Elephant Santas pass out face masks, hand gel in Thai school tradition – The Peninsula Qatar

Elephant Santas pass out face masks, hand gel in Thai school tradition – The Peninsula Qatar

Students receive gifts from an elephant during a the visit of five elephants in Santa Claus costumes with giant face masks delivering hand sanitizers and promoting a "get vaccinated" message at a primary school, in the historical city of Ayutthaya, Thailand, December 24, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

AYUTTHAYA, Thailand: Elephants in Thailand wearing Santa hats and surgical masks passed out hand gel, face masks and balloons to students at a school's annual Christmas party, a COVID-era twist on a 15-year tradition in the Buddhist majority country.