Christmas 2024 is here!

How people are celebrating Xmas around the world!

Israel:

A lit up Christmas tree, Ramadan Lantern, and Hanukkah Menorah are displayed near the terraced gardens and the Bahai faith Shrine of Bab at the German Colony area in Israel's Haifa | AFP

England:

Residents of Wandsworth Bridge Road and the local area sing festive songs around a Christmas tree in Fulham | Reuters

Thailand:

People take pictures with a Christmas tree at One Bangkok | AFP

USA:

A Christmas tree is pictured at the Wharf in Washington DC | AFP

Syria:

People celebrate the lighting of the Christmas tree in the Druze-majority Jaramana area of Damascus | AFP

Greece:

Participants dressed as Santa Claus, paddle during a Santa SUP (Stand Up Paddle) surfing, in Thessaloniki | AP

Mexico:

A diver dressed as Santa Claus interacts with a child while swimming in a fish tank at the Guadalajara Zoo's Aquarium ahead of Christmas in Guadalajara | Reuters

Germany:

A large inflatable Santa Claus decorates the stall of a Christmas tree dealer on the outskirts of Frankfurt | AP

Brazil:

A young patient rings Santa's bell as a city worker visits the Souza Aguiar Municipal Hospital as Santa Claus during the Christmas season in Rio de Janeiro | AFP

Palestine:

Faithful attend Holy Mass led by Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, at the Holy Family Church in Gaza | Reuters

India:

Visitors with a person dressed as Santa Claus in the backdrop of a 40-feet Christmas tree made using teddy bears during pre-Christmas celebrations at Nexus Select Citywalk in New Delhi | PTI