ShareAcross the globe, Christmas celebrations bring people together in a dazzling display of cultural traditions, vibrant decorations, and heartfelt gatherings.
From candlelit services and festive feasts to colorful parades and gift-giving, the season inspires a universal spirit of joy, generosity, and togetherness, reminding us of the shared warmth and hope that transcends borders.
A man dressed in Santa Claus outfit sits outside a house as he waits for passersby to distribute chocolates ahead of Christmas in Chennai.
Peanut and Cocoa, Pomeranian dogs of a Royal wellwisher, are pictured as people wait to watch members of the Royal family attend their traditional Christmas Day service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, Norfolk, eastern England.
Customers buy party hats and other gadgets, in Adjame, a popular commune of Abidjan on the eve of Christmas.
Participants in Santa costumes jump into the water during the 115th edition of the Copa Nadal (Christmas Cup) swimming race in Barcelona's Port Vell.
Participants take part in a Christmas day swim in the sea at Brighton beach, southern England.
A cyclist dressed as Santa Claus rides along a road, on Christmas in New Delhi.
Catholics dressed in traditional Javanese clothes start the Christmas Mass procession at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Ganjuran, Yogyakarta.
Ukrainians wearing traditional clothes take part in a Christmas Eve procession in Lviv.
A boy walks past a house with an inflatable Santa Claus decoration in Havana.
Christmas figurines made out of radish are pictured during the 'Noche de Rabanos' exhibition as part of Christmas celebrations in Oaxaca, Mexico.
A surfer dressed as Santa Claus participates in the 16th annual “Surfing Santas” event on Christmas Eve in Cocoa Beach, Florida.—AFP photos
