Christmas spirit around the world

A corner of Ham Long church in Hanoi is lit up with Christmas lights.

Photo by Hoang Giang

Christmas atmosphere on Hang Ma Street in Hanoi.

Photo by Hoang Giang

Performers clad in Santa Claus and Christmas-themed outfits take part in a promotional street event for an amusement park at a shopping district in Seoul on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024.

People take pictures at a Christmas-themed park in Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines

Shoppers pose for a selfie with their mobile phone as they ride an escalator past Christmas decorations in Bangkok on Dec. 23, 2024.

Divers wearing Santa Claus costumes swim with a school of sharks to welcome the upcoming Christmas at the Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World aquarium in Bangkok, Thailand, Dec. 19, 2024.

Two women take photos of Christmas decorations at a restaurant in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 23.

People wearing Santa Claus hats take part in a traditional Christmas bath in Nice, France on Dec. 22.

Women take pictures in front of a Christmas tree in front of a building that used to house the city government offices in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Dec. 20.

Christmas market at Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin, Germany and the palace facade is illuminated with decorative lights at dusk.

A boy plays with Christmas tree decorations in Washington, DC, the U.S. on Dec. 23.

Adults and children stand next to a house decorated for Christmas in the Cuban capital Havana.

People dressed as Santa Claus row during a Christmas regatta along the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, Dec. 22.