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Christmas around the world — see pictures

A look at how the Christmas is celebrated across the world

Published: December 25, 2019 14:05 Compiled by Balaram Menon

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Copy of Copy of WIN 191225 CHRISTMAS INDONESIA-1577268230580 — Christians rise candles during a Christmas Eve prayer at a church in Surabaya, East Java, on December 24, 2019. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of Copy of WIN 191225 CHRISTMAS POPE32-1577268261772 — Pope Francis kisses a figurine of baby Jesus during a mass on Christmas eve on December 24, 2019, at St Peter's basilica in the Vatican. Image Credit: AFP

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Iraqi Christians attend a Christmas Eve service at the Church of Um al-Noor — Iraqi Christians attend a Christmas Eve service at the Church of Um al-Noor in Arbil, the eponymous northern Iraqi city and capital of the autonomous Kurdish region, on December 24, 2019. Image Credit: AFP

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A Christian girl holds balloons — A Christian girl holds balloons as she takes selfie pictures in a church on Christmas Day in Amritsar, India on December 25, 2019. Image Credit: AFP

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Christians spend their Christmas Day on the beach in Kuwait City — Christians spend their Christmas Day on the beach in Kuwait City on December 25, 2019. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of Copy of WIN 191225 CHRISTMAS BETHLEHEM2-1577268224503 — Pierbattista Pizzaballa, apostolic administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, kisses the head of an elderly Palestinian man in the biblical West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 24, 2019. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of Copy of WIN 191225 CHRISTMAS RUSSIA1-1577268211731 — Musician dressed as Santa Claus takes a photo with passengers in a bus decorated for Christmas and New Year celebrations in central Saint-Petersburg, Russia December 24, 2019. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of Copy of WIN 191225 CHRISTMAS AUSTRALIA-1577268220879 — Spanish tourists wearing Christmas outfits dance on the beach on Christmas Day at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Copy of WIN 191225 CHRISTMAS INDIA-1577268248949 — Indian Christians offer prayers at the Saint Mary's Garrison Church on the occasion of Christmas in Jammu, India, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Copy of WIN 191225 CHRISTMAS EGYPT-1577268207881 — A girl lights candle during a mass on Christmas eve at Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in Cairo, Egypt December 24, 2019. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of Copy of WIN 191225 CHRISTMAS INDIA 2-1577268242353 — A man dressed as Santa Claus offers a piece of a cake to a child during Christmas celebrations in Kolkata, India, December 25, 2019. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of Copy of WIN 191225 CHRISTMAS AUSTRALIA2-1577268217824 — A couple poses for a selfie wearing Santa hats as crowds flocked to the inner city beach of St Kilda for Christmas Day celebrations in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Copy of WIN 191225 CHRISTMAS THAILAND-1577268252545 — A Muslim family pose for a photo as they celebrate Christmas in Bangkok, Thailand December 24, 2019. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of Copy of WIN 191225 CHRISTMAS BETHLEHEM-1577268227580 — A family dressed as Santa Claus drive behind the convoy of Apostolic Administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa along Israel's controversial separation barrier in the occupied West Bank town of Bethlehem on December 24, 2019. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2019-12-25T093119Z_1833590333_RC292E96WW8G_RTRMADP_3_CHRISTMAS-SEASON-GERMANY-CHRISTMAS-SWIM-1577268203051 — Members of the Berliner Seehunde (Berlin seals) ice swimmers club celebrate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Oranke lake public swimming beach with the traditional Christmas Day swimming event in Berlin, Germany December 25, 2019. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of Copy of WIN 191225 CHRISTMAS PAKISTAN-1577268238107 — People pray during a Christmas eve service at the Central Brooks Memorial Church in Karachi, Pakistan, December 24, 2019. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of Copy of WIN 191225 CHRISTMAS US2-1577268233930 — Kids in Christmas costumes are seen during the 10th Annual Surfing Santas event in Cocoa Beach, Florida, U.S. December 24, 2019. Image Credit: via REUTERS

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Copy of Copy of WIN 191225 CHRISTMAS BANGLADESH1-1577268245432 — A man dressed in a Santa Claus outfit gives out chocolate to children during a Christmas Day party in Dhaka on December 25, 2019. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of Copy of WIN 191225 CHRISTMAS POPE3-1577268264669 — Pope Francis prays as he celebrates Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Copy of WIN 191225 CHRISTMAS SRI LANKA-1577268214652 — Survivors of the Easter Sunday bomb attacks attend midnight mass at St. Sebastian's Church in Negombo on December 25, 2019. Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Ranjith attended St. Sebastian's Church for the main mass on Christmas Eve, one of the three churches that came under attack in the deadly Easter blasts. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of Copy of WIN 191225 CHRISTMAS US-1577268259406 — The "Waterskiing Santa", with his bag full of toys for the children, makes his annual Christmas Eve appearance with one of his "reindeers" on the Potomac River along the Alexandia, Virginia waterfront, U.S. December 24, 2019. Image Credit: REUTERS

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