{"id":203724,"date":"2025-12-25T19:34:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T19:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/203724\/"},"modified":"2025-12-25T19:34:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T19:34:15","slug":"see-christmas-celebrations-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/203724\/","title":{"rendered":"See Christmas celebrations around the world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From Nairobi to New York, much of the world is enjoying Christmas, when Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n<p>Here are photos of celebrations across the globe:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-542891\" class=\"size-large wp-image-542891\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-25T142207Z_239182695_RC2NNIA630W4_RTRMADP_3_CHRISTMAS-SEASON-UKRAINE-1024x714.jpg\" alt=\"People dressed in traditional Ukrainian costumes attend Christmas celebrations in Kyiv\" width=\"1024\" height=\"714\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-542891\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">People dressed in traditional Ukrainian costumes attend Christmas celebrations, amid Russia&#8217;s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine Dec. 25, 2025. Photo by Gleb Garanich\/ Reuters<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-542892\" class=\"size-large wp-image-542892\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-25T153749Z_1396629691_RC2ONIACGO9A_RTRMADP_3_CHRISTMAS-SEASON-THAILAND-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas celebrations in Bangkok\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-542892\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Miki, 7, poses for a picture as she visits illuminated decorations assembled for Christmas and New Year&#8217;s celebrations with her family, at a department store in Bangkok, Thailand, Dec. 25, 2025. Photo by Chalinee Thirasupa\/ Reuters<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-542893\" class=\"size-large wp-image-542893\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-25T161136Z_1667222560_RC2NNIAJ339W_RTRMADP_3_SPAIN-CHRISTMAS-CUP-BARCELONA-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Copa Nadal (Christmas Cup) swimming race in Barcelona\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-542893\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">People dressed as Santa Claus get ready to jump into the Mediterranean Sea during the Copa Nadal (Christmas Cup) swimming race in Barcelona, Spain. Dec. 25, 2025. Photo by Bruna Casas\/ Reuters<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-542890\" class=\"size-large wp-image-542890\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-25T104218Z_2055581878_RC29NIA21N6T_RTRMADP_3_CHRISTMAS-SEASON-KENYA-1024x628.jpg\" alt=\"Believers of the Legio Maria of African Church Mission celebrate Christmas\" width=\"1024\" height=\"628\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-542890\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Christian faithful of the Legio Maria African Mission church holds a candle as she attends a Christmas eve vigil mass in their church in the Fort Jesus area of Nairobi, Kenya, Dec. 25, 2025. Photo by Thomas Mukoya\/ Reuters<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-542901\" class=\"size-large wp-image-542901\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-24T191535Z_1937372606_RC25NIAFHOEN_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA-1024x665.jpg\" alt=\"Palestinian Christians attend a Mass on Christmas Eve, at the Holy Family Church, in Gaza City\" width=\"1024\" height=\"665\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-542901\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Palestinian Christians attend a Mass on Christmas Eve, at the Holy Family Church, in Gaza City, Dec. 24, 2025. Photo by Dawoud Abu Alkas\/ Reuters<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-542886\" class=\"size-large wp-image-542886\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-25T032122Z_259533586_RC2ANIADYW6Q_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-MIGRATION-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas Eve church service for migrants in the Brooklyn borough of New York City\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-542886\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A ten-year-old Colombian migrant girl places a statue next to a Christmas tree and a sign about I.C.E., as she attends a Christmas Eve service at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, Dec. 24, 2025. Photo by Adam Gray\/ Reuters<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-542887\" class=\"size-large wp-image-542887\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-25T092242Z_308716067_RC2JNIA17K7D_RTRMADP_3_BRITAIN-ROYALS-SANDRINGHAM-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Royal Family's Christmas Day service at the Sandringham estate\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-542887\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dogs wearing Christmas-themed outfits, outside St. Mary Magdalene&#8217;s church, on the day Britain&#8217;s King Charles and Queen Camilla are expected to attend the Royal Family&#8217;s Christmas Day service, as the Royals take residence at the Sandringham estate in eastern England, Britain, Dec. 25, 2025. Photo by Hannah McKay\/ Reuters<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-542903\" class=\"size-large wp-image-542903\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-24T205011Z_2147351005_RC28NIA63RJ7_RTRMADP_3_CHRISTMAS-SEASON-TURKEY-1024x706.jpg\" alt=\"People attend a Christmas Eve service at St. Antuan Catholic church in Istanbul\" width=\"1024\" height=\"706\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-542903\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">People attend a Christmas Eve service at St. Antuan Catholic church in Istanbul, Turkey, Dec. 24, 2025. Photo by Dilara Senkaya\/ Reuters<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-542883\" class=\"size-large wp-image-542883\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-25T104441Z_448698386_RC2MNIALR9UP_RTRMADP_3_CHRISTMAS-SEASON-POPE-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Pope Leo XIV delivers Christmas Day message from Vatican\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-542883\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pope Leo XIV greets faithful from the popemobile before delivering the traditional Christmas Day Urbi et Orbi speech to the city and the world, at the Vatican, Dec. 25, 2025. Photo by Yara Nardi\/ Reuters<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-542888\" class=\"size-large wp-image-542888\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-25T095858Z_1661136275_RC2JNIAF00BA_RTRMADP_3_CHRISTMAS-SEASON-BULGARIA-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Mass on Christmas at &quot;St. Alexander Nevski&quot; cathedral\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-542888\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A woman attends a Mass on Christmas Day at St. Alexander Nevski cathedral in Sofia, Bulgaria, Dec. 25, 2025. Photo by Spasiyana Sergieva\/ Reuters<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-542885\" class=\"size-large wp-image-542885\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-25T074135Z_888374882_RC2HNIA48KN9_RTRMADP_3_CHRISTMAS-SEASON-USA-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Midnight