Swimming Santa Brings Dead Sea To Life With Tree And Cheer

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EIN BOKEK, Israel, Nov 15 (Reuters) - At the lowest point on earth, in the middle of a giant salt lake where animals and plants have no chance of surviving, a jolly man dressed in red with a flowing white beard stuck a Christmas tree in the ground and went for a swim. Santa Claus came to the Dead Sea on Sunday ahead of the Christmas season, part of a campaign by Israel's Tourism Ministry to bring some Christmas cheer during a global pandemic that has kept Christian pilgrims away from the Holy Land. He rode a paddle board a few hundred meters (yards) offshore to a spot where salt has piled up in a massive mushroom shape, allowing him to stand in the middle of the otherwise much deeper lake. With pomp and circumstance he stuck a decorated Christmas tree in the salty bottom, struck a pose for cameras, and then enjoyed an effortless float in the Dead Sea's famous, saline-rich waters. Beyond the compelling landscape, Christianity has roots in the Dead Sea, whose surroundings are abundant with remains of ancient Christian communities. The Christmas tree, [http://ftp.sibly.co.uk/ memek] however, had no chance of surviving in the salty waters and Santa took it with him when he returned to shore. (Reporting by [https://slashdot.org/index2.pl?fhfilter=Ilan%20Rosenberg Ilan Rosenberg] and Amir Cohen, Writing by Ari Rabinovitch; editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)

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