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Millions have gathered across the world to celebrate Christmas Day in their own unique ways.
Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa leads the Christmas midnight Mass at the Church of the Nativity traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Wednesday Dec. 25, 2024. AP
Christmas midnight Mass at the Church of the Nativity traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. AP
Worshippers of the Legio Maria African Church Mission attend the Christmas Eve vigil mass at St. Helena Mathare Parish in the informal settlement of Mathare in Nairobi, Kenya in the early hours of December 25, 2024. Legio Maria is an African independent religious movement among particularly the Luo people of western Kenya that developed gradually and eventually separated from the Roman Catholic Church in the 1960s. The religious movement was initiated by repeated appearances of a mystic woman delivering messages about the incarnation of the Son of God as a black man. AFP via Getty Images
Christians attend the Christmas Mass at Sacred Heart Cathedral Church, in Lahore, Pakistan. AP
A participant wearing a Grinch mask jumps into the water in Barcelona’s Port Vell. AFP via Getty Images
Tourists wearing hats pose for a photo next to a Christmas tree on Christmas Day at Bondi Beach in Sydney. AFP via Getty Images
Girls in national costumes celebrate Christmas near St. Michael Monastery in a city centre in Kyiv, Ukraine. AP
An Orthodox Christian believer lights a candle during a Christmas mass at the golden-domed Alexander Nevski Cathedral, in Sofia, Bulgaria. AFP via Getty Images
Military chaplain Yurii of 24th Mechanized Brigade holds a church service for infantry unit during Christmas near the frontline town of Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, Ukraine. AP
Pope Francis delivers the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for ‘to the city and to the world’ ) Christmas’ day blessing from the main balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. AP
Participants take part in a Christmas day swim in the sea at Brighton beach, southern England. AFP via Getty Images
Children look inside the church filled with devotees singing carols and praying in Kathmandu, Nepal. AP
Christians attend the Christmas mass in the Greek Orthodox convent Saint Takla, in Maaloula, some 60 km northern Damascus, Syria. AP
A Christian devotee kisses a boy dressed as Santa Claus on Christmas at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. AP
A cyclist dressed as Santa Claus rides along a road, on Christmas in New Delhi, India. AFP via Getty Images
Two participants kiss each other prior to jumping into the water during the 115th edition of the Copa Nadal (Christmas Cup) swimming race in Barcelona’s Port Vell. AFP via Getty Images
Members of the winter and ice swimming club ‘Seehunde Berlin’, (Berlin Seals), wearing Christmas themed hats, enter the water during the traditional annual Christmas swim on Christmas Day, at the Oranke Lake in Berlin. AP
Swimmers take part in the Macmillan Boscombe White Christmas Dip, in aid of Macmillan Caring Locally, at Boscombe Pier in Bournemouth, England. AP
The Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell, second right, following the Christmas Day Festal Eucharist service at York Minster, England. AP
A man stops in prayer as he walks through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. AP
rom left, Britain’s Prince William, Prince Louis, Prince George, Kate, Princess of Wales and Princess Charlotte following the Christmas day service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham in Norfolk, England. AP
People wearing national suits sing carols as they celebrate Christmas near St. Michael Monastery in a city centre in Kyiv, Ukraine. AP
People take part in a Christmas solidarity dinner called ‘No Families Without Christmas’, in front of the National Congress, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. REUTERS
Fireworks burst over Saydnaya Convent during the lighting of the Christmas tree, in Saydnaya town on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria. AP
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