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In pictures: World celebrates Christmas
This giant sand sculpture of Santa Claus appeared on the beach of Bay of Bengal in India's eastern Odisha state
People across the world are celebrating Christmas – one of the holiest times in the Christian calendar. However, for the second year in a row, there are smaller crowds at church services and other events because of the continuing coronavirus outbreak. Here’s our snapshot of global festivities.
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IMAGE SOURCE,GETTY IMAGESBrave swimmers took the plunge during the annual Weymouth Harbour Christmas swim in Dorset, UK.
IMAGE SOURCE,AFPIn Kosovo’s capital Pristina, a children’s choir performed at midnight mass at the Roman Catholic Mother Teresa Cathedral
IMAGE SOURCE,EPAIn Peshawar, Pakistan, young Christian women took selfies before a Christmas service
IMAGE SOURCE,REUTERSPope Francis delivered his traditional Urbi et Orbi address from the Vatican on Saturday
IMAGE SOURCE,NURPHOTO VIA GETTY IMAGESColourful lights decorations made this footbridge in Taipei, Taiwan, very popular with the locals and tourists
IMAGE SOURCE,REUTERSNuns held prayers at a solemn church service in Nairobi, Kenya
IMAGE SOURCE,REUTERSIn Pakistan, families – many with young children – attended a Christmas Eve service at St Andrew’s church in Karachi
IMAGE SOURCE,REUTERSWorshippers lit candles in Istanbul, Turkey
IMAGE SOURCE,REUTERSIn the Palestinian city of Bethlehem, the biblical birthplace of Jesus, a midnight Mass was held in the Church of the Nativity
IMAGE SOURCE,CORBIS VIA GETTY IMAGESPope Francis presided at the similar service in the Vatican, which was held earlier than usual because of Covid restrictions
IMAGE SOURCE,AFP VIA GETTY IMAGESYoung altar servers assisted during celebrations in Irbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq
IMAGE SOURCE,NURPHOTO VIA GETTY IMAGESThis giant sand sculpture of Santa Claus appeared on the beach of Bay of Bengal in India’s eastern Odisha state
IMAGE SOURCE,GETTY IMAGESIn Brazil, aquarists dressed as Elf, Santa Claus and Mrs Claus greeted the public inside a huge water tank at AquaRio in Rio de Janeiro
IMAGE SOURCE,NURPHOTO VIA GETTY IMAGESMeanwhile, a rhino enjoyed its Christmas treats at Orana Wildlife Park on the outskirts of Christchurch, New Zealand
IMAGE SOURCE,REUTERSThis pub in London, Great Britain, looked like a giant Christmas toy
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