars not to serve alcoholic beverages to people participating -- in order to dissuade incidents of public vomiting and urination in the streets.

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Revelers dressed as Santa Claus dance inside at a bar in the East Village neighborhood during the annual SantaCon bar crawl event on Dec. 14, 2013 in New York City.
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Revelers dressed as Santa Claus line up outside a bar in the East Village neighborhood during the annual SantaCon bar crawl event on Dec. 14, 2013 in New York City.
Kena Betancur/Getty Images
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Revelers Dressed As Santa Take Part In Annual Bar
Revelers dressed as Santa Claus pose for a picture at Tompkins Square Park as they take part in the the annual SantaCon bar crawl on Dec. 14, 2013 in New York City.
Kena Betancur/Getty Images