Christmas celebrations around the world
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Woman, wearing a Guy Fawkes mask, holds up a homeless child during a Christmas street celebration in downtown Sao Paulo
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Callion, 8, smiles as she sits with Santa Claus at the Los Angeles Mission's Christmas meal service and toy giveaway at skid row in Los Angeles
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Man holds cat wearing Santa Claus costume at San Francisco Square during Christmas celebrations in La Paz
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People pray at the Saint Marry Cathedral as they celebrate Christmas in Yangon
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A couple participates in a kissing competition to celebrate Christmas in Wuhan
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Devotees pray at a church during a special mass on Christmas day in Colombo
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An altar boy holds a censer with burning incense during Christmas mass at a church in Ajmer
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A giant inflatable Santa Claus decoration is seen in front of the Guangzhou TV Tower lit by coloured lights on the Christmas Eve in Guangzhou
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People walk past Empire State Building in Herald Square as it is lit up in Christmas color lights on Christmas Day in New York
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Bulgarian Patriarch Neofit leads a Christmas mass at Alexander Nevski Cathedral in Sofia
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Cardinal Timothy Dolan prays during Midnight Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral on Christmas Day in New York
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Choir boys walk in during Midnight Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral on Christmas Day in New York
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Members of ice swimmers club take dip in lake during their traditional Christmas swimming event in Berlin
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Members of local kayak club dressed as Santa Claus prepare to take their kayaks into Zhujiang River during promotional event in Guangzhou
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Swimmers wait to dive into the Serpentine river on Christmas Day in Hyde Park, central London
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The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Twal gestures as he speaks while leading a Catholic mass at the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem on Christmas day
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U.S. troops from Nato-led International Security Assistance Force have lunch during Christmas celebrations in Kabul
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People dressed up as Father Frost, the equivalent of Santa Claus, and Snow Maiden, march as others perform in celebration of Christmas in central Minsk
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People dressed up as Father Frost, the equivalent of Santa Claus, and Snow Maiden take part in celebrations for Christmas in central Minsk
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Vendors prepare fish soup at a street market during celebrations for Christmas in central Minsk
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A man sells balloons during celebrations for Christmas in central Minsk
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A woman holds a burning candle during a visit to the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem on Christmas day
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Pakistani Christian Patrick Johnson, leads the Christmas mass in All Saints Church in Peshawar
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Pakistani Christians women attend mass on Christmas day in All Saints Church in Peshawar
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Pope Francis waves as he delivers his first "Urbi et Orbi" message from the balcony overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican
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Iraqi Christians attend mass on Christmas at St. Joseph Chaldean Church in Baghdad
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Iraqi Christians pray during mass on Christmas at St. Joseph Chaldean church in Baghdad
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Pope Francis waves as he delivers his first "Urbi et Orbi" message from the balcony overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican
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An Orthodox priest attends Christmas mass at Greek Orthodox patriarchal Cathedral of St. George in Istanbul
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Britain's Prince Philip and Prince Andrew walk to a Christmas Day morning service in Norfolk
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Britain's Prince William, left, accompanied by his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, arrive to attend a Christmas Day Service with other members of the royal family at St. Mary's church on the grounds of Sandringham Estate, the Queen's retreat, in Norfolk, England, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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South Sudanese Christians living in the North gather to attend Christmas day celebrations at a Catholic church in Omdurman
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A woman of the Nuba tribe from South Kordofan state receives blessings from a priest during Christmas day celebrations in Omdurman
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A balloon in the shape of comic hero Superman floats during a Christmas parade along the waterfront of Acapulco
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A surfing Santa decoration is placed under a Christmas tree in the sand as a woman places a garland on the tree on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu
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SANA handout shows Greek Orthodox Patriarch John X Yazigi sitting next to Syria's Grand Mufti Ahmed Badr at a ceremony to pray for peace during a Christmas mass at al-Maryamyeh church in Damascus
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A Christmas toy lies among the damage in the besieged area of Homs
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