• People dressed as Santa Claus run on the start of the Santa race in Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia. EPA
    People dressed as Santa Claus run on the start of the Santa race in Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia. EPA
  • A participant dressed in a Christmas tree costume at the Tokyo Great Santa Run 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. EPA
    A participant dressed in a Christmas tree costume at the Tokyo Great Santa Run 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. EPA
  • A meerkat plays with a gift box that contains insects at the zoo in Cali, Colombia. EPA
    A meerkat plays with a gift box that contains insects at the zoo in Cali, Colombia. EPA
  • Bolivians pose for a Christmas photo at the San Francisco square in La Paz, Bolivia.REUTERS
    Bolivians pose for a Christmas photo at the San Francisco square in La Paz, Bolivia.REUTERS
  • Christmas decorations are for sale at a shop on a street in Hanoi, Vietnam. EPA
    Christmas decorations are for sale at a shop on a street in Hanoi, Vietnam. EPA
  • Pakistan Christians celebrate ahead of the Christmas holiday in Lahore, Pakistan. AP Photo
    Pakistan Christians celebrate ahead of the Christmas holiday in Lahore, Pakistan. AP Photo
  • A Palestinian shop displays Christmas gifts in the city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. AFP
    A Palestinian shop displays Christmas gifts in the city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. AFP
  • People walk between decorative items ahead of Christmas in Bhopal, India. EPA
    People walk between decorative items ahead of Christmas in Bhopal, India. EPA
  • Participants attend a Christmas and New Year's Parade in Kiev, Ukraine. EPA
    Participants attend a Christmas and New Year's Parade in Kiev, Ukraine. EPA
  • Thai children and elephants dressed as Santa Claus attend Christmas celebrations at a school in the world heritage city of Ayutthaya, north of Bangkok, Thailand. EPA
    Thai children and elephants dressed as Santa Claus attend Christmas celebrations at a school in the world heritage city of Ayutthaya, north of Bangkok, Thailand. EPA
  • A man dressed as Santa Claus rides a motorbike ahead of Christmas celebrations in Rome, Italy. REUTERS
    A man dressed as Santa Claus rides a motorbike ahead of Christmas celebrations in Rome, Italy. REUTERS
  • A woman takes photos of Christmas light installations formed as elks at the Raoul Wallenberg Square in central Stockholm, Sweden. AP Photo
    A woman takes photos of Christmas light installations formed as elks at the Raoul Wallenberg Square in central Stockholm, Sweden. AP Photo
  • A paraglider wearing a Santa Claus costume lands near the village of Akunq, some 15 kilometres outside of Yerevan. AFP
    A paraglider wearing a Santa Claus costume lands near the village of Akunq, some 15 kilometres outside of Yerevan. AFP
  • An actor performs near Red Square decorated for the New Year and Christmas holidays in the center of Moscow, Russia. EPA
    An actor performs near Red Square decorated for the New Year and Christmas holidays in the center of Moscow, Russia. EPA
  • Visitors walk at the Christmas market 'Noel aux Bastinos' in the Parc des Bastions, in Geneva, Switzerland. EPA
    Visitors walk at the Christmas market 'Noel aux Bastinos' in the Parc des Bastions, in Geneva, Switzerland. EPA
  • Hundreds people participate in a show of lanterns and candles at the Matadero in Madrid, Spain during the Colombian 'Night of the Little Candles', a religious celebration to prepare Christmas eve praying, singing Christmas carols, and sharing Colombian typical sweets. EPA
    Hundreds people participate in a show of lanterns and candles at the Matadero in Madrid, Spain during the Colombian 'Night of the Little Candles', a religious celebration to prepare Christmas eve praying, singing Christmas carols, and sharing Colombian typical sweets. EPA
  • Visitors pose for a photos with a light installation, part of Christmas festivities at Gardens By The Bay in Singapore. Getty Images
    Visitors pose for a photos with a light installation, part of Christmas festivities at Gardens By The Bay in Singapore. Getty Images
  • People are seen on a pier in front of a giant illuminated Christmas ball in Larnaca, Cyprus. REUTERS
    People are seen on a pier in front of a giant illuminated Christmas ball in Larnaca, Cyprus. REUTERS
  • Children sing Christmas carols at the Syriac Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary in Qamishli in northeastern Syria. AFP
    Children sing Christmas carols at the Syriac Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary in Qamishli in northeastern Syria. AFP
  • A member of Korean Federation for Environmental Movement in a Santa Claus outfit attaches dumped cigarette butts at a cigarette butt Christmas tree in front of Korea Tobacco & Ginseng Corporation office in Seoul, South Korea. The environmental activist group called for a ban on the use of plastic for cigarette filters as part of efforts to protect the environment from toxic plastic pollution. AP Photo
    A member of Korean Federation for Environmental Movement in a Santa Claus outfit attaches dumped cigarette butts at a cigarette butt Christmas tree in front of Korea Tobacco & Ginseng Corporation office in Seoul, South Korea. The environmental activist group called for a ban on the use of plastic for cigarette filters as part of efforts to protect the environment from toxic plastic pollution. AP Photo
  • Guatemalan municipal firefighter Hector Chacon, dressed as Santa Claus, goes down a cable from a bridge to deliver presents to children in Guatemala City. AFP
    Guatemalan municipal firefighter Hector Chacon, dressed as Santa Claus, goes down a cable from a bridge to deliver presents to children in Guatemala City. AFP
  • Guatemalan municipal firefighter Hector Chacon, dressed as Santa Claus, arrives to deliver presents to children after going down a cable from a bridge in Guatemala City. AFP
    Guatemalan municipal firefighter Hector Chacon, dressed as Santa Claus, arrives to deliver presents to children after going down a cable from a bridge in Guatemala City. AFP
  • A boy poses for his mother at the Christmas fair near the Arch of the Triumph in Chisinau, Moldova. EPA
    A boy poses for his mother at the Christmas fair near the Arch of the Triumph in Chisinau, Moldova. EPA
  • Watford fans wearing christmas hats arrive ahead of the Premier League match at Vicarage Road, Watford. PA Photo
    Watford fans wearing christmas hats arrive ahead of the Premier League match at Vicarage Road, Watford. PA Photo
  • Visitors look at the National Christmas Tree with the Washington Monument in the background on the Ellipse near the White House, in Washington. AP Photo
    Visitors look at the National Christmas Tree with the Washington Monument in the background on the Ellipse near the White House, in Washington. AP Photo
  • A student waits as she take part in a visit with a troupe of elephants (unseen) to distribute Christmas presents to students in a school at the historical city of Ayutthaya, Thailand. REUTERS
    A student waits as she take part in a visit with a troupe of elephants (unseen) to distribute Christmas presents to students in a school at the historical city of Ayutthaya, Thailand. REUTERS
  • Tortoises are given their presents by Reptile keeper Daniel Saliba at the Adelaide Zoo in Adelaide, Australia. EPA
    Tortoises are given their presents by Reptile keeper Daniel Saliba at the Adelaide Zoo in Adelaide, Australia. EPA
  • Panda Wang Wang opens his Christmas gifts at Adelaide Zoo in Adelaide, Australia. EPA
    Panda Wang Wang opens his Christmas gifts at Adelaide Zoo in Adelaide, Australia. EPA
  • People gather to look at Christmas lights and decorations in fifth settlement district in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
    People gather to look at Christmas lights and decorations in fifth settlement district in Cairo, Egypt. EPA

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Christmas cheer around the world - in pictures

Christians around the world get ready for December 25

The National

December 23, 2019

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