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Christmas around the world
Christmas around the world
Amy Hunter
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ahunter@wtop.com
December 25, 2014, 2:28 PM
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A giant Christmas tree and a light show decorate the Grand Place in Brussels, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2014. The Christmas tree is a gift of Riga, capital city of Latvia and European cultural capital 2014. This exceptional Christmas tree measures 22 meters (72 feet), one of the highest to have adorned the Grand Place, and is one of the many attractions the Brussels’ Christmas market has to offer. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert
The illuminated Christmas tree in the old city in Kaunas, Lithuania, Friday, Dec. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis
A couple stands along the Meguro River to watch Christmas decorations done with LED lights in Tokyo, Friday, Dec. 12, 2014. An annual Christmas decoration drew thousands of visitors in the suburb of the capitol. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
AP Photo/Koji Sasahara
FILE – A Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014 file photo showing runners, dressed as Santa Claus, as they take part in the 38th “Christmas Corrida Race” in the streets of Issy Les Moulineaux, on the western outskirts of Paris. Over 3,000 runners participated in the 10 kilometer (6,25 mile) run. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
AP Photo/Michel Euler, File
A man dressed as Santa Claus stands on the wall of the Old City in Jerusalem Monday, Dec. 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)
AP Photo/Dusan Vranic
St Pauls Choristers rehearse in the cathedral in London, Monday, Dec. 22, 2014, preparing for their busiest days of the year. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth
The entrance to Flying R Farms is decorated for the season near Rossville, Kan., Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
AP Photo/Orlin Wagner
A man dressed as Santa Claus zip lines away from Sugar Loaf mountain after riding on top of a cable car in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014. The cable car company surprised tourists with a visit from Santa to celebrate Christmas. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
AP Photo/Felipe Dana
FILE – In this Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014 file photo, taken with a fisheye lens people gather on the traditional Christmas Market in Frankfurt, Germany. The market that runs until next Monday lures every year thousands of tourists. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)
AP Photo/Michael Probst, File
A man dressed as Santa Claus walks on the wall of the Old City in Jerusalem Monday, Dec. 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)
AP Photo/Dusan Vranic
The capitol is reflected in an ornament on the state Christmas tree Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
AP Photo/Mark Humphrey
A Filipino woman looks at Christmas lanterns for sale in Manila, Philippines on Monday, Dec. 22, 2014. Christmas is one of the most important holidays in this predominantly Roman Catholic nation. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
AP Photo/Aaron Favila
A street artist performs dressed as Santa Klaus with two life-size puppets in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
AP Photo/Luca Bruno
People walk near illuminated Christmas decorations at the Wilanow Palace in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski
A girl’s dogs lick eachother as she and her family prepare to enter them in a Christmas costume contest for dogs in El Alto, Bolivia, Saturday Dec. 20, 2014. About 50 dogs participated in the event organized by zoonosis. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
AP Photo/Juan Karita
Zoo owner Manny Tangco displays pythons behind an orangutan named “Pacquiao” while giving school children a tour ahead of the next week’s Christmas celebration Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014 in suburban Malabon city, north of Manila, Philippines. The yearly treat is aimed at encouraging residents to be sensitive to the feelings of animals especially when exploding firecrackers for the raucous celebration. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
AP Photo/Bullit Marquez
Around 250 people dressed in Santa Claus costumes pose for photographers before a parade in the streets of Vallauris, southeastern France, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)
AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau
A street artist performs dressed as Santa Klaus with two life-size puppets in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
AP Photo/Luca Bruno
A Filipino boy walks past Christmas decorations for sale in Manila, Philippines on Monday, Dec. 22, 2014. Christmas is one of the most important holidays in this predominantly Roman Catholic nation. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
AP Photo/Aaron Favila
A migrant in the Santa Claus costume sells balloons at Ledra, a main shopping street of capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014, during the Christmas celebrations. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
AP Photo/Petros Karadjias
An Aymara indigenous woman carries her pet to a Christmas costume contest for dogs in El Alto, Bolivia, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014. About 50 dogs participated in the event organized by zoonosis. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
AP Photo/Juan Karita
A roadside vendor holds Christmas ornaments and paraphernalia for sale in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Dec 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool
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