Mass Christmas service at St. Patrick's Cathedral\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-542885\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">People attend Midnight Mass on Christmas Day at St. Patrick&#8217;s Cathedral in New York City, Dec. 25, 2025. Photo by Adam Gray\/ Reuters<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-542884\" class=\"size-large wp-image-542884\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-25T095640Z_266445699_RC2KNIACWE11_RTRMADP_3_CHRISTMAS-SEASON-MORNING-MASS-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Christian worshippers attend Christmas morning Mass at the Nativity Church\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-542884\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Worshipers attend a morning Mass at Saint Catherine&#8217;s Church, in the Church of the Nativity, in Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank Dec. 25, 2025. Photo by Mussa Qawasma\/ Reuters<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-542889\" class=\"size-large wp-image-542889\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-25T100737Z_166797239_RC2JNIAVSBES_RTRMADP_3_CHRISTMAS-SEASON-SYRIA-MASS-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas celebrations at the Church of the Holy Cross in Damascus\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-542889\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Syrian Christians attend Christmas celebrations in Bab Touma, Damascus, Syria, Dec. 25, 2025. Photo by Yamam Al Shaar\/ Reuters<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-542894\" class=\"size-large wp-image-542894\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-25T164215Z_864481594_RC2VMIAQ3TBU_RTRMADP_3_CHRISTMAS-SEASON-VENEZUELA-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Venezuelans gather for Christmas dinner in Cacarote\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-542894\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">People attend a Christmas dinner organized by the municipal government in Cocorote, Yaracuy state, Venezuela, Dec. 24, 2025. Photo by Juan Carlos Hernandez\/ Reuters<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-542895\" class=\"size-large wp-image-542895\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-25T100522Z_781118083_RC2LNIAWF2WH_RTRMADP_3_CHRISTMAS-SEASON-GERMANY-SWIMMERS-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Berliner Seehunde take part in traditional Christmas Day swimming event in Berlin\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-542895\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the ice swimmers club Berliner Seehunde (Berlin Seals) take a dip in the lake Orankesee during their traditional Christmas Day swimming event in Berlin, Germany, Dec. 25, 2025. Photo by Christian Mang\/ Reuters<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-542905\" class=\"size-large wp-image-542905\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-25T031540Z_1148556281_RC2CNIAX6BYE_RTRMADP_3_ARGENTINA-CHRISTMAS-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"'No Families Without Christmas' Solidarity Dinner Held for Homeless in Buenos Aires\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-542905\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">People take part in a Christmas solidarity dinner called &#8216;No Families Without Christmas&#8217;, organized to support those affected by poverty, in front of the National Congress, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dec. 24, 2025. Photo by Mariana Nedelcu\/ Reuters<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-542904\" class=\"size-large wp-image-542904\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-24T213927Z_730519256_RC26NIAIIUWY_RTRMADP_3_CHRISTMAS-SEASON-PAKISTAN-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas Eve service at the Central Brooks Memorial Church in Karachi\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-542904\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">People attend Christmas Eve service at the Central Brooks Memorial Church in Karachi, Pakistan, Dec. 24, 2025. Photo by Akhtar Soomro\/ Reuters<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-542900\" class=\"size-large wp-image-542900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-24T182528Z_1847801924_RC23NIA7FT1B_RTRMADP_3_CHRISTMAS-SEASON-EMIRATES-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A man poses for pictures near a Christmas tree in Dubai\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-542900\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A man poses for pictures near a Christmas tree in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 24, 2025. Photo by Amr Alfiky\/ Reuters<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-542899\" class=\"size-large wp-image-542899\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-24T182226Z_1758906537_RC2WMIAM98J4_RTRMADP_3_CHRISTMAS-SEASON-MEXICO-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Annual gift-giving event for children in need organized by the fire department, in Ciudad Juarez\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-542899\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rodolfo Renteria, a firefighter dressed as Santa Claus, holds a bicycle from the handle as a child mounts it, while children receive toys during an annual gift-giving event organized by the fire department, where items donated throughout the year are given to children in need, on Christmas Eve, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Dec. 24, 2025. Photo by Jose Luis Gonzalez\/ Reuters<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-542897\" class=\"size-large wp-image-542897\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-24T124912Z_391875902_RC2WMIAEA9QC_RTRMADP_3_CHRISTMAS-SEASON-CHINA-1024x672.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas Eve mass at Catholic Church in Beijing\" width=\"1024\" height=\"672\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-542897\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A woman prays at\u00a0Xishiku\u00a0Church, also known as the North Church, on\u00a0Christmas\u00a0Eve in\u00a0Beijing, China, Dec. 24, 2025. Photo by Maxim Shemetov\/ Reuters<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-542898\" class=\"size-large wp-image-542898\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-24T181704Z_698576890_RC21NIAMOA7Y_RTRMADP_3_CHRISTMAS-SEASON-PHILIPPINES-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"People gather to celebrate Christmas at the Quezon Memorial Circle, in Quezon City\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-542898\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">People gather to celebrate Christmas at the Quezon Memorial Circle, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, Dec. 24, 2025. Photo by Noel Celis\/ Reuters<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-542902\" class=\"size-large wp-image-542902\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-24T194854Z_1249637109_RC27NIAZRFG8_RTRMADP_3_IRAQ-CHRISTMAS-SEASON-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Iraqi Christians hold Christmas Eve Mass\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-542902\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iraqi Christians attend a Christmas Eve mass at St. Joseph Chaldean Church in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 24, 2025. 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