A woman poses underneath Wolfgang Buttress' illuminated Hive Installation at Kew Gardens on November 22, 2016, in London, England. The world-famous Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew launches a festive illuminated trail, lit by over 60,000 lights and includes eight artworks by British and international artists. #

A tourist boat sails as Christmas lights illuminate the Darsena dei Navigli, the neighborhood named for the canals that run through this area of Milan, Italy, on December 12, 2016. #

A girl dressed as the Virgin Mary poses for a photo during the Lantern Festival celebrating the eve of the nativity of the Virgin Mary in Ahuachapán, El Salvador, on September 7, 2016. #

A young girl interacts with an LED lightshow as thousands of people gather on Leicester's Golden Mile to watch the switching on of the lights to mark the start of the Hindu festival of Diwali on October 16, 2016 in Leicester, England. #

Cyclists ride past a giant illuminated Santa Claus model displayed along the "Promenade des Anglais" in the French Riviera city of Nice, France, on December 9, 2016. #

A person rolls slowly through glow sticks in "Sweep," an experimental interactive performance by South African artist Marcus Neustetter, in downtown Mexico City, on November 11, 2016. Mexico's International Festival of Lights featured installations and projections by 20 artists. #

The 'Masqueraders' club exhibit their cart during the annual Bridgwater Carnival on Bonfire night on November 5, 2016 in Bridgwater, England. Bridgwater Carnival is the first of the Somerset Carnival season and sees 47 carts taking place, 27 of which are over 100 feet in length and the event gathers crowds of 150,000. The event, which raises money for local charities, dates back to the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Members of the carnival clubs compete to design and build carts or 'floats' in secrecy from each other, often using thousands of pounds they have raised throughout the year and compete for prizes that are awarded in several categories for the best carts in each carnival. #

An image of a Japanese ghost story of Okiku is projected onto a wall using digital 3D mapping technology during a media day at Himeji Castle on November 29, 2016 in Himeji, Japan. #

Spectators watch Aboriginal dancers and acrobats perform with a 50-ton Arcadia spider, constructed from used repurposed military hardware, during a laser and pyrotechnics show in Perth, Australia, on November 27, 2016. #

Matilda Jarl, 15, from the Jarfalla chamber choir near Stockholm, Sweden plays the role of Lucia as she leads the procession during the Swedish Sankta Lucia Festival of Light service at York Minster on December 9, 2016 in York, United Kingdom. The Sankta Lucia service is a traditional Swedish service merged from pagan and Christian traditions. #

The light installation "Run Beyond" by Angelo Bonello is pictured ahead of the opening of the Lausanne Lumieres light festival in Lausanne, Switzerland, on November 23, 2016. #

Supporters of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo launch fireworks while celebrating Ortega's re-election in Managua, Nicaragua, on November 6, 2016. #

A woman and child light candle at the Olsany Cemetery in Prague, Czech Republic, on November 1, 2016. Many Czech people visit cemeteries during All Saints Day and All Souls Day to pay respect to deceased relatives and to lay flowers, maintain their graves, and light candles. #

Fireworks explode as the "Dundu" marionettes perform during the opening of a skating rink at the VDNKh (The Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy) in Moscow, Russia, on November 25, 2016. #

A Christmas-themed projection featuring Mary and baby Jesus illuminates Sydney's St Mary's Cathedral on the opening night of the Catholic church's celebration of the Christmas season in Australia on December 8, 2016. #