From a Santa on water skis in Alexandria, Virginia, to solemn Mass celebrations in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in China, here’s a look at how people around the world are celebrating Christmas:
A Catholic woman prays during a Mass on Christmas Day at Cizhong Church in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China.Tyrone Siu/Reuters Children participate in a nativity scene at Mart Shmoni Church in Bashiqa, east of Mosul, Iraq, on Christmas day.Khalid al-Mousily/Reuters Volunteer lifeguards from North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club keep an eye on swimmers enjoying Christmas day on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia.Jill Gralow/Reuters A boy looks on during an artistic performance celebrating Christmas in Bangkok, Thailand.Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters A migrant, part of a caravan of thousands from Central America trying to reach the United States, rests during Christmas at a temporary shelter in Tijuana, Mexico.Mohammed Salem/Reuters Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu shakes hands with Archbishop Thabo Makgoba during Christmas Midnight Mass at St. George’s Cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa.Sumaya Hisham/Reuters People dressed as Father Frost and Snow Maiden take part in a march on Christmas Eve in center of Minsk, Belarus.Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters The Waterskiing Santa makes his annual Christmas Eve appearance along the waterfront in Alexandria, Virginia.James Lawler Duggan/Reuters People attend the Christmas service at St. John’s Cathedral in Peshawar, Pakistan.Fayaz Aziz/Reuters