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PHOTOS: Christmas around the world

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Friday, December 25, 2015
A figure in Santa costume is strapped to a surfboard for easy transport along Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia.
A young surfer walks past a snowman made of sand while celebrating Christmas Day on Bondi Brach in Sydney, Australia.
A man dressed as Santa Claus blesses a child at a Christmas party in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
People walk next to a giant Christmas ball installed in Octyabrskaya Square and decorated to mark the Christmas and New Year celebrations in Minsk, Belarus.
Christmas decorations are seen during a snow storm in Omaha, Neb.
U.S. soldiers work in their office on Christmas day at Bagram Air Field, north of Kabul, Afghanistan.
A U.S. soldier dressed up as Santa Claus during Christmas day celebrations at Bagram Air Field, north of Kabul, Afghanistan.
Members of the winter and ice swimming club 'Seehunde Berlin', (Berlin Seals attend the annual Christmas Swimming at the Oranke Lake in Berlin.
Members of the winter and ice swimming club 'Seehunde Berlin', (Berlin Seals) attend the annual Christmas swim at the Oranke Lake in Berlin.
Members of the winter and ice swimming club 'Seehunde Berlin', (Berlin Seals) attend the annual Christmas swim at the Oranke Lake in Berlin.
A member of the winter and ice swimming club 'Seehunde Berlin', (Berlin Seals) takes part in the annual Christmas swim, at the Oranke Lake in Berlin.
An Israeli Arab Christian boy dressed up as Santa Claus waits for the start of the annual Christmas parade in in the northern Israeli city of Nazareth, Israel.
Israeli Arab Christians, one dressed up as Santa Claus, wait for the start of the annual Christmas parade in in the northern Israeli city of Nazareth, Israel.
A man poses for a photo beneath a human statue dressed as Santa Claus in Madrid, Spain.
Hundreds of volunteers clad in Santa Claus costumes cheer during a Christmas charity event as they gather to deliver gifts for the poor in downtown Seoul, South Korea.
Volunteers clad in Santa Claus costumes takes photos during a Christmas charity event as they gather to deliver gifts for the poor in downtown Seoul, South Korea.
Pakistani Christian girl Maryam Chaudary jumps on a trampoline in a Christian neighborhood for the Christmas holiday in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Iraqi Christians gather by a bonfire to celebrate mass in a Christian refugee camp in Irbil, northern Iraq.
Pope Francis delivers his "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and to the world) blessing from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.
Pope Francis delivers his "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and to the world) blessing from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II shelters under an umbrella after attending the British royal family's traditional Christmas Day church service in Sandringham, England.
Britain's Prince William and Kate the Duchess of Cambridge arrive with family members to attend Christmas Day church service at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, England.
People from Pakistani Christian community leave a local church after attending Christmas mass at a local church in Islamabad, Pakistan.
A Bangladeshi Christian girl is all smiles as she plays at a Christmas party in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Iraqi Christians buy a Christmas decorations item in central Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday.
Assiryan-Catholic Archbishop of Mosul, Youhanna  Boutros Moshe lights the holy fire during mass in the Al-Bashara Church in a Christian refugee camp in Irbil, northern Iraq.
Israeli Arab Christians dressed up as Santa Claus wait for the start of the annual Christmas parade in in the northern Israeli city of Nazareth, Israel.
The Long Night Moon rises behind a cross at Christ Community Church in Lawrence, Kan.
A full moon rises over the traditional Norwegian Christmas tree in London's Trafalgar Square.
The nearly full moon is seen among Christmas lights at a holiday display in Lenexa, Kan.
Catholic priests hold candle during Christmas midnight Mass in Sarajevo's Cathedral, Bosnia.
Indian Christians offer prayers at a decorated Saint Mary's Garrison Church on the occasion of Christmas in Jammu, India.
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A figure in Santa costume is strapped to a surfboard for easy transport along Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia.
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