Christmas celebrations around the world
Christmas celebrations around the world
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![British travelers Liam Wadeson, left, Jemma Wild and Ashley Colotta, right, frolic in the waves as they celebrate Christmas Day at Bondi Beach in Sydney.](https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/2014/12/25/306569-xmascelebrations-251214-ra5.jpg)
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![British travelers and twin sisters Dabriella, left, and Aprilla Quayle, right, ride the waves while celebrating Christmas Day at Bondi Beach in Sydney.](https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/2014/12/25/306568-xmascelebrations-251214-ra4.jpg)
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![Pope Francis kisses a statue of Baby Jesus as he celebrates the Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.](https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/2014/12/25/306559-xmascelebrations-251214-ra3.jpg)
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![Gary Redfern and Garyn Redfern participate in the Candlelight Communion Service at the Fountain Avenue United Methodist Church in Paducah, Ky. on Christmas Eve night.](https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/2014/12/25/306557-xmascelebrations-251214-ra1.jpg)
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![In this photo people walk past a huge Christmas tree installed in Red Square, with St. Basil Cathedral, center, the Kremlin's Spassky Tower, right back, and Lenin Mausoleum, right, in Moscow, Russia.](https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/2014/12/22/305554-xmas-r-d-world-home-22-4.jpg)
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![The 25.5 meters (83.66 ft), 70-year old Christmas tree and the Nativity scene are lit in St. Peter's square at the Vatican.](https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/2014/12/21/305349-christmas-around-6.jpg)
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![The 25.5 meters (83.66 ft), 70-year old Christmas tree is lit in St. Peter's square at the Vatican.](https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/2014/12/21/305348-christmas-around-7.jpg)
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![People stand near the illuminated Christmas tree set on the main square in Macedonia’s capital Skopje.](https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/2014/12/21/305347-christmas-around-5.jpg)
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![Swimmers pose for photographers with a Monaco flag, Sunday,during the traditional Christmas bath in Monaco.](https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/2014/12/21/305335-christmas-around-1.jpg)
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![People dressed in Santa Claus costumes in a canoe, take part to the traditional Christmas bath in Monaco, Sunday.](https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/2014/12/21/305334-christmas-around-2.jpg)
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![Runners, dressed as Santa Claus, take part in the 38th](https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/2014/12/17/303912-xmascelebrations-171214-ra6.jpg)
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![The first family, first lady Michelle Obama, Sasha Obama, President Barack Obama and Malia Obama, pose with children dressed like elves at the National Building Museum in Washington.](https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/2014/12/17/303911-xmascelebrations-171214-ra5.jpg)
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![A Christmas tree on display in Albania's capital main Skanderbeg Square decorated ahead of the Christmas and New Year festivities, both considered as the most popular holidays in the post-communist country, in Tirana, Albania.](https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/2014/12/17/303910-xmascelebrations-171214-ra4.jpg)
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![Pedestrians cross the road at Albania's capital main Skanderbeg Square decorated ahead of the Christmas and New Year festivities, both considered as the most popular holidays in the post-communist country, in Tirana, Albania.](https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/2014/12/17/303909-xmascelebrations-171214-ra3.jpg)
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![A bus passes by a Christmas tree that was set up in front of the Unknown Soldier Monument, in Rome.](https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/2014/12/17/303908-xmascelebrations-171214-ra2.jpg)
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![An elderly woman looks at a decorated for Christmas shop window of the Central Department Store in downtown Moscow, Russia.](https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/2014/12/17/303907-xmascelebrations-171214-ra1.jpg)
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![People go swimming during the traditional Christmas bath in the Mediterranean sea at Cagnes sur Mer, near Nice, southeastern France.](https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/2014/12/10/301142-xmascelebrations-101214-ra11.jpg)
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![Dressed in a Santa Claus outfit, divers hold a banner to show visitors ahead of the upcoming Christmas at the Coex Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea.](https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/2014/12/10/301141-xmascelebrations-101214-ra10.jpg)
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![Cologne Cheerleaders in Christmas outfit perform before the German first division Bundesliga soccer match betweeen 1. FC Cologne and FC Augsburg in Cologne, western Germany.](https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/2014/12/10/301137-xmascelebrations-101214-ra6.jpg)
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![President Barack Obama, joins Santa Claus and other performers on stage during the finale at the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony, on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington.](https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/2014/12/10/301134-xmascelebrations-101214-ra3.jpg)
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![Performers gather on stage from left, Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Patti LaBelle, Fifth Harmony, Chely Wright, NE-YO, Nico & Vinz, The Tenors and Santa, during the finale of the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at the Ellipse near the White House in Washington.](https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/2014/12/10/301133-xmascelebrations-101214-ra2.jpg)