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A tourist poses for a picture during the Christmas market in Zagreb, Croatia. Antonio Bronic / Reuters -
A girl walks past Christmas decorations in front of an office building in Beijing, China. Jason Lee / Reuters -
A boy looks out of a train that runs the Christmas market in Frankfurt, Germany. Michael Probst / AP Photo -
Trams pass Lisbon's Christmas tree. Rafael Marchante / Reuters -
A visitor takes a picture at the Christmas illumination display at the Seoul Christmas Festival in South Korea. Lee Jin-man / AP Photo -
"Scuba Santa" waves at a child at Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium in Australia. David Crosling / EPA -
Chinese shoppers in a shopping mall in Beijing. Wu Hong / EPA -
Squirrel Monkeys in London Zoo look for treats in their Christmas stockings. Clodagh Kilcoyne / Reuters -
A man wears a protective mask as he stands in front of a billboard in Skopje, Macedonia Robert Atanasovski / AFP Photo -
Lights illuminate the Queen Victoria Inn in the village of Priddy in Somerset, England. Renamed The Gingerbread Inn, which now features giant candy canes, sherbet, lollipops, liquorice allsorts, gingerbread men and a giant Christmas tree made out of recycled bottles. Matt Cardy / Getty Images
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