A look at Christmas celebrations happening across the globe.
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Children ride a carousel at the Christmas fair decorated for Christmas and the New Year festivities in Red Square in Moscow, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025, with the Spasskaya Tower in the background. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
A Dachshund dog dressed festively at the Christmas Day dip in Blackroot Pool at Sutton Park, in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025. (Jacob King/PA via AP)
Christian devotees pray at Omdurman church on Christmas Day, in Khartoum, Sudan, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)
Daniel Alvistur, dressed as Santa Claus, paddleboards in San Bartolo Beach in Lima, Peru, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)
A few thousand people wearing traditional costumes celebrate Christmas near St. Michael Monastery in the city center of Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
People light candles inside St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery to celebrate Christmas in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Fireworks light up the sky as the levee bonfires line the Mississippi River during the Christmas Eve bonfires on the levee on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025 in Gramercy, La. (Michael Johnson/The Advocate via AP)
A Catholic nun prays next to a statue of Baby Jesus at the Grotto under the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Day, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Britain's Prince William leaves with Prince Louis, from left, Princess Charlotte, Mia Tindall, and Kate, the Princess of Wales after attending the Christmas Day service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, Norfolk, England, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025.(AP Photo/Jon Super)
Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive to attend the Christmas Day service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, Norfolk, England, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025.(AP Photo/Jon Super)
Christians attend a prayer on Christmas Eve Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, at St. Mary Cathedral in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)
Acting Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa leads a Christmas Midnight Mass at Saint Catherine's Church in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Wednesday evening, Dec. 24, 2025. (Mussa Qawasma/Pool Photo via AP)
A priest leads Christmas mass at the Our Lady of Fatima Church, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
Indian christians leave a church after Christmas prayers in Guwahati, India, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
Pope Leo XIV blesses as he 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, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Chef Rami Tan, second right, dishes out tiramisu he made earlier to young women as they celebrate Christmas Day at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
A volunteer adjusts her gloves ahead of a Christmas dinner organized by labor activists for people in need outside Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
A worshiper holds an electric candle during a Christmas Eve service at Indonesia Arena stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
Young dancers perform during a Christmas ballet event in Nairobi, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/ Samson Otieno)
A Scout band plays during the lighting ceremony of a Christmas tree at the Greek Orthodox Mar Elias Church, months after the church was the site of a deadly suicide bombing, in the Dweila neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)
People warm up on the beach before taking to the sea at Helen's Bay, Northern Ireland for the annual Christmas Eve swim in the cold waters in Belfast Lough to raise money for Dementia NI & Air Ambulance NI, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
Palestinian scout bands parade at the Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
A man celebrates after he buys a piece of meat during the annual Christmas Eve meat auction at Smithfield Market in London, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
A child shoots fireworks, backdropped by Christmas lights, in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Ukrainian children attend a parade on Orthodox Christmas eve in downtown Lviv, Ukraine, on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Mykola Tys)
A woman dressed in traditional imperial costume take photos in front of the Wangfujing Church or East Church on the eve of Christmas in Beijing, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A street vendor dressed as Santa Claus sells items and Christmas decorations in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
A hotel staff member assists a polar bear mascot on a break after entertaining guests on the eve of Christmas in Beijing, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A polar bear mascot takes a ride in a lift during a break from entertaining guests on the eve of Christmas in Beijing, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Pakistani Christians decorate the main hall of Sacred Heart Cathedral on Christmas eve, in Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
People sing Christmas carols in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
People take to the sea at Helen's Bay, Northern Ireland, for the annual Christmas Eve swim in the cold waters in Belfast Lough to raise money for Dementia NI & Air Ambulance NI, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
People attend the lighting of a Christmas tree decorated with photos of victims of a suicide bombing that took place at the same Greek Orthodox Mar Elias Church in June, in the Dweila neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, Monday, Dec. 23, 2025.(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, arrives at the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
People stand together on the top of the Feldberg mountain near Frankfurt, Germany, as they join the tradtional Christmas Eve meeting of tractor and motorbike drivers early Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
People throng along a decorated alley ahead of Christmas at Bow Barrack, a colonial heritage buildings which housed soldiers of World War I, in Kolkata, India, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
