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France: A man dressed as Santa Claus and a bather whose bathing suit reads "Santa's favorite" pose in the water during the traditional Christmas bath in the French riviera city of Nice, on December 19, 2021. LEHTIKUVA / AFP
Bulgaria: Bikers dressed up as Santa Claus ride a motorbike during an annual Christmas tour in Sofia on December 18, 2021. LEHTIKUVA / AFP
Denmark: Runners dressed as Santa Claus take part in the annual Christmas run in Middelfart, on December 11, 2021. - The race through the city center is two laps on a route of approx. 2.5 km. LEHTIKUVA / AFP
UAE: A picture taken on December 18, 2021 shows the lighting the Christmas tree at the al-Wasl Dome at Expo 2020 in the gulf emirate of Dubai. (Photo by AFP) - LEHTIKUVA / AFP
Finland: Santa Claus met children in the Itäkeskus shopping center in Helsinki on 18th of December 2021.
United Kingdom: Swimmers gesture before the annual Christmas Morning swim in the Serpentine Lake, Hyde Park, west London on December 25, 2021. LEHTIKUVA / AFP
Ukraine: A man dressed as Father Frost greets people visiting a Christmas fair in the center of Kiev during a frosty winter evening on December 21, 2021. LEHTIKUVA / AFP
Syria: Syrians gather around a Christmas tree in the capital Damascus on December 22, 2021. LEHTIKUVA / AFP
Israel: A Palestinian man dressed as Santa Claus gestures as he rides a camel in Jerusalem's Old City during Christmas celebrations, on December 23, 2021. LEHTIKUVA / AFP
Brazil: A man disguised as Santa Claus greets locals during a Christimas Meal distribuition organizaed by the NGO Central +nica das Favelas (CUFA) in the Penha Complex shantitown, commonly known as Alemao Complex, in Rio de Janeiro on December 23, 2021. LEHTIKUVA / AFP
Greece: A diver dressed as Santa Claus in an aquarium waves to a child in Heraklion on December 23, 2021. LEHTIKUVA / AFP
Thailand: Mahouts and their elephants pose for children during Christmas celebrations at the Jirasart Witthaya school in Ayutthaya on December 24, 2021. LEHTIKUVA / AFP
Australia: This picture taken on December 22, 2021 shows residents of Western Sydney visiting a house decorated in festive lighting and ornaments ahead of Christmas. LEHTIKUVA / AFP
Hong Kong: A girl dressed in Santa Claus poses for a photo on the eve of Christmas in Hong Kong's Tsim Sha Tsui area on December 24, 2021. LEHTIKUVA / AFP
Mohamed Maarouf, 28, while dressed in Saint Nicholas (Santa Claus) costume, approaches a child while carrying a sack of Christmas gifts to be distributed to impoverished children living in slums near the centre of Iraq's southern city of Basra on December 24, 2021. LEHTIKUVA / AFP
Kosovo: Children prepare to perform at the Mother Teresa Cathedral during the midnight Christmass mass in Pristina on December 24, 2021. LEHTIKUVA / AFP
Iraq: Christian worshippers gather around a bonfire outside the Syriac Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception (Al-Tahira-l-Kubra), in Iraq's predominantly Christian town of Qaraqosh (Baghdeda), in Nineveh province on December 24, 2021. LEHTIKUVA / AFP
Hong Kong: A couple poses for a photo in front of a giant Christmas tree during Christmas at the West Kowloon cultural district in Hong Kong on December 25, 2021. LEHTIKUVA / AFP
Syria: Christian worshippers attend a Christmas day mass at the Syriac Orthodox Church of Virgin Mary in the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on December 25, 2021. LEHTIKUVA / AFP
Christmas celebrations look different around the world due to different traditions, climates, cultures and differences in religious beliefs. Here are images of some fun celebrations from different places, during the Christmas time.
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