Celebrating Christmas around the world
Gallery: Celebrating Christmas around the world
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The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
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Children from the Elimu project Kenya Entertain residence of Kibera slums as they perform ballet dance during the Christmas eve holiday.Credit:AP
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A worker decorates a church with fairy lights on the eve of Christmas in Hyderabad, India. Credit:AP
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People enjoy a brief sunny moment on the river Elbe beach during a walk on Christmas Eve in Hamburg, Germany. Credit:GETTY IMAGES
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Worshippers light candles during a Christmas Eve service at Immanuel Church in Jakarta, Indonesia. Credit:AP
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Pope Francis kisses a statue of Baby Jesus as he presides over Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.Credit:AP
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A woman and a man pose for their selfie by a Christmas tree on Christmas Eve in Tokyo, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)Credit:Hiro Komae
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Surfer Corey Howell in a space man Surfing Santa suit, rides with waves with other surfing Santas for the 14th annual Surfing Santas of Cocoa Beach event Christmas Eve morning in Florida, United States. Credit:AP
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Visitors, some wearing face masks, gather to take souvenir pictures with a giant Christmas tree decorated at a hotel on the eve of Christmas in Beijing.Credit:AP
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People attend a Catholic Christmas Eve mass in St. Antoine Church, in Istanbul. Credit:AP
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Iraqi Christians attend a Christmas Eve mass at the at the Sacred Heart Church of the Syriac Catholics in Basra, Iraq. Credit:AP
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Emilia Craig, left, 2, sits with mother Cristina during Christmas Eve family service at Faith Community Lutheran Church in Las Vegas. Credit:AP
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Pope Francis presides over Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. Credit:AP
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Palestinian Christian girls attend prayers on Christmas Eve with their families at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza City. Credit:AP
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Sophie Barrett, 9, looks at ornaments on a Christmas Tree at Cardiff Beach in Encinitas, California, United States. Credit:AP