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The world celebrates Christmas!

Last updated on: December 25, 2016 16:12 IST

Ho, Ho, Ho!

The world celebrates Christmas with great vigour and joy!

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Tourists take a selfie as they celebrate Christmas Day at Sydney's Bondi Beach in Australia. Photograph: David Gray/Reuters

 

Pope Francis kneels as he leads the Christmas night Mass in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Photograph: Tony Gentile/Reuters

Crowds of people celebrate Christmas at shopping area in Central, Hong Kong where is full of festive decorations. Photograph: Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images

Young girls taks selfie near a “Christmas Snow Hill Town” at a shopping mall in Chennai. Photograph: PTI Photo

Children dress up as Santa Claus ahead of Christmas at a celebration at a school in Beawar, Rajasthan. Photograph: PTI Photo

Children celebrating Christmas festival at a school in Moradabad. Photograph: PTI Photo

A choir group from St Gregorios Indian Orthodox Church, led by Reverend Father Laby George Panakkamattom sing christmas carols at the Indian Embassy in Washington, DC. Photograph: PTI Photo

A Muslim woman walks with her child, dressed as Santa Claus, to take part in the Christmas Day celebrations in Chennai. Photograph: PTI Photo

Girls take selfies with Christmas decorations in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Photograph: Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters

People walk through the Dyker Heights Christmas Lights in the Dyker Heights neighbourhood of Brooklyn, New York. Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters

A man dressed as Santa Claus ice skates at The Rink At Rockefeller Center in Manhattan, New York city. Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters

An Iraqi Christian woman prays during a mass on Christmas at St. Joseph Chaldean church in Baghdad. Photograph: Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters