With barely more than a week left until Christmas, lighted displays, colorful markets, and Santa’s helpers are out in force. From Europe to the Americas and Asia, gathered here as an early gift is a collection of holiday cheer and light wrapped up in 28 photographs.
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
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Santa Claus hugs a child during a Christmas fair in Bucharest, Romania, on December 13, 2019. Hundreds of children waited in line with their parents to meet Santa Claus and receive a lollipop at the fair in the Romanian capital. #
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The president of the Burned Children Care Foundation (APROQUEN), Vivian Pellas (left), gives a Christmas gift to a youngster at the Vivian Pellas Hospital in Managua, Nicaragua, on December 12, 2019. #
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Skiers dressed up as Santa Claus ride a ski lift during the annual Santa Sunday charity skiing event at Sunday River Ski Resort, in Newry, Maine, on December 8, 2019. Money raised goes towards The River Fund, a nonprofit organization that supports youth education and recreation. #
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A motorcyclist dressed as Santa Claus repairs a headlight during the 22nd Berlin Christmas Biketour on December 14, 2019, in Berlin, Germany. Around 100 motorcyclists dressed as Santa, reindeer, and angels rode motorcycles decorated with Christmas lights across the city in an annual fundraiser for the needy. #
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Participants use a bonfire to light their rondeles (rolled wicker mats, soaked in oil) during the procession of the Divina Pastora on December 12, 2019, on the eve of the feast of Santa Lucia, in Casarabonela, near Málaga, Spain. This tradition comes from an old procession performed by olive oil millers, who carried their wicker baskets in flames, as an act of thanksgiving to the Holy Shepherdess (Virgin Mary) for the harvest obtained and to mark the start of the Christmas celebration. #
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