2023-12-24 21:24:20
For many, the party starts now. Across the planet, Christmas and end-of-year celebrations began this Sunday, December 24, by candlelight, in the cold of winter, or in the warmth, in a Santa Claus costume… And should continue until Monday. Summary – and world tour – in pictures.
In Surabaya, Indonesia, faithful attended a mass lit by candles
AFP/June Kriswanto AFP PHOTO
Valiant Santas and Mothers took part in a race in Skopje, North Macedonia
AFP/Robert Atanasovski AFP or licensors
In Nepal, in Kathmandu, some took advantage of the Christmas lights
AFP/Prakash Mathema AFP or licensors
Greek high school students and members of the Orthodox Church march through the streets of Istanbul, Turkey
REUTERS/Murad Sezer
In the midst of war, Ukrainian soldiers gather in Lviv for the holidays
REUTERS/Roman Baluk
In India, Christians celebrated in front of the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Delhi
AFP/Arun Sankar AFP or licensors
In Madrid, Spain, the Santa Claus Run raised funds for socially excluded young people
REUTERS/Susana Vera
In Kenya, Christmas celebrations begin with a boat race on Lake Victoria
REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
Archbishop and Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa leads a mass at the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem, West Bank
AFP/Hazem Bader AFP or licensors
In Switzerland, some braved the cold for a swim in Lake Geneva
AFP/Fabrice Coffrini AFP or licensors
In Athens, Greeks released lanterns for the “Night of Wishes”
REUTERS/Louiza Vradi
In Frankfurt, Germany, visitors to the Christmas market shared champagne
Icon sport/Andreas Arnold/dpa PictureAlliance / Icon Sport
For their celebration, Iraqi Christians gathered around a fire at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Qaraqosh
REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily
In the Bahrain archipelago, Saudi visitors took a photo break in front of a Christmas tree
REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed
In Florida, American surfers dressed as Santa Claus tried to control the waves
AFP/Eva Marie Uzcategui
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