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Waterskiing Santas and giant cuts of meat: Christmas around the world

Workers sell off cuts of meat during the traditional Christmas Eve auction at Smithfield meat market in London, UK

From skiing Santas in the US and Mass with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, to giant cuts of meat being thrown into crowds in London, Christmas celebrations around the world are in full swing.

Worshippers in Ukraine, China and Pakistan gathered for Christmas Eve services at their local churches.

While most Christians mark Christmas on 25 December, many Orthodox Christians do not celebrate until 7 January.

Here are some of the best images of the holiday cheer around the world.

Pope Leo holds a figurine of Baby Jesus during Christmas Eve Mass in St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Italy
Two women take a photo in front of the Christmas tree in Nativity Square in Bethlehem, held to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the occupied West Bank
A woman lights a candle with her son during a Christmas Eve service in Kyiv, Ukraine
Worshippers attend a Christmas Eve mass at the Church of the Saviour in Beijing, China
Christians attend midnight Mass at Central Brooks Memorial Church in Karachi, Pakistan
A man decorates a Christmas tree during Christmas Eve celebrations in Islamabad, Pakistan
Girls stand alongside a Christmas nativity scene at St Mary’s Church in the village of Uswetakeiyawa, Sri Lanka
Women hold candles as they attend a Christmas Eve mass in Nairobi, Kenya

Source : https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8nep787pyo

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