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Every December, they quietly appear everywhere. In storybooks, films, classroom decorations and Christmas cards, elves are shown hammering toys, checking lists ...

From Hong Kong to Lisbon, from Sydney to Buenos Aires, billions of people on the planet participate in a grand celebration on the night of December 31 to January 1. However, behind the external ...