Elephants wearing Santa hats and masks passed out gifts to students at an Ayutthaya school's Christmas party.
"I'm so excited because an event like this only happens once a year and I think my school is the only place with elephant Santas," said student Beyapha Mhonsuwan.
The celebration at the Jirasartwitthaya school in Ayutthaya has run for more than 15 years and was especially important the last two years amid the Covid-19 pandemic and its online learning and lockdowns.
"We know students have been stressed because of online classes, so we are hoping this event can make them happy and encourage them to come to school," said the event's organiser.
"I'm so glad that I got a balloon from the elephant. My heart is beating very fast," said student Biuon Greham, as other children took photos and selfies with the elephants.
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