More than a billion Christians around the world are
celebrating the festival of Christmas. Here is a selection of pictures marking
the occasion.
A worshipper lights a candle during Mass at the St
Alexander Nevski Cathedral in Sofia, Bulgaria
An alpaca is used for enticing shoppers in Beijing,
China, where Christmas was once banned
Thousands
of Christians hold candles during a mass in Surabaya, Indonesia, which is also
the most populous Muslim country in the world
Jerusalem's
Latin Patriarch, Fouad Twal, carries a model of a baby Jesus during Mass at the
Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem
An
Indian Christian holds a crucifix at St Mary's Garrison church in Jammu,
northern India
An
Indian Christian holds a crucifix at St Mary's Garrison church in Jammu,
northern India
The
Salaj family in the town of Cazma, Croatia, have turned their estate into a
massive Christmas light installation featuring 1.5 million lights
Pakistani
Christians sing hymns as they celebrate Christmas at a church in Karachi
A
sculpture featuring Father Christmas and a group of cattle is seen in New South
Wales, Australia, on Christmas Day
A man inspects a tree in Guerrero, Mexico, which bears the names and
pictures of 43 trainee teachers who went missing near there in September
An
impromptu nativity scene and tree are made using rubble in the heavily-damaged
Hamedieh neighbourhood of Homs, Syria
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