A race participant, dressed as Santa Claus, embraces Siberian Huskies, with the air temperature at about -31 degrees Celcius (-23 degrees Fahrenheit), on the bank of the Mana river some 35 km (22 miles) southeast of Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk Dec 29, 2010. A group of people, celebrating the upcoming New Year holiday, took part in a sled dog race featuring Siberian Husky dogs. [China Daily/Agencies]