Christmas lights around the world
The Christmas tree is lit at Rockefeller Center in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, November 30, 2022. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
A visitor takes pictures of "The Light Before Christmas: The Angels Are Coming!" Light art installation during a press preview at the Anglican Cathedral in Liverpool, Britain, December 1, 2022. REUTERS/Phil Noble
A Christmas tree is illuminated as the traditional Christmas market opens at the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, November 26, 2022. REUTERS/David W Cerny
Brussels' Grand Place is reflected in a bauble hanging from a Christmas tree, as part of the Christmas festivities in central Brussels, Belgium, December 1, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman
A Christmas tree is illuminated in front of Brandenburg Gate during snowfall in Berlin, Germany, December 1, 2022. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
The U.S. Capitol Christmas tree stands on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., November 29, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger
Regent Street is illuminated with Christmas lights, in London, Britain December 1, 2022. REUTERS/Maja Smiejkowska
A couple kisses during a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Athens, Greece, December 1, 2022. REUTERS/Louiza Vradi
A man dressed as a Santa Claus, makes his first appearance of the year at the German Christmas post office in Himmelpfort, Germany, November 15, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Mang
Christmas decorations lights are up at Stroget in Copenhagen, Denmark, December 1, 2022. Ritzau Scanpix/Liselotte Sabroe/via REUTERS
People attend a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Athens, Greece, December 1, 2022. REUTERS/Louiza Vradi
Regent Street is illuminated with Christmas lights, in London, Britain December 1, 2022. REUTERS/Maja Smiejkowska
Christmas lights are displayed on Kongens Nytorv and at the Hotel d'Angleterre in Copenhagen, Denmark, December 1, 2022. Ritzau Scanpix/Liselotte Sabroe/via REUTERS
A gingerbread structure is seen at the Museum of Architecture's Gingerbread City in Belgravia district, London, Britain December 1, 2022. REUTERS/Maja Smiejkowska
A kid rides a bicycle to power a Christmas lights installation in a Budapest district square to save costs with sustainable lights, in Budapest, Hungary, November 28, 2022. REUTERS/Marton Monus
A visitor views light installations as part of the Christmas illuminations trail at Kew Gardens, in London, Britain, November 15, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Christmas tree decorations are seen at the Christmas market in Tallinn, Estonia November 25, 2022. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
Lights illuminate the Botanic Garden during Christmas season in Berlin, Germany November 17, 2022. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
A person holds a mug at the "Nuernberger Christkindlesmarkt" (Christ Child Market), one of the world's oldest Christmas markets, in Nuremberg, Germany November 25, 2022. REUTERS/Heiko Becker
People ride on a bus on Oxford Street illuminated with Christmas lights in London, Britain November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Maja Smiejkowska
"Nuernberger Christkindlesmarkt" (Christ Child Market), one of the world's oldest Christmas markets, opens in Nuremberg, Germany November 25, 2022. REUTERS/Heiko Becker
People attend the unveiling of the Christmas holiday lights along the Champs-Elysees with the Arc de Triomphe in the background, in Paris, France, November 20, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Women from Ukraine dressed up as angels pose as they collect donations for Ukrainian children at the Christmas market in front of Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin, Germany November 24, 2022. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
"Nuernberger Christkindlesmarkt" (Christ Child Market), one of the world's oldest Christmas markets, opens in Nuremberg, Germany November 25, 2022. REUTERS/Heiko Becker
A Christmas tree is illuminated as the traditional Christmas market opens at the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, November 26, 2022. REUTERS/David W Cerny
Visitors view light installations as part of the "Enchanted Woodland" illuminated trail at Syon Park in London, Britain, November 26, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Congregation members look on as choristers and clergy take part in a candlelit service and procession "From Darkness to Light" to mark the beginning of Advent, at Salisbury Cathedral in Salisbury, Britain, November 25, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Teresa Windschall, dressed as a gold-foiled Christ Child, recites the traditional prologue for the opening ceremony of the famous "Nuernberger Christkindlesmarkt" (Christ Child Market) one of the world's oldest Christmas markets in Nuremberg, Germany...more
An employee cuts Christmas trees on a plantation in Berggiesshuebel, Germany, November 22, 2022. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel
Children use Virtual Reality headsets at a Christmas market in Budapest, Hungary, November 28, 2022. REUTERS/Marton Monus
Workers place lights onto the Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square in London, Britain, November 29, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
A person takes photos of season decorations on the day the Spanish capital turns its Christmas lights on with more than 230 sites illuminated amidst an energy crisis, in Madrid, Spain, November 24, 2022. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura
People visit a Christmas market in Budapest, Hungary, November 28, 2022. REUTERS/Marton Monus
Visitors view light installations as part of the Christmas illuminations trail at Kew Gardens, in London, Britain, November 15, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville
People visit a Christmas market in Budapest, Hungary, November 28, 2022. REUTERS/Marton Monus
Visitors view light installations as part of the "Enchanted Woodland" illuminated trail at Syon Park in London, Britain, November 26, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville
"Nuernberger Christkindlesmarkt" (Christ Child Market), one of the world's oldest Christmas markets, opens in Nuremberg, Germany November 25, 2022. REUTERS/Heiko Becker
A kid rides a bicycle to power a Christmas lights installation in a Budapest district square to save costs with sustainable lights, in Budapest, Hungary, November 28, 2022. REUTERS/Marton Monus
A Christmas tree is illuminated as the traditional Christmas market opens at the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, November 26, 2022. REUTERS/David W Cerny
People gather next to the Christmas tree at the Christmas market in Tallinn, Estonia November 25, 2022. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
Christmas ornaments are seen at "Nuernberger Christkindlesmarkt" (Christ Child Market), one of the world's oldest Christmas markets, in Nuremberg, Germany November 25, 2022. REUTERS/Heiko Becker
A giant Christmas tree stands at the Galeries Lafayette department store for the Christmas season amid an energy crunch where in public and private buildings are encouraged to save on their electricity consumption, in Paris, France, November 16,...more
People toast with mulled wine as they visit the Christmas market at Alexanderplatz in Berlin, Germany, November 23, 2022. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi
A visitor views light installations as part of the Christmas illuminations trail at Kew Gardens, in London, Britain, November 15, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville
People visit the Breitscheid Square Christmas market in Berlin, Germany, November 21, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Mang
A person ice skates on the ‘Glide at Battersea Power Station’ ice rink outside the newly refurbished Battersea Power Station in London, Britain, November 14, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
A worker installs decorative lights for the upcoming Christmas and New Year celebrations, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in central Kyiv, Ukraine November 15, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
People look at lights illuminating the Botanic Garden during Christmas season in Berlin, Germany November 17, 2022. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
Visitors view light installations as part of the Christmas illuminations trail at Kew Gardens, in London, Britain, November 15, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville
People visit "Nuernberger Christkindlesmarkt" (Christ Child Market), one of the world's oldest Christmas markets, in Nuremberg, Germany November 25, 2022. REUTERS/Heiko Becker
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