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Connaissez-vous le Santacon ?

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Louis Haeffner

Avez-vous déjà vu une armée de ventrus barbus sappés en rouge et blanc défiler dans la rue ? Peu répandue chez nous, cette pratique anarchique et pour le moins étrange porte un nom dans les pays anglo-saxons : le Santacon.

Le Santacon - également appelé Santarchy ou Santa Rampages - est une espèce d'évènement chelou se déroulant un peu partout dans le monde aux alentours de mi-décembre. Le but ? aucun. Les raisons ? y'en a pas non plus. Comment ? des types pas très nets se déguisent en Père Noël, se regroupent et se baladent dans les rues et les bars en buvant toutes sortes de boissons alcoolisées et en chantant des chants de Noël païens. Voilà. Grande place est laissée à l'improvisation. C'est loufoque, un peu cradingue et surtout ça n'a aucun sens : on adore. Voici quelques photos de cette année, proposées par "The Independant".

[caption id="attachment_123556" align="alignnone" width="594"]People dressed as Santa and other holiday related outfits start their parade around the Brooklyn section of the city during the SantaCon 2015 in New York City December 12, 2015, the 21st anniversary of the event that sees hundreds of people dress as Father Christmas. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit photo : TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_123557" align="alignnone" width="594"]NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 12: Men dressed as a Santa ride the subway with a man dressed as the Easter Bunny during the annual SantaCon pub crawl December 12, 2015 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Hundreds of revelers take part in the holiday pub crawl, though some local bars and businesses have banned participants in an effort to avoid the typically rowdy SantaCon crowds. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images) (credit photo Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_123558" align="alignnone" width="594"]A woman dressed in a Santa outfit runs for the subway during the SantaCon in New York City on December 12, 2015. SantaCon is an event where groups of men and woman dress as Santa. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit photo : TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_123559" align="alignnone" width="594"]People dressed as Santa Claus and other holiday related outfits gather in Brooklyn's McCarren Park during the SantaCon 2015 in New York City December 12, 2015, the 21st anniversary of the event that sees hundreds of people dress as Father Christmas. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit photo : TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_123560" align="alignnone" width="594"]People dressed as Santa Claus and other holiday related outfits start their parade after meeting in Brooklyn's McCarren Park during the SantaCon 2015 in New York City December 12, 2015, the 21st anniversary of the event that sees hundreds of people dress as Father Christmas. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit photo : TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)[/caption] Plus de photos de pères Noël perchés en page 2 [caption id="attachment_123561" align="alignnone" width="594"]People dressed as Santa and other holiday related outfits start their parade around the Brooklyn section of the city during the SantaCon 2015 in New York City December 12, 2015, the 21st anniversary of the event that sees hundreds of people dress as Father Christmas. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit photo : TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_123562" align="alignnone" width="594"]People dressed as Santa and other holiday related outfits parade around the Brooklyn section of the city during the SantaCon 2015 in New York City December 12, 2015, the 21st anniversary of the event that sees hundreds of people dress as Father Christmas. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit photo : TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_123563" align="alignnone" width="594"]People dressed as Santa and other holiday related outfits parade around the Brooklyn section of the city during the SantaCon 2015 in New York City December 12, 2015, the 21st anniversary of the event that sees hundreds of people dress as Father Christmas. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit photo : TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_123564" align="alignnone" width="594"]People dressed as Santa and other holiday related outfits parade around the Brooklyn section of the city during the SantaCon 2015 in New York City December 12, 2015, the 21st anniversary of the event that sees hundreds of people dress as Father Christmas. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit photo : TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)[/caption] 2232-1s9r7a1 [caption id="attachment_123566" align="alignnone" width="594"]NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 12: A crowd of people dressed as Santa gather for a group photo during the annual SantaCon pub crawl December 12, 2015 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Hundreds of revelers take part in the holiday pub crawl, though some local bars and businesses have banned participants in an effort to avoid the typically rowdy SantaCon crowds. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images) (credit photos Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)[/caption]   Plus de photos de barbus zarbis en page 3 [caption id="attachment_123567" align="alignnone" width="594"]NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 12: A man dressed as a Santa with his reindeer waits for the start of the annual SantaCon pub crawl December 12, 2015 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Hundreds of revelers take part in the holiday pub crawl, though some local bars and businesses have banned participants in an effort to avoid the typically rowdy SantaCon crowds. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images) (credit photo : Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_123568" align="alignnone" width="594"]NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 12: A woman dressed as a Santa's elf collects donations before the start of the annual SantaCon pub crawl December 12, 2015 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Hundreds of revelers take part in the holiday pub crawl, though some local bars and businesses have banned participants in an effort to avoid the typically rowdy SantaCon crowds. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images) (credit photo : Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_123569" align="alignnone" width="594"]People dressed as Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus take selfies in Times Square as they gather for the annual Santacon festivities on December 13, 2014 in New York. AFP PHOTO/DON EMMERT (Photo credit should read DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit photo : DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_123570" align="alignnone" width="594"]NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 12: A man dressed as Beeker the Muppet as a Santa waits for the start of the annual SantaCon pub crawl December 12, 2015 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Hundreds of revelers take part in the holiday pub crawl, though some local bars and businesses have banned participants in an effort to avoid the typically rowdy SantaCon crowds. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images) (credit photo : Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_123571" align="alignnone" width="594"]People dressed as Santa and other holiday related outfits start their parade around the Brooklyn section of the city during the SantaCon 2015 in New York City December 12, 2015, the 21st anniversary of the event that sees hundreds of people dress as Father Christmas. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit photo : TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)[/caption]