A child lights a candle at the illuminated St Paul s church on Christmas eve, in Amritsar on December 24, 2022. AFP
Cooks prepare meal for customers at a Christmas Market at Town Hall square in Tallinn, Estonia, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. AP
A big Christmas tree in a Shubra Street in North Cairo , Egypt on 21 December. Photo : Zeinab El-Gundy
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa (C) prays during Christmas service at the Church of the Nativity in the biblical city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank on Christmas eve on December 24, 2022. AFP
Christians gather for Christmas eve mass at Our Lady of Light church in Chennai, on December 24, 2022. AFP
People celebrate Christmas eve along an illuminated street in Islamabad on December 24, 2022. AFP
People take selfies in front of St. Joseph s Church on Christmas eve in Beijing on December 24, 2022. AFP
Tourists and pilgrims visit the Church of the Nativity in the biblical West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 24, 2022. AFP
Clergymen wait ahead of Christmas service in the Manger Square outside the Church of the Nativity in the biblical city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank on Christmas eve on December 24, 2022. AFP
Women dressed in traditional clothing pose for a picture by the Christmas tree at the Manger Square outside the Church of the Nativity in the biblical city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank on December 24, 2022. AFP
This aerial view shows members of the scouting movement marching during Christmas eve celebrations at the Manger Square outside the Church of the Nativity in the biblical city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank on Christmas eve on December 24, 2022. AFP
Cooks prepare meal for customers at a Christmas Market at Town Hall square in Tallinn, Estonia, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. AP
A man disguised as the Grinch is seen at the Christmas fair set up at the Zocalo square in Mexico City, on December 23, 2022. AFP
People visit the Christmas fair set up at the Zocalo square in Mexico City, on December 23, 2022. AFP
People visit the Christmas fair set up at the Zocalo square in Mexico City, on December 23, 2022. AFP
A street vendor sells balloons with lights to passersby visiting a Christmas light fair on the eve of the Christmas celebration at Los Proceres boulevard in Caracas on December 23, 2022. AFP
A man dressed as Santa Claus waves as he stands in an illuminated tunnel on the eve of the Christmas celebration at Los Proceres boulevard in Caracas on December 23, 2022. AFP
Customers checking Christmas decorations at a Shubra shop in North Cairo, Egypt on December 21, 2022. Photo : Zeinab El-Gundy
A woman taking a photo of her son inside a Christmas tree at famous Cairo s Shubra district, Egypt on 21 December 2022. Photo : Zeinab El-Gundy