Article 5SWPN Bad SantaCon: how the event went from anti-capitalist protest to day of debauchery

Bad SantaCon: how the event went from anti-capitalist protest to day of debauchery

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Adam Gabbatt in New York
from US news | The Guardian on (#5SWPN)

The annual gathering of costume-clad young people often invites mass brawls, public fornication and loutishness

The holiday season is a time of year beloved by many New Yorkers, but it also brings an occasion many dread: SantaCon.

An annual event that sees some 30,000 people descend on New York, at its best Saturday's SantaCon is a gathering of young people who donate some money to charity while wearing Santa Claus costumes and getting drunk.

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