Festive Traditions: Christmas Celebrations from Around the Globe
Experience the vibrant and unique ways Christmas is celebrated around the world, from skiing Santas in the US to midnight masses in churches throughout Asia.
This article captures the diverse and colorful Christmas celebrations happening globally, including the whimsical waterskiing Santas in the United States, solemn midnight Masses in various countries, and the unique traditions that showcase the festive spirit across different cultures. Images from notable celebrations provide a visual feast of holiday spirit around the year-end.
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 December 25, many Orthodox Christians do not celebrate until January 7.
Here are some of the best images of the holiday cheer around the world.
Workers sell off cuts of meat during the traditional Christmas Eve auction at Smithfield meat market in London, UK.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.Police officers dressed in festive gear deliver gifts on Christmas Eve in Lima, Peru.